-AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = ( 'auth.backend.MyCustomBackend', 'auth.manifoldbackend.ManifoldBackend', )
+AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (
+ 'auth.backend.MyCustomBackend',
+ 'auth.manifoldbackend.ManifoldBackend',
+ # This is required to login as an admin
+ 'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend'
+)