diff --git a/core/templates/login.php b/core/templates/login.php
index 0768b664c6f..e8db883c9d0 100644
--- a/core/templates/login.php
+++ b/core/templates/login.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!--[if IE 8]><style>input[type="checkbox"]{padding:0;}</style><![endif]-->
 <form method="post">
 	<fieldset>
-		<?php if(!empty($_['redirect'])) { echo '<input type="hidden" name="redirect_url" value="'.$_['redirect'].'" />'; } ?>
+		<?php if(!empty($_['redirect_url'])) { echo '<input type="hidden" name="redirect_url" value="'.$_['redirect_url'].'" />'; } ?>
 		<ul>
 		<?php if(isset($_['invalidcookie']) && ($_['invalidcookie'])): ?>
 			<li class="errors">
diff --git a/lib/base.php b/lib/base.php
index 5c3d3fb80ce..eee36da2eb2 100644
--- a/lib/base.php
+++ b/lib/base.php
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ class OC{
 			else {
 				OC_User::unsetMagicInCookie();
 			}
-			header( 'Location: '.$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] );
+			OC_Util::redirectToDefaultPage();
 			exit();
 		}
 		return true;
diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index de89e339d99..622a42982c3 100755
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -340,10 +340,8 @@ class OC_Util {
 		}
 		if (isset($_REQUEST['redirect_url'])) {
 			$redirect_url = OC_Util::sanitizeHTML($_REQUEST['redirect_url']);
-		} else {
-			$redirect_url = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
-		}
-		$parameters['redirect_url'] = $redirect_url;
+		} 
+		$parameters['redirect_url'] = urlencode($redirect_url);
 		OC_Template::printGuestPage("", "login", $parameters);
 	}
 
@@ -439,8 +437,8 @@ class OC_Util {
 	* Redirect to the user default page
 	*/
 	public static function redirectToDefaultPage() {
-		if(isset($_REQUEST['redirect_url']) && (substr($_REQUEST['redirect_url'], 0, strlen(OC::$WEBROOT)) == OC::$WEBROOT || $_REQUEST['redirect_url'][0] == '/')) {
-			$location = $_REQUEST['redirect_url'];
+		if(isset($_REQUEST['redirect_url'])) {
+			$location = OC_Helper::makeURLAbsolute(urldecode($_REQUEST['redirect_url']));
 		}
 		else if (isset(OC::$REQUESTEDAPP) && !empty(OC::$REQUESTEDAPP)) {
 			$location = OC_Helper::linkToAbsolute( OC::$REQUESTEDAPP, 'index.php' );