diff --git a/app/controllers/browse_everything_controller.rb b/app/controllers/browse_everything_controller.rb
index 5f123464..4d71ea9c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/browse_everything_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/browse_everything_controller.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def auth_link
     @auth_link ||= if provider.present?
       link, data = provider.auth_link
       session["#{provider_name}_data"] = data
-      link
+      "#{link}&provider=#{provider.key}"
     else
       nil
     end
diff --git a/spec/helper/browse_everything_controller_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helper/browse_everything_controller_helper_spec.rb
index cefdeeb4..d8afecf9 100644
--- a/spec/helper/browse_everything_controller_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helper/browse_everything_controller_helper_spec.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     subject {helper_context.auth_link}
     it "has a single state" do
       expect(subject.scan(/state/).length).to eq 1
+      expect(subject.scan(/provider/).length).to eq 1
     end
   end
 end