diff --git a/ckan/controllers/user.py b/ckan/controllers/user.py
index 9f9a69ee8d1..f59273b92bb 100644
--- a/ckan/controllers/user.py
+++ b/ckan/controllers/user.py
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ def me(self, locale=None):
             h.redirect_to(locale=locale, controller='user',
                           action='login', id=None)
         user_ref = c.userobj.get_reference_preferred_for_uri()
+        if asbool(config.get('ckan.legacy_templates', 'false')):
+            h.redirect_to(locale=locale, controller='user',
+                          action='dashboard', id=user_ref)
         return self.read(id=c.username)
-        # FIXME what is dashboard
-        h.redirect_to(locale=locale, controller='user', action='dashboard',
-                      id=user_ref)
 
     def register(self, data=None, errors=None, error_summary=None):
         return self.new(data, errors, error_summary)