diff --git a/src/main/webapp/resources/js/shib/idpselect.js b/src/main/webapp/resources/js/shib/idpselect.js
index 6fe435112e3..5dbe9bc902f 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/resources/js/shib/idpselect.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/resources/js/shib/idpselect.js
@@ -1128,6 +1128,14 @@ function IdPSelectUI() {
             fatal(getLocalizedMessage('fatal.wrongEntityId') + '"' + suppliedEntityId + '" != "' + paramsSupplied.myEntityID + '"');
             return false;
         }
+        if (null === returnString || returnString.length === 0) {
+            // The addition of redirectPage in https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/issues/869
+            // broke Shibboleth login, resulting in the error
+            // "FATAL - DISCO UI:No URL return parameter provided"
+            // error in https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/issues/1060
+            // So we try to add something reasonable back in.
+            returnString = paramsSupplied.defaultReturn;
+        }
         if (null === returnString || returnString.length === 0) {
             fatal(getLocalizedMessage('fatal.noReturnURL'));
             return false;