diff --git a/orbit/header.html b/orbit/header.html
index a6fb33a7..a0b74bf3 100644
--- a/orbit/header.html
+++ b/orbit/header.html
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ <h1 class="title" >Kernel Development Learning Pipeline</h1>
 			<a class="nav" href="/cgit">Git</a>
 			<a class="nav" href="/dashboard">Course Dashboard</a>
 			<a class="nav" href="/activity">Activity Log</a>
-			<a class="nav" href="/login">Login</a>
+			<a class="nav" href="/login">{auth_button_text}</a>
 		</div>
 		<hr>
diff --git a/orbit/radius.py b/orbit/radius.py
index 4704dbcc..4ab68e33 100644
--- a/orbit/radius.py
+++ b/orbit/radius.py
@@ -254,9 +254,8 @@ def retire(self):
         self.headers += self._session.mk_cookie_header()
 
     def format_html(self, doc, title):
-        # loads cookie if exists
-        self.session
-        page_header = html_header.format(title=title)
+        auth_button_text = "Account" if self.session else "Login"
+        page_header = html_header.format(title=title, auth_button_text=auth_button_text)
         return page_header + doc + f"""
         <hr>
         <code>msg = {self._msg}</code><br>