diff --git a/application/modules/auth/controllers/IndexController.php b/application/modules/auth/controllers/IndexController.php
index c56f0512255ff6ec76617762e9edbd7ce94166f7..79fd4811ba819971d24e8b715f595fe6d8bb82c6 100644
--- a/application/modules/auth/controllers/IndexController.php
+++ b/application/modules/auth/controllers/IndexController.php
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ class Auth_IndexController extends App_Controller_Action {
 	
 	public function validateAction()
 	{
+	    $this->_disableLayoutAndView();
+	    
 		$username = $this->getRequest()->getParam('username');
 		$password = $this->getRequest()->getParam('password');