diff --git a/atst/routes/__init__.py b/atst/routes/__init__.py
index a6bcc0a0..c4b76de3 100644
--- a/atst/routes/__init__.py
+++ b/atst/routes/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ bp = Blueprint("atst", __name__)
 
 @bp.route("/")
 def root():
+    if g.current_user:
+        return redirect(url_for(".home"))
+
     redirect_url = app.config.get("CAC_URL")
     if request.args.get("next"):
         redirect_url = url.urljoin(
@@ -25,9 +28,6 @@ def root():
             "?{}".format(url.urlencode({"next": request.args.get("next")})),
         )
 
-    if g.current_user:
-        return redirect(url_for(".home"))
-
     return render_template(
         "login.html", redirect=bool(request.args.get("next")), redirect_url=redirect_url
     )