diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/app.module.js b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/app.module.js
index 3801c5cc70..48ee1e7ce1 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/app.module.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/app.module.js
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@
     $route
   ) {
 
-    $http.defaults.headers.post['X-CSRFToken'] = $cookies.csrftoken;
+    $http.defaults.headers.post['X-CSRFToken'] = $cookies.csrftoken ||
+                $('input[name="csrfmiddlewaretoken"]').val();
 
     // expose the legacy utils module
     horizon.utils = hzUtils;