1 file changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/source/ui-shared.c b/source/ui-shared.c
index 5e4aec2..cb5e050 100644
--- a/source/ui-shared.c
+++ b/source/ui-shared.c
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ static void print_docstart(void)
 {
 	const struct object_id *pinned;
 	struct string_list_item *item;
-	const char *desc;
+	const char *desc, *robots;
 	char *host;
 
 	if (ctx.cfg.embedded) {
@@ -1485,9 +1485,12 @@ static void print_docstart(void)
 		htmlf("<meta name='generator' content='cgit %s'>\n", cgit_version);
 	else
 		html("<meta name='generator' content='cgit'>\n");
-	if (ctx.cfg.robots && *ctx.cfg.robots) {
+	// The login page answers in place of the page asked for, so it must
+	// not be indexed as that page.
+	robots = ctx.env.authenticated ? ctx.cfg.robots : "noindex, nofollow";
+	if (robots && *robots) {
 		html("<meta name='robots' content='");
-		html_attr(ctx.cfg.robots);
+		html_attr(robots);
 		html("'>\n");
 	}