diff --git a/webapp/src/main/webapp/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl b/webapp/src/main/webapp/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl
index 9a2980915..f095ea5d9 100644
--- a/webapp/src/main/webapp/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl
+++ b/webapp/src/main/webapp/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <#if ! user.loggedIn> -->
         ${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/login.css" />')}
         <#-- ${scripts.add("")} -->
-        ${headScripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/login/loginUtils.js"></script>')}
+        ${scripts.add('<script async type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/login/loginUtils.js"></script>')}
     <#-- </#if> -->
 </#macro>