diff --git a/core/control/Director.php b/core/control/Director.php
index a78d7d18f..a28a4316d 100644
--- a/core/control/Director.php
+++ b/core/control/Director.php
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class Director {
 		if(isset($_REQUEST['_REDIRECT_BACK_URL'])) {
 			$url = $_REQUEST['_REDIRECT_BACK_URL'];
 		} else if(isset($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'])) {
-			$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
+			$url = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
 		}
 
 		Director::redirect($url);