diff --git a/recipes/financial_times_uk.recipe b/recipes/financial_times_uk.recipe
index e06eb0dc77..f3ad824bc3 100644
--- a/recipes/financial_times_uk.recipe
+++ b/recipes/financial_times_uk.recipe
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class FinancialTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
     publication_type      = 'newspaper'
     masthead_url          = 'http://im.media.ft.com/m/img/masthead_main.jpg'
     LOGIN                 = 'https://registration.ft.com/registration/barrier/login'
+    LOGIN2                = 'http://media.ft.com/h/subs3.html'
     INDEX                 = 'http://www.ft.com/uk-edition'
     PREFIX                = 'http://www.ft.com'
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class FinancialTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
         br = BasicNewsRecipe.get_browser()
         br.open(self.INDEX)
         if self.username is not None and self.password is not None:
-            br.open(self.LOGIN)
+            br.open(self.LOGIN2)
             br.select_form(name='loginForm')
             br['username'] = self.username
             br['password'] = self.password