diff --git a/keyserver/src/responders/user-responders.js b/keyserver/src/responders/user-responders.js
--- a/keyserver/src/responders/user-responders.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/responders/user-responders.js
@@ -297,16 +297,19 @@
   } = await promiseAll(promises);
 
   if (userResult.length === 0) {
-    throw new ServerError('invalid_parameters');
+    if (hasMinCodeVersion(viewer.platformDetails, 171)) {
+      throw new ServerError('invalid_credentials');
+    } else {
+      throw new ServerError('invalid_parameters');
+    }
   }
+
   const userRow = userResult[0];
+
   if (!userRow.hash || !bcrypt.compareSync(request.password, userRow.hash)) {
-    if (hasMinCodeVersion(viewer.platformDetails, 99999)) {
-      throw new ServerError('invalid_parameters');
-    } else {
-      throw new ServerError('invalid_credentials');
-    }
+    throw new ServerError('invalid_credentials');
   }
+
   const id = userRow.id.toString();
   return await processSuccessfulLogin(viewer, input, id, calendarQuery);
 }