diff --git a/recipes/espn.recipe b/recipes/espn.recipe
index 0ee53369ed..8c4ce332fa 100644
--- a/recipes/espn.recipe
+++ b/recipes/espn.recipe
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ class ESPN(BasicNewsRecipe):
 
     def get_browser(self):
         br = BasicNewsRecipe.get_browser(self)
-        if self.username and self.password:
+        if False and self.username and self.password:
+            # ESPN has changed to a JS based login system, cant be bothered
+            # revering it
             br.set_handle_refresh(False)
             url = ('https://r.espn.go.com/members/v3_1/login')
             raw = br.open(url).read()