diff --git a/templates/app/server/auth(auth)/local/index.js b/templates/app/server/auth(auth)/local/index.js
index 08ebf69b2..2c978b312 100644
--- a/templates/app/server/auth(auth)/local/index.js
+++ b/templates/app/server/auth(auth)/local/index.js
@@ -16,8 +16,14 @@ router.post('/', function(req, res, next) {
       return res.status(404).json({message: 'Something went wrong, please try again.'});
     }
 
-    var token = signToken(user._id, user.role);
-    res.json({ token });
+    req.login(user, err => {
+      if(err) {
+        return next(err);
+      }
+
+      var token = signToken(user._id, user.role);
+      return res.json({ token });
+    });
   })(req, res, next);
 });