diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
index d10e878595..bd02e251c9 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,15 @@ export class AuthService {
 
   public startShibbAuth():  Observable<AuthStatus> {
     console.log('startShibAuth() was called');
-    return this.authRequestService.postToEndpoint('login').pipe(
+    // Attempt authenticating the user using the supplied credentials.
+    const user = 'test@test.at';
+    const password = 'rest'
+    const body = (`password=${Base64EncodeUrl(password)}&user=${Base64EncodeUrl(user)}`);
+    const options: HttpOptions = Object.create({});
+    let headers = new HttpHeaders();
+    headers = headers.append('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
+    options.headers = headers;
+    return this.authRequestService.postToEndpoint('login', body, options).pipe(
       map((status: AuthStatus) => {
         if (status.authenticated) {
           return status;
@@ -124,6 +132,7 @@ export class AuthService {
           throw(new Error('Invalid email or password'));
         }
       }))
+
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html b/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html
index 85809d77d6..e3d156503c 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html
@@ -38,17 +38,17 @@
     <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block mt-2"
        href="https://fis.tiss.tuwien.ac.at/Shibboleth.sso/Login"
        role="button"
-       (click)="dispatchShibbLoginAction()">HardCoded Shibb</a>
+      >HardCoded Shibb</a>
   </div>
 
 
-  <!--  <div >
+    <div >
       <br>
       <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block mt-2" (click)="dispatchShibbLoginAction()" role="button">Dispatch Shibb Login</a>
     </div>
 
 
-    <div >
+<!--    <div >
       <br>
       <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block mt-2" (click)="postLoginCall()" role="button">Simple Post Login</a>
     </div>-->