diff --git a/notebook/auth/login.py b/notebook/auth/login.py
index e1c416f8e..3154577b9 100644
--- a/notebook/auth/login.py
+++ b/notebook/auth/login.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class LoginHandler(IPythonHandler):
         typed_password = self.get_argument('password', default=u'')
         cookie_options = self.settings.get('cookie_options', {})
         cookie_options.setdefault('httponly', True)
-        if self.login_available(self.settings):
+        if self.get_login_available(self.settings):
             if passwd_check(self.hashed_password, typed_password):
                 # tornado <4.2 has a bug that considers secure==True as soon as
                 # 'secure' kwarg is passed to set_secure_cookie
@@ -129,6 +129,6 @@ class LoginHandler(IPythonHandler):
         return settings.get('password', u'')
 
     @classmethod
-    def login_available(cls, settings):
+    def get_login_available(cls, settings):
         """Whether this LoginHandler is needed - and therefore whether the login page should be displayed."""
         return bool(cls.password_from_settings(settings))
diff --git a/notebook/base/handlers.py b/notebook/base/handlers.py
index a4ac797d9..1bcdc58d3 100755
--- a/notebook/base/handlers.py
+++ b/notebook/base/handlers.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class AuthenticatedHandler(web.RequestHandler):
         """
         if self.login_handler is None:
             return False
-        return bool(self.login_handler.login_available(self.settings))
+        return bool(self.login_handler.get_login_available(self.settings))
 
 
 class IPythonHandler(AuthenticatedHandler):