diff --git a/src/app/main/action/login-form/login-form.component.ts b/src/app/main/action/login-form/login-form.component.ts
index 07f2538300..a691402150 100644
--- a/src/app/main/action/login-form/login-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/main/action/login-form/login-form.component.ts
@@ -167,12 +167,12 @@ export class LoginFormComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
                             const username = this.session.user.name;
                             this._dspApiConnection.admin.usersEndpoint.getUserByUsername(username).subscribe(
                                 (userResponse: ApiResponseData<UserResponse>) => {
-                                    // if user is only a member of one project, redirect them to that projects dashboard
-                                    if(userResponse.body.user.projects.length === 1) {
+                                    // if user is NOT a sysAdmin and only a member of one project, redirect them to that projects dashboard
+                                    if(!this.session.user.sysAdmin && userResponse.body.user.projects.length === 1) {
                                         this._router.navigateByUrl('/refresh', { skipLocationChange: true }).then(
                                             () => this._router.navigate(['/beta/project/' + userResponse.body.user.projects[0].shortcode])
                                         );
-                                    } else { // if user is a member of multiple projects, redirect them to the overview
+                                    } else { // if user is a sysAdmin or a member of multiple projects, redirect them to the overview
                                         this._router.navigateByUrl('/refresh', { skipLocationChange: true }).then(
                                             () => this._router.navigate(['/'])
                                         );