diff --git a/plinth/tests/functional/__init__.py b/plinth/tests/functional/__init__.py
index 9987eed8d..ec73a0be9 100644
--- a/plinth/tests/functional/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/tests/functional/__init__.py
@@ -234,7 +234,13 @@ def _create_admin_account(browser, username, password):
     submit(browser)
 
 
-def login(browser, url, username, password):
+def login(browser):
+    """Login to the interface."""
+    login_with_account(browser, base_url, config['DEFAULT']['username'],
+                       config['DEFAULT']['password'])
+
+
+def login_with_account(browser, url, username, password):
 
     # XXX: Find a way to remove the hardcoded jsxc URL
     if '/plinth/' not in browser.url or '/jsxc/jsxc' in browser.url:
diff --git a/plinth/tests/functional/step_definitions.py b/plinth/tests/functional/step_definitions.py
index 034c002af..76fc56984 100644
--- a/plinth/tests/functional/step_definitions.py
+++ b/plinth/tests/functional/step_definitions.py
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ from plinth.tests import functional
 
 @given("I'm a logged in user")
 def logged_in_user(session_browser):
-    functional.login(session_browser, functional.base_url,
-                     functional.config['DEFAULT']['username'],
-                     functional.config['DEFAULT']['password'])
+    functional.login(session_browser)
 
 
 @given("I'm a logged out user")