diff --git a/edx_oauth_client/middleware.py b/edx_oauth_client/middleware.py
index 4b633c0..fe572fa 100644
--- a/edx_oauth_client/middleware.py
+++ b/edx_oauth_client/middleware.py
@@ -134,3 +134,7 @@ def process_request(self, request):
                 return redirect(urljoin(provider_url, user_account_url_path))
         elif start_url_path not in (API_URLS + OAUTH_PROCESS_URLS):
             request.session["force_auth"] = True
+
+        # Custom redirect from edX index page to the portal index page
+        if request.path == "/":
+            return redirect(provider_url)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a333b53..3c8b012 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='edx-oauth-client',
-    version='ucdc-v.0.1.0',
+    version='ucdc-v.0.1.2',
     description='Client OAuth2 from edX installations',
     author='edX',
     url='https://github.com/raccoongang/edx_oauth_client',