diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/auth/utils/authUrl.ts b/src/frontend/src/features/auth/utils/authUrl.ts
index 111d1399..be5f4cd6 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/auth/utils/authUrl.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/auth/utils/authUrl.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { apiUrl } from '@/api/apiUrl'
 
-export const authUrl = () => {
-  return apiUrl('/authenticate')
+export const authUrl = (silent = false, returnTo = window.location.href) => {
+  return apiUrl(`/authenticate?silent=${encodeURIComponent(silent)}&returnTo=${encodeURIComponent(returnTo)}`)
 }