diff --git a/src/webui/abstractrequesthandler.cpp b/src/webui/abstractrequesthandler.cpp
index 8e6d97d19..fc9479100 100644
--- a/src/webui/abstractrequesthandler.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/abstractrequesthandler.cpp
@@ -38,22 +38,25 @@
 AbstractRequestHandler::AbstractRequestHandler(const HttpRequest &request, const HttpEnvironment &env, WebApplication *app)
   : app_(app), session_(0), request_(request), env_(env)
 {
-  if (isBanned())
-  {
-    status(403, "Forbidden");
-    print(QObject::tr("Your IP address has been banned after too many failed authentication attempts."));
-    return;
-  }
-
   sessionInitialize();
-
-  if (!sessionActive() && !isAuthNeeded()) sessionStart();
+  if (!sessionActive() && !isAuthNeeded())
+    sessionStart();
 }
 
 HttpResponse AbstractRequestHandler::run()
 {
   response_ = HttpResponse();
-  processRequest();
+
+  if (isBanned())
+  {
+    status(403, "Forbidden");
+    print(QObject::tr("Your IP address has been banned after too many failed authentication attempts."));
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    processRequest();
+  }
+
   return response_;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/login.html b/src/webui/www/private/login.html
index e59fd2441..42dc38932 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/login.html
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/login.html
@@ -20,8 +20,15 @@
           url: '/login',
           method: 'post',
           data: $('loginform').toQueryString(),
-          onFailure: function() {
-            alert("_(Unable to log in, qBittorrent is probably unreachable.)");
+          onComplete: function() {
+            $('password').set('value', '');
+          },
+          onFailure: function(xhr) {
+            if (xhr.responseText != "") {
+              $('error_msg').set('html', xhr.responseText);
+            } else {
+              $('error_msg').set('html', '_(Unable to log in, qBittorrent is probably unreachable.)');
+            }
           },
           onSuccess: function(text) {
             if (text == "Ok.") {