diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
index c6812f8f..f15fa3e3 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class LoginController extends Controller
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
+        $this->redirectTo = config('app.login_redirect');
         $this->middleware('guest', ['except' => 'logout']);
     }
 
diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index cdbcc143..b361056d 100755
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ return [
     'fallback_locale' => 'en',
 
     # Where to redirect after logging in/registration
-    'login_redirect' => '/',
+    'login_redirect' => '/dashboard',
 
     # This sends install and vaCentral specific information to help with
     # optimizations and figuring out where slowdowns might be happening