diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/login/loginModal/loginModal.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/login/loginModal/loginModal.controller.js
index 6ce18559f6..657cb55553 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/login/loginModal/loginModal.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/login/loginModal/loginModal.controller.js
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ export default ['$log', '$cookies', '$rootScope', 'ProcessErrors',
         }
         scope.customLoginInfo = $AnsibleConfig.custom_login_info;
         scope.customLoginInfoPresent = (scope.customLoginInfo) ? true : false;
+        scope.customLoginInfoIsHTML = /<\/?[a-z][\s\S]*>/i.test(scope.customLoginInfo);
     });
 
     if (scope.removeAuthorizationGetLicense) {