diff --git a/addons/auth_signup/static/src/js/auth_signup.js b/addons/auth_signup/static/src/js/auth_signup.js
index 3025069dece..9642a15f5c9 100644
--- a/addons/auth_signup/static/src/js/auth_signup.js
+++ b/addons/auth_signup/static/src/js/auth_signup.js
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ openerp.auth_signup = function(instance) {
 
             // in case of a signup, retrieve the user information from the token
             if (self.params.db && self.params.token) {
-                d = self.rpc("/auth_signup/retrieve", {dbname: self.params.db, token: self.params.token})
+                d.done(function() {
+                    self.rpc("/auth_signup/retrieve", {dbname: self.params.db, token: self.params.token})
                         .done(self.on_token_loaded)
-                        .fail(self.on_token_failed);
+                        .fail(self.on_token_failed)
+                });
             }
             return d;
         },