diff --git a/hc/accounts/backends.py b/hc/accounts/backends.py
index d21780b1..b0ba119d 100644
--- a/hc/accounts/backends.py
+++ b/hc/accounts/backends.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ class ProfileBackend(BasicBackend):
 
     def authenticate(self, username=None, token=None):
         try:
-            profile = (Profile.objects
-                       .select_related("user").get(user__username=username))
+            profiles = Profile.objects.select_related("user")
+            profile = profiles.get(user__username=username)
         except Profile.DoesNotExist:
             return None
 
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ class ProfileBackend(BasicBackend):
 
         return profile.user
 
-    def get_user(self, user_id):
-        return User.objects.filter(pk=user_id).first()
-
 
 class EmailBackend(BasicBackend):
 
diff --git a/hc/accounts/views.py b/hc/accounts/views.py
index befeb44c..cb9368c2 100644
--- a/hc/accounts/views.py
+++ b/hc/accounts/views.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def _associate_demo_check(request, user):
     del request.session["welcome_code"]
 
 
-def login(request):
+def login(request, show_password=False):
     bad_credentials = False
     if request.method == 'POST':
         form = EmailPasswordForm(request.POST)
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ def login(request):
                     auth_login(request, user)
                     return redirect("hc-checks")
                 bad_credentials = True
+                show_password = True
             else:
                 try:
                     user = User.objects.get(email=email)
@@ -89,7 +90,8 @@ def login(request):
     ctx = {
         "form": form,
         "bad_credentials": bad_credentials,
-        "bad_link": bad_link
+        "bad_link": bad_link,
+        "show_password": show_password
     }
     return render(request, "accounts/login.html", ctx)
 
diff --git a/hc/urls.py b/hc/urls.py
index 12c23c67..5b9b7d4e 100644
--- a/hc/urls.py
+++ b/hc/urls.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 from django.conf.urls import include, url
 from django.contrib import admin
 
+from hc.accounts.views import login as hc_login
+
 urlpatterns = [
+    url(r'^admin/login/', hc_login, {"show_password": True}),
     url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
     url(r'^accounts/', include('hc.accounts.urls')),
     url(r'^', include('hc.api.urls')),
diff --git a/templates/accounts/login.html b/templates/accounts/login.html
index a38a9eed..03a70c67 100644
--- a/templates/accounts/login.html
+++ b/templates/accounts/login.html
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@
             <h1>Health Checks</h1>
             <div class="dialog-body">
                 <p>
+                {% if show_password %}
+                    Please entery your email address and password.
+                {% else %}
                     Please enter your email address.
                     Next, we'll send you an email with log-in instructions!
+                {% endif %}
                 </p>
             </div>
             {% endif %}
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
-                {% if not bad_credentials %}
+                {% if not show_password %}
                 <div class="checkbox" id="password-toggle">
                     <label>
                         <input type="checkbox"> I want to use a password
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@
                 {% endif %}
 
 
-                <div id="password-block" class="form-group {% if not bad_credentials %} hide {% endif %}">
+                <div id="password-block" class="form-group {% if not show_password %} hide {% endif %}">
                     <div class="input-group input-group-lg">
                         <div class="input-group-addon">
                             <span class="icon-dots"></span>