diff --git a/horizon/dashboards/nova/overview/tests.py b/horizon/dashboards/nova/overview/tests.py
index 36d924bbec..9dcf470abb 100644
--- a/horizon/dashboards/nova/overview/tests.py
+++ b/horizon/dashboards/nova/overview/tests.py
@@ -49,6 +49,20 @@ class UsageViewTests(test.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(res.context['usage'], usage.TenantUsage))
         self.assertContains(res, 'form-horizontal')
 
+    def test_unauthorized(self):
+        exc = self.exceptions.keystone_unauthorized
+        now = timezone.now()
+        self.mox.StubOutWithMock(api, 'usage_get')
+        api.usage_get(IsA(http.HttpRequest), self.tenant.id,
+                      datetime.datetime(now.year, now.month, 1, 0, 0, 0),
+                      Func(usage.almost_now)) \
+                      .AndRaise(exc)
+        self.mox.ReplayAll()
+
+        url = reverse('horizon:nova:overview:index')
+        res = self.client.get(url)
+        self.assertRedirects(res, reverse("login") + "?next=" + url)
+
     def test_usage_csv(self):
         now = timezone.now()
         usage_obj = api.nova.Usage(self.usages.first())
diff --git a/horizon/exceptions.py b/horizon/exceptions.py
index f31455bb2a..18303e9f97 100644
--- a/horizon/exceptions.py
+++ b/horizon/exceptions.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.auth import logout
 from django.http import HttpRequest
 from django.utils import termcolors
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ def handle(request, message=None, redirect=None, ignore=False,
     if issubclass(exc_type, UNAUTHORIZED):
         if ignore:
             return NotAuthorized
-        request.user_logout()
+        logout(request)
         if not force_silence and not handled:
             log_method(error_color("Unauthorized: %s" % exc_value))
         if not handled:
diff --git a/horizon/tests/test_data/exceptions.py b/horizon/tests/test_data/exceptions.py
index a5a856dec8..93009edeeb 100644
--- a/horizon/tests/test_data/exceptions.py
+++ b/horizon/tests/test_data/exceptions.py
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ def data(TEST):
     TEST.exceptions = TestDataContainer()
     msg = "Expected failure."
 
+    keystone_unauthorized = keystone_exceptions.Unauthorized(401)
+    keystone_unauthorized.silence_logging = True
+    TEST.exceptions.keystone_unauthorized = keystone_unauthorized
+
     keystone_exception = keystone_exceptions.ClientException(500, message=msg)
     keystone_exception.silence_logging = True
     TEST.exceptions.keystone = keystone_exception