diff --git a/mediagoblin/auth/views.py b/mediagoblin/auth/views.py
index df7e2a88..19dafed0 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/auth/views.py
+++ b/mediagoblin/auth/views.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def verify_email(request):
 
     return redirect(
         request, 'mediagoblin.user_pages.user_home',
-        user=request.user['username'])
+        user = user['username'])
 
 
 def resend_activation(request):