diff --git a/src/pages/status.jsx b/src/pages/status.jsx
index ec5a9303..bb7a26ff 100644
--- a/src/pages/status.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/status.jsx
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ import useTitle from '../utils/useTitle';
 
 import getInstanceStatusURL from './../utils/get-instance-status-url';
 
+const { PHANPY_DEFAULT_INSTANCE: DEFAULT_INSTANCE } = import.meta.env;
+
 const LIMIT = 40;
 const SUBCOMMENTS_OPEN_ALL_LIMIT = 10;
 const MAX_WEIGHT = 5;
@@ -788,7 +790,14 @@ function StatusThread({ id, closeLink = '/', instance: propInstance }) {
                       not possible.
                     </Trans>
                   </p>
-                  <Link to="/login" class="button">
+                  <Link
+                    to={
+                      DEFAULT_INSTANCE
+                        ? `/login?instance=${DEFAULT_INSTANCE}&submit=1`
+                        : '/login'
+                    }
+                    class="button"
+                  >
                     <Trans>Log in</Trans>
                   </Link>
                 </div>