diff --git a/src/components/login_form/login_form.js b/src/components/login_form/login_form.js
index 827c704c..bc801397 100644
--- a/src/components/login_form/login_form.js
+++ b/src/components/login_form/login_form.js
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 const LoginForm = {
   data: () => ({
-    user: {}
+    user: {},
+    authError: false
   }),
   computed: {
     loggingIn () { return this.$store.state.users.loggingIn }
   },
   methods: {
     submit () {
-      this.$store.dispatch('loginUser', this.user)
+      this.$store.dispatch('loginUser', this.user).then(
+        () => { this.$router.push('/main/friends')}, 
+        (error) => {
+          this.authError = error
+          this.user.username = ''
+          this.user.password = ''
+        }
+      )
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/login_form/login_form.vue b/src/components/login_form/login_form.vue
index c0273bae..b2fa5341 100644
--- a/src/components/login_form/login_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/login_form/login_form.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
         <div class='form-group'>
           <button :disabled="loggingIn" type='submit' class='btn btn-default base05 base01-background'>Submit</button>
         </div>
+        <div v-if="authError" class='form-group'>
+          <div class='error base05'>{{authError}}</div>
+        </div>
       </form>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -39,6 +42,14 @@
     margin-top: 1.0em;
     min-height: 28px;
   }
+
+  .error {
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    text-align: center;
+    background-color: rgba(255, 48, 16, 0.65);
+    min-height: 28px;
+    line-height: 28px;
+  }
 }
 
 </style>
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index 9367ec68..22e0133c 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -67,40 +67,52 @@ const users = {
       })
     },
     loginUser (store, userCredentials) {
-      const commit = store.commit
-      commit('beginLogin')
-      store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.verifyCredentials(userCredentials)
-        .then((response) => {
-          if (response.ok) {
-            response.json()
-              .then((user) => {
-                user.credentials = userCredentials
-                commit('setCurrentUser', user)
-                commit('addNewUsers', [user])
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        const commit = store.commit
+        commit('beginLogin')
+        store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.verifyCredentials(userCredentials)
+          .then((response) => {
+            if (response.ok) {
+              response.json()
+                .then((user) => {
+                  user.credentials = userCredentials
+                  commit('setCurrentUser', user)
+                  commit('addNewUsers', [user])
 
-                // Set our new backend interactor
-                commit('setBackendInteractor', backendInteractorService(userCredentials))
+                  // Set our new backend interactor
+                  commit('setBackendInteractor', backendInteractorService(userCredentials))
 
-                // Start getting fresh tweets.
-                store.dispatch('startFetching', 'friends')
+                  // Start getting fresh tweets.
+                  store.dispatch('startFetching', 'friends')
 
-                // Get user mutes and follower info
-                store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchMutes().then((mutedUsers) => {
-                  each(mutedUsers, (user) => { user.muted = true })
-                  store.commit('addNewUsers', mutedUsers)
+                  // Get user mutes and follower info
+                  store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchMutes().then((mutedUsers) => {
+                    each(mutedUsers, (user) => { user.muted = true })
+                    store.commit('addNewUsers', mutedUsers)
+                  })
+
+                  // Fetch our friends
+                  store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchFriends()
+                    .then((friends) => commit('addNewUsers', friends))
                 })
-
-                // Fetch our friends
-                store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchFriends()
-                  .then((friends) => commit('addNewUsers', friends))
-              })
-          }
-          commit('endLogin')
-        })
-        .catch((error) => {
-          console.log(error)
-          commit('endLogin')
-        })
+            } else {
+              // Authentication failed
+              commit('endLogin')
+              if (response.status === 401) {
+                reject('Wrong username or password')
+              } else {
+                reject('An error occurred, please try again')
+              }
+            }
+            commit('endLogin')
+            resolve()
+          })
+          .catch((error) => {
+            console.log(error)
+            commit('endLogin')
+            reject('Failed to connect to server, try again')
+          })
+      })
     }
   }
 }