diff --git a/tracks/app/views/layouts/login.rhtml b/tracks/app/views/layouts/login.rhtml
index f2481d02..5acec669 100644
--- a/tracks/app/views/layouts/login.rhtml
+++ b/tracks/app/views/layouts/login.rhtml
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@
   <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
   <%= stylesheet_link_tag "scaffold" %>
   <%= javascript_include_tag :defaults %>
-  
+  <script type="text/javascript">
+  function setfocus() {
+    var f = $('user_login');
+    if (!f) { f = $('openid_url'); }
+    if (f) { f.focus() };
+  }
+  Event.observe(window, 'load', setfocus);
+  </script>
 <title><%= @page_title -%></title>
 
 </head>