diff --git a/accountant/__init__.py b/accountant/__init__.py
index b6ad0a6..9e98299 100644
--- a/accountant/__init__.py
+++ b/accountant/__init__.py
@@ -18,17 +18,20 @@ from flask import Flask, redirect, url_for
 from flask.ext.sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 from flask.ext.bower import Bower
 from flask.ext.assets import Environment
+from flask.ext.login import LoginManager
 
 # The app
 app = Flask(__name__, static_folder=None)
 
 app.config.from_pyfile('config.cfg')
 
+# Configure login_manager
+login_manager = LoginManager(app=app)
+
 app.config['SQLALCHEMY_ECHO'] = app.debug
 
 db = SQLAlchemy(app)
 
-
 # Must be after db declaration because the blueprints may need it.
 from .api import api
 from .frontend import frontend, frontend_js, frontend_css