diff --git a/server/app/views/login_gitlab.html b/server/app/views/login_gitlab.html
index f266e0c9..c24d5387 100644
--- a/server/app/views/login_gitlab.html
+++ b/server/app/views/login_gitlab.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ minor modifications to the style that only apply to this view
 <article id="loginpage">
 	<form class="pure-g" method="POST" action="/login/gitlab.com">
 		<div class="pure-u-1">
-			<input type="text" name="username" placeholder="Username" />
+			<input type="text" name="username" placeholder="Email Address" />
 		</div>
 		<div class="pure-u-1">
 			<input type="password" name="password" placeholder="Password" />
diff --git a/server/handler/login.go b/server/handler/login.go
index 6004f5cd..4b7990af 100644
--- a/server/handler/login.go
+++ b/server/handler/login.go
@@ -156,5 +156,6 @@ func (h *LoginHandler) GetLogout(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 
 func (h *LoginHandler) Register(r *pat.Router) {
 	r.Get("/login/{host}", errorHandler(h.GetLogin))
+	r.Post("/login/{host}", errorHandler(h.GetLogin))
 	r.Get("/logout", errorHandler(h.GetLogout))
 }