diff --git a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/FormView.js b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/FormView.js
index ce5cf0f0c7d9..9aca2548476b 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/FormView.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/FormView.js
@@ -32,10 +32,14 @@
             optionalStr: gettext('(optional)'),
             submitButton: '',
             isEnterpriseEnable: false,
+            showRegisterLinks: true,
 
             initialize: function(data) {
                 this.model = data.model;
-                this.showRegisterLinks = data.showRegisterLinks;
+                this.showRegisterLinks = (
+                    typeof data.showRegisterLinks !== 'undefined'
+                ) ? data.showRegisterLinks : this.showRegisterLinks;
+
                 this.preRender(data);
 
                 this.tpl = $(this.tpl).html();
diff --git a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/LoginView.js b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/LoginView.js
index 56fd33ef0004..a46f1f276849 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/LoginView.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/LoginView.js
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
                 this.supportURL = data.supportURL;
                 this.passwordResetSupportUrl = data.passwordResetSupportUrl;
                 this.createAccountOption = data.createAccountOption;
-                this.showRegisterLinks = data.showRegisterLinks;
+                this.showRegisterLinks = (
+                    typeof data.showRegisterLinks !== 'undefined'
+                ) ? data.showRegisterLinks : this.showRegisterLinks;
                 this.accountActivationMessages = data.accountActivationMessages;
                 this.accountRecoveryMessages = data.accountRecoveryMessages;
                 this.hideAuthWarnings = data.hideAuthWarnings;