diff --git a/oxdjango/decorators.py b/oxdjango/decorators.py
index 1311e99..e616536 100644
--- a/oxdjango/decorators.py
+++ b/oxdjango/decorators.py
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
-from django.contrib.auth.decorators import user_passes_test
 
+from django.contrib.auth.decorators import wraps
+from shortcuts import render_to_json_response
 
 def login_required_json(function=None):
     """
     Decorator for views that checks that the user is logged in
     return json error if not logged in.
     """
-    actual_decorator = user_passes_test(
-        lambda u: u.is_authenticated(),
-        login_url='/json/login',
-    )
-    if function:
-        return actual_decorator(function)
-    return actual_decorator
+
+	def _wrapped_view(request, *args, **kwargs):
+		if request.user.is_authenticated():
+			return function(request, *args, **kwargs)
+		response = render_to_json_response({'status': {'code': 403, 'text': 'login required'}})
+		response.status_code = 403
+		return response
+	return wraps(function)(_wrapped_view)
 
diff --git a/oxdjango/shortcuts.py b/oxdjango/shortcuts.py
index 1c6913f..7a07819 100644
--- a/oxdjango/shortcuts.py
+++ b/oxdjango/shortcuts.py
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ except ImportError:
     from django.utils import simplejson
 from django.conf import settings
 
-def render_to_json_response(dictionary, content_type="text/json"):
+def render_to_json_response(dictionary, content_type="text/json", status=200):
     indent=None
     if settings.DEBUG:
         content_type = "text/javascript"
         indent = 2
-    return HttpResponse(simplejson.dumps(dictionary, indent=indent), content_type=content_type)
+        print simplejson.dumps(dictionary, indent=indent)
+    if 'status' in dictionary and 'code' in dictionary['status']:
+			status = dictionary['status']['code']
+    return HttpResponse(simplejson.dumps(dictionary, indent=indent), content_type=content_type, status=status)