diff --git a/keyserver/src/responders/user-responders.js b/keyserver/src/responders/user-responders.js
index 3fd9594e9..b82ddc1ba 100644
--- a/keyserver/src/responders/user-responders.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/responders/user-responders.js
@@ -1,337 +1,342 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import t from 'tcomb';
 import bcrypt from 'twin-bcrypt';
 
+import { hasMinCodeVersion } from 'lib/shared/version-utils';
 import type {
   ResetPasswordRequest,
   LogOutResponse,
   DeleteAccountRequest,
   RegisterResponse,
   RegisterRequest,
   LogInResponse,
   LogInRequest,
   UpdatePasswordRequest,
   UpdateUserSettingsRequest,
 } from 'lib/types/account-types';
 import {
   userSettingsTypes,
   notificationTypeValues,
   loginActionSources,
 } from 'lib/types/account-types';
 import { defaultNumberPerThread } from 'lib/types/message-types';
 import type {
   SubscriptionUpdateRequest,
   SubscriptionUpdateResponse,
 } from 'lib/types/subscription-types';
 import type { PasswordUpdate } from 'lib/types/user-types';
 import { ServerError } from 'lib/utils/errors';
 import { values } from 'lib/utils/objects';
 import { promiseAll } from 'lib/utils/promises';
 import {
   tShape,
   tPlatformDetails,
   tPassword,
   tEmail,
   tOldValidUsername,
 } from 'lib/utils/validation-utils';
 
 import createAccount from '../creators/account-creator';
 import { dbQuery, SQL } from '../database/database';
 import { deleteAccount } from '../deleters/account-deleters';
 import { deleteCookie } from '../deleters/cookie-deleters';
 import { fetchEntryInfos } from '../fetchers/entry-fetchers';
 import { fetchMessageInfos } from '../fetchers/message-fetchers';
 import { fetchThreadInfos } from '../fetchers/thread-fetchers';
 import {
   fetchKnownUserInfos,
   fetchLoggedInUserInfo,
 } from '../fetchers/user-fetchers';
 import {
   createNewAnonymousCookie,
   createNewUserCookie,
   setNewSession,
 } from '../session/cookies';
 import type { Viewer } from '../session/viewer';
 import {
   accountUpdater,
   checkAndSendVerificationEmail,
   checkAndSendPasswordResetEmail,
   updatePassword,
   updateUserSettings,
 } from '../updaters/account-updaters';
 import { userSubscriptionUpdater } from '../updaters/user-subscription-updaters';
 import { validateInput } from '../utils/validation-utils';
 import {
   entryQueryInputValidator,
   newEntryQueryInputValidator,
   normalizeCalendarQuery,
   verifyCalendarQueryThreadIDs,
 } from './entry-responders';
 
 const subscriptionUpdateRequestInputValidator = tShape({
   threadID: t.String,
   updatedFields: tShape({
     pushNotifs: t.maybe(t.Boolean),
     home: t.maybe(t.Boolean),
   }),
 });
 
 async function userSubscriptionUpdateResponder(
   viewer: Viewer,
   input: any,
 ): Promise<SubscriptionUpdateResponse> {
   const request: SubscriptionUpdateRequest = input;
   await validateInput(viewer, subscriptionUpdateRequestInputValidator, request);
   const threadSubscription = await userSubscriptionUpdater(viewer, request);
   return { threadSubscription };
 }
 
 const accountUpdateInputValidator = tShape({
   updatedFields: tShape({
     email: t.maybe(tEmail),
     password: t.maybe(tPassword),
   }),
   currentPassword: tPassword,
 });
 
 async function passwordUpdateResponder(
   viewer: Viewer,
   input: any,
 ): Promise<void> {
   const request: PasswordUpdate = input;
   await validateInput(viewer, accountUpdateInputValidator, request);
   await accountUpdater(viewer, request);
 }
 
 async function sendVerificationEmailResponder(viewer: Viewer): Promise<void> {
   await validateInput(viewer, null, null);
   await checkAndSendVerificationEmail(viewer);
 }
 
 const resetPasswordRequestInputValidator = tShape({
   usernameOrEmail: t.union([tEmail, tOldValidUsername]),
 });
 
 async function sendPasswordResetEmailResponder(
   viewer: Viewer,
   input: any,
 ): Promise<void> {
   const request: ResetPasswordRequest = input;
   await validateInput(viewer, resetPasswordRequestInputValidator, request);
   await checkAndSendPasswordResetEmail(request);
 }
 
 async function logOutResponder(viewer: Viewer): Promise<LogOutResponse> {
   await validateInput(viewer, null, null);
   if (viewer.loggedIn) {
     const [anonymousViewerData] = await Promise.all([
       createNewAnonymousCookie({
         platformDetails: viewer.platformDetails,
         deviceToken: viewer.deviceToken,
       }),
       deleteCookie(viewer.cookieID),
     ]);
     viewer.setNewCookie(anonymousViewerData);
   }
   return {
     currentUserInfo: {
       id: viewer.id,
       anonymous: true,
     },
   };
 }
 
 const deleteAccountRequestInputValidator = tShape({
   password: tPassword,
 });
 
 async function accountDeletionResponder(
   viewer: Viewer,
   input: any,
 ): Promise<LogOutResponse> {
   const request: DeleteAccountRequest = input;
   await validateInput(viewer, deleteAccountRequestInputValidator, request);
   const result = await deleteAccount(viewer, request);
   invariant(result, 'deleteAccount should return result if handed request');
   return result;
 }
 
 const deviceTokenUpdateRequestInputValidator = tShape({
   deviceType: t.maybe(t.enums.of(['ios', 'android'])),
   deviceToken: t.String,
 });
 
 const registerRequestInputValidator = tShape({
   username: t.String,
   email: t.maybe(tEmail),
   password: tPassword,
   calendarQuery: t.maybe(newEntryQueryInputValidator),
   deviceTokenUpdateRequest: t.maybe(deviceTokenUpdateRequestInputValidator),
   platformDetails: tPlatformDetails,
 });
 
 async function accountCreationResponder(
   viewer: Viewer,
   input: any,
 ): Promise<RegisterResponse> {
   const request: RegisterRequest = input;
   await validateInput(viewer, registerRequestInputValidator, request);
   return await createAccount(viewer, request);
 }
 
 const logInRequestInputValidator = tShape({
   username: t.maybe(t.String),
   usernameOrEmail: t.maybe(t.union([tEmail, tOldValidUsername])),
   password: tPassword,
   watchedIDs: t.list(t.String),
   calendarQuery: t.maybe(entryQueryInputValidator),
   deviceTokenUpdateRequest: t.maybe(deviceTokenUpdateRequestInputValidator),
   platformDetails: tPlatformDetails,
   source: t.maybe(t.enums.of(values(loginActionSources))),
 });
 
 async function logInResponder(
   viewer: Viewer,
   input: any,
 ): Promise<LogInResponse> {
   await validateInput(viewer, logInRequestInputValidator, input);
   const request: LogInRequest = input;
 
   const calendarQuery = request.calendarQuery
     ? normalizeCalendarQuery(request.calendarQuery)
     : null;
   const promises = {};
   if (calendarQuery) {
     promises.verifyCalendarQueryThreadIDs = verifyCalendarQueryThreadIDs(
       calendarQuery,
     );
   }
   const username = request.username ?? request.usernameOrEmail;
   if (!username) {
     throw new ServerError('invalid_parameters');
   }
   const userQuery = SQL`
     SELECT id, hash, username
     FROM users
     WHERE LCASE(username) = LCASE(${username})
   `;
   promises.userQuery = dbQuery(userQuery);
   const {
     userQuery: [userResult],
   } = await promiseAll(promises);
 
   if (userResult.length === 0) {
     throw new ServerError('invalid_parameters');
   }
   const userRow = userResult[0];
   if (!userRow.hash || !bcrypt.compareSync(request.password, userRow.hash)) {
-    throw new ServerError('invalid_credentials');
+    if (hasMinCodeVersion(viewer.platformDetails, 99999)) {
+      throw new ServerError('invalid_parameters');
+    } else {
+      throw new ServerError('invalid_credentials');
+    }
   }
   const id = userRow.id.toString();
 
   const newServerTime = Date.now();
   const deviceToken = request.deviceTokenUpdateRequest
     ? request.deviceTokenUpdateRequest.deviceToken
     : viewer.deviceToken;
   const [userViewerData] = await Promise.all([
     createNewUserCookie(id, {
       platformDetails: request.platformDetails,
       deviceToken,
     }),
     deleteCookie(viewer.cookieID),
   ]);
   viewer.setNewCookie(userViewerData);
   if (calendarQuery) {
     await setNewSession(viewer, calendarQuery, newServerTime);
   }
 
   const threadCursors = {};
   for (const watchedThreadID of request.watchedIDs) {
     threadCursors[watchedThreadID] = null;
   }
   const messageSelectionCriteria = { threadCursors, joinedThreads: true };
 
   const [
     threadsResult,
     messagesResult,
     entriesResult,
     userInfos,
     currentUserInfo,
   ] = await Promise.all([
     fetchThreadInfos(viewer),
     fetchMessageInfos(viewer, messageSelectionCriteria, defaultNumberPerThread),
     calendarQuery ? fetchEntryInfos(viewer, [calendarQuery]) : undefined,
     fetchKnownUserInfos(viewer),
     fetchLoggedInUserInfo(viewer),
   ]);
 
   const rawEntryInfos = entriesResult ? entriesResult.rawEntryInfos : null;
   const response: LogInResponse = {
     currentUserInfo,
     rawMessageInfos: messagesResult.rawMessageInfos,
     truncationStatuses: messagesResult.truncationStatuses,
     serverTime: newServerTime,
     userInfos: values(userInfos),
     cookieChange: {
       threadInfos: threadsResult.threadInfos,
       userInfos: [],
     },
   };
   if (rawEntryInfos) {
     response.rawEntryInfos = rawEntryInfos;
   }
   return response;
 }
 
 const updatePasswordRequestInputValidator = tShape({
   code: t.String,
   password: tPassword,
   watchedIDs: t.list(t.String),
   calendarQuery: t.maybe(entryQueryInputValidator),
   deviceTokenUpdateRequest: t.maybe(deviceTokenUpdateRequestInputValidator),
   platformDetails: tPlatformDetails,
 });
 
 async function oldPasswordUpdateResponder(
   viewer: Viewer,
   input: any,
 ): Promise<LogInResponse> {
   await validateInput(viewer, updatePasswordRequestInputValidator, input);
   const request: UpdatePasswordRequest = input;
   if (request.calendarQuery) {
     request.calendarQuery = normalizeCalendarQuery(request.calendarQuery);
   }
   return await updatePassword(viewer, request);
 }
 
 const updateUserSettingsInputValidator = tShape({
   name: t.irreducible(
     userSettingsTypes.DEFAULT_NOTIFICATIONS,
     x => x === userSettingsTypes.DEFAULT_NOTIFICATIONS,
   ),
   data: t.enums.of(notificationTypeValues),
 });
 
 async function updateUserSettingsResponder(
   viewer: Viewer,
   input: any,
 ): Promise<void> {
   const request: UpdateUserSettingsRequest = input;
   await validateInput(viewer, updateUserSettingsInputValidator, request);
   return await updateUserSettings(viewer, request);
 }
 
 export {
   userSubscriptionUpdateResponder,
   passwordUpdateResponder,
   sendVerificationEmailResponder,
   sendPasswordResetEmailResponder,
   logOutResponder,
   accountDeletionResponder,
   accountCreationResponder,
   logInResponder,
   oldPasswordUpdateResponder,
   updateUserSettingsResponder,
 };
diff --git a/native/account/log-in-panel.react.js b/native/account/log-in-panel.react.js
index dac2960c2..d082d0ebf 100644
--- a/native/account/log-in-panel.react.js
+++ b/native/account/log-in-panel.react.js
@@ -1,378 +1,382 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View, StyleSheet, Alert, Keyboard, Platform } from 'react-native';
 import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 import { logInActionTypes, logIn } from 'lib/actions/user-actions';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors';
 import {
   validEmailRegex,
   oldValidUsernameRegex,
 } from 'lib/shared/account-utils';
 import {
   type LogInInfo,
   type LogInExtraInfo,
   type LogInResult,
   type LogInStartingPayload,
   loginActionSources,
 } from 'lib/types/account-types';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types';
 import {
   useServerCall,
   useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/action-utils';
 
 import SWMansionIcon from '../components/swmansion-icon.react';
 import { NavContext } from '../navigation/navigation-context';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils';
 import { nativeLogInExtraInfoSelector } from '../selectors/account-selectors';
 import type { KeyPressEvent } from '../types/react-native';
 import type { StateContainer } from '../utils/state-container';
 import { TextInput } from './modal-components.react';
 import {
   fetchNativeCredentials,
   setNativeCredentials,
 } from './native-credentials';
 import { PanelButton, Panel } from './panel-components.react';
 
 export type LogInState = {
   +usernameInputText: ?string,
   +passwordInputText: ?string,
 };
 type BaseProps = {
   +setActiveAlert: (activeAlert: boolean) => void,
   +opacityValue: Animated.Node,
   +logInState: StateContainer<LogInState>,
 };
 type Props = {
   ...BaseProps,
   // Redux state
   +loadingStatus: LoadingStatus,
   +logInExtraInfo: () => LogInExtraInfo,
   // Redux dispatch functions
   +dispatchActionPromise: DispatchActionPromise,
   // async functions that hit server APIs
   +logIn: (logInInfo: LogInInfo) => Promise<LogInResult>,
 };
 class LogInPanel extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   usernameInput: ?TextInput;
   passwordInput: ?TextInput;
 
   componentDidMount() {
     this.attemptToFetchCredentials();
   }
 
   get usernameInputText(): string {
     return this.props.logInState.state.usernameInputText || '';
   }
 
   get passwordInputText(): string {
     return this.props.logInState.state.passwordInputText || '';
   }
 
   async attemptToFetchCredentials() {
     if (
       this.props.logInState.state.usernameInputText !== null &&
       this.props.logInState.state.usernameInputText !== undefined
     ) {
       return;
     }
     const credentials = await fetchNativeCredentials();
     if (!credentials) {
       return;
     }
     if (
       this.props.logInState.state.usernameInputText !== null &&
       this.props.logInState.state.usernameInputText !== undefined
     ) {
       return;
     }
     this.props.logInState.setState({
       usernameInputText: credentials.username,
       passwordInputText: credentials.password,
     });
   }
 
   render(): React.Node {
     return (
       <Panel opacityValue={this.props.opacityValue}>
         <View style={styles.row}>
           <SWMansionIcon
             name="user-1"
             size={22}
             color="#555"
             style={styles.icon}
           />
           <TextInput
             style={styles.input}
             value={this.usernameInputText}
             onChangeText={this.onChangeUsernameInputText}
             onKeyPress={this.onUsernameKeyPress}
             placeholder="Username"
             autoFocus={Platform.OS !== 'ios'}
             autoCorrect={false}
             autoCapitalize="none"
             keyboardType="ascii-capable"
             textContentType="username"
             autoComplete="username"
             returnKeyType="next"
             blurOnSubmit={false}
             onSubmitEditing={this.focusPasswordInput}
             editable={this.props.loadingStatus !== 'loading'}
             ref={this.usernameInputRef}
           />
         </View>
         <View style={styles.row}>
           <SWMansionIcon
             name="lock-on"
             size={22}
             color="#555"
             style={styles.icon}
           />
           <TextInput
             style={styles.input}
             value={this.passwordInputText}
             onChangeText={this.onChangePasswordInputText}
             placeholder="Password"
             secureTextEntry={true}
             textContentType="password"
             autoComplete="password"
             returnKeyType="go"
             blurOnSubmit={false}
             onSubmitEditing={this.onSubmit}
             editable={this.props.loadingStatus !== 'loading'}
             ref={this.passwordInputRef}
           />
         </View>
         <View style={styles.footer}>
           <PanelButton
             text="LOG IN"
             loadingStatus={this.props.loadingStatus}
             onSubmit={this.onSubmit}
           />
         </View>
       </Panel>
     );
   }
 
   usernameInputRef: (usernameInput: ?TextInput) => void = usernameInput => {
     this.usernameInput = usernameInput;
     if (Platform.OS === 'ios' && usernameInput) {
       setTimeout(() => usernameInput.focus());
     }
   };
 
   focusUsernameInput: () => void = () => {
     invariant(this.usernameInput, 'ref should be set');
     this.usernameInput.focus();
   };
 
   passwordInputRef: (passwordInput: ?TextInput) => void = passwordInput => {
     this.passwordInput = passwordInput;
   };
 
   focusPasswordInput: () => void = () => {
     invariant(this.passwordInput, 'ref should be set');
     this.passwordInput.focus();
   };
 
   onChangeUsernameInputText: (text: string) => void = text => {
     this.props.logInState.setState({ usernameInputText: text.trim() });
   };
 
   onUsernameKeyPress: (event: KeyPressEvent) => void = event => {
     const { key } = event.nativeEvent;
     if (
       key.length > 1 &&
       key !== 'Backspace' &&
       key !== 'Enter' &&
       this.passwordInputText.length === 0
     ) {
       this.focusPasswordInput();
     }
   };
 
   onChangePasswordInputText: (text: string) => void = text => {
     this.props.logInState.setState({ passwordInputText: text });
   };
 
   onSubmit: () => void = () => {
     this.props.setActiveAlert(true);
     if (this.usernameInputText.search(validEmailRegex) > -1) {
       Alert.alert(
         'Can’t log in with email',
         'You need to log in with your username now',
         [{ text: 'OK', onPress: this.onUsernameAlertAcknowledged }],
         { cancelable: false },
       );
       return;
     } else if (this.usernameInputText.search(oldValidUsernameRegex) === -1) {
       Alert.alert(
         'Invalid username',
         'Alphanumeric usernames only',
         [{ text: 'OK', onPress: this.onUsernameAlertAcknowledged }],
         { cancelable: false },
       );
       return;
     } else if (this.passwordInputText === '') {
       Alert.alert(
         'Empty password',
         'Password cannot be empty',
         [{ text: 'OK', onPress: this.onPasswordAlertAcknowledged }],
         { cancelable: false },
       );
       return;
     }
 
     Keyboard.dismiss();
     const extraInfo = this.props.logInExtraInfo();
     this.props.dispatchActionPromise(
       logInActionTypes,
       this.logInAction(extraInfo),
       undefined,
       ({ calendarQuery: extraInfo.calendarQuery }: LogInStartingPayload),
     );
   };
 
-  onUsernameAlertAcknowledged: () => void = () => {
-    this.props.setActiveAlert(false);
-    this.props.logInState.setState(
-      {
-        usernameInputText: '',
-      },
-      this.focusUsernameInput,
-    );
-  };
-
   async logInAction(extraInfo: LogInExtraInfo): Promise<LogInResult> {
     try {
       const result = await this.props.logIn({
         ...extraInfo,
         username: this.usernameInputText,
         password: this.passwordInputText,
         source: loginActionSources.logInFromNativeForm,
       });
       this.props.setActiveAlert(false);
       await setNativeCredentials({
         username: result.currentUserInfo.username,
         password: this.passwordInputText,
       });
       return result;
     } catch (e) {
-      if (e.message === 'invalid_parameters') {
-        Alert.alert(
-          'Invalid username',
-          'User doesn’t exist',
-          [{ text: 'OK', onPress: this.onUsernameAlertAcknowledged }],
-          { cancelable: false },
-        );
-      } else if (e.message === 'invalid_credentials') {
+      if (e.message === 'invalid_credentials') {
         Alert.alert(
-          'Incorrect password',
-          'The password you entered is incorrect',
-          [{ text: 'OK', onPress: this.onPasswordAlertAcknowledged }],
+          'Incorrect username or password',
+          "Either that user doesn't exist, or the password is incorrect",
+          [{ text: 'OK', onPress: this.onUnsuccessfulLoginAlertAckowledged }],
           { cancelable: false },
         );
       } else if (e.message === 'client_version_unsupported') {
         const app = Platform.select({
           ios: 'App Store',
           android: 'Play Store',
         });
         Alert.alert(
           'App out of date',
           'Your app version is pretty old, and the server doesn’t know how ' +
             `to speak to it anymore. Please use the ${app} app to update!`,
           [{ text: 'OK', onPress: this.onAppOutOfDateAlertAcknowledged }],
           { cancelable: false },
         );
       } else {
         Alert.alert(
           'Unknown error',
           'Uhh... try again?',
           [{ text: 'OK', onPress: this.onUnknownErrorAlertAcknowledged }],
           { cancelable: false },
         );
       }
       throw e;
     }
   }
 
+  onUnsuccessfulLoginAlertAckowledged: () => void = () => {
+    this.props.setActiveAlert(false);
+    this.props.logInState.setState(
+      {
+        usernameInputText: '',
+        passwordInputText: '',
+      },
+      this.focusUsernameInput,
+    );
+  };
+
+  onUsernameAlertAcknowledged: () => void = () => {
+    this.props.setActiveAlert(false);
+    this.props.logInState.setState(
+      {
+        usernameInputText: '',
+      },
+      this.focusUsernameInput,
+    );
+  };
+
   onPasswordAlertAcknowledged: () => void = () => {
     this.props.setActiveAlert(false);
     this.props.logInState.setState(
       {
         passwordInputText: '',
       },
       this.focusPasswordInput,
     );
   };
 
   onUnknownErrorAlertAcknowledged: () => void = () => {
     this.props.setActiveAlert(false);
     this.props.logInState.setState(
       {
         usernameInputText: '',
         passwordInputText: '',
       },
       this.focusUsernameInput,
     );
   };
 
   onAppOutOfDateAlertAcknowledged: () => void = () => {
     this.props.setActiveAlert(false);
   };
 }
 
 export type InnerLogInPanel = LogInPanel;
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   footer: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
     justifyContent: 'flex-end',
   },
   icon: {
     bottom: 10,
     left: 4,
     position: 'absolute',
   },
   input: {
     paddingLeft: 35,
   },
   row: {
     marginHorizontal: 24,
   },
 });
 
 const loadingStatusSelector = createLoadingStatusSelector(logInActionTypes);
 
 const ConnectedLogInPanel: React.ComponentType<BaseProps> = React.memo<BaseProps>(
   function ConnectedLogInPanel(props: BaseProps) {
     const loadingStatus = useSelector(loadingStatusSelector);
 
     const navContext = React.useContext(NavContext);
     const logInExtraInfo = useSelector(state =>
       nativeLogInExtraInfoSelector({
         redux: state,
         navContext,
       }),
     );
 
     const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
     const callLogIn = useServerCall(logIn);
 
     return (
       <LogInPanel
         {...props}
         loadingStatus={loadingStatus}
         logInExtraInfo={logInExtraInfo}
         dispatchActionPromise={dispatchActionPromise}
         logIn={callLogIn}
       />
     );
   },
 );
 
 export default ConnectedLogInPanel;
diff --git a/web/account/log-in-form.react.js b/web/account/log-in-form.react.js
index acab13411..5e406c7fe 100644
--- a/web/account/log-in-form.react.js
+++ b/web/account/log-in-form.react.js
@@ -1,170 +1,162 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { logInActionTypes, logIn } from 'lib/actions/user-actions';
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors';
 import {
   oldValidUsernameRegex,
   validEmailRegex,
 } from 'lib/shared/account-utils';
 import {
   type LogInExtraInfo,
   type LogInStartingPayload,
   loginActionSources,
 } from 'lib/types/account-types';
 import {
   useDispatchActionPromise,
   useServerCall,
 } from 'lib/utils/action-utils';
 
 import Button from '../components/button.react';
 import LoadingIndicator from '../loading-indicator.react';
 import Input from '../modals/input.react';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils';
 import { webLogInExtraInfoSelector } from '../selectors/account-selectors';
 import css from './log-in-form.css';
 
 const loadingStatusSelector = createLoadingStatusSelector(logInActionTypes);
 function LoginForm(): React.Node {
   const inputDisabled = useSelector(loadingStatusSelector) === 'loading';
   const loginExtraInfo = useSelector(webLogInExtraInfoSelector);
   const callLogIn = useServerCall(logIn);
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
   const modalContext = useModalContext();
 
   const [username, setUsername] = React.useState<string>('');
   const [password, setPassword] = React.useState<string>('');
   const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = React.useState<string>('');
 
   const usernameInputRef = React.useRef();
-  const passwordInputRef = React.useRef();
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     usernameInputRef.current?.focus();
   }, []);
 
   const onUsernameChange = React.useCallback(e => {
     invariant(e.target instanceof HTMLInputElement, 'target not input');
     setUsername(e.target.value);
   }, []);
 
   const onUsernameBlur = React.useCallback(() => {
     setUsername(untrimmedUsername => untrimmedUsername.trim());
   }, []);
 
   const onPasswordChange = React.useCallback(e => {
     invariant(e.target instanceof HTMLInputElement, 'target not input');
     setPassword(e.target.value);
   }, []);
 
   const logInAction = React.useCallback(
     async (extraInfo: LogInExtraInfo) => {
       try {
         const result = await callLogIn({
           ...extraInfo,
           username,
           password,
           source: loginActionSources.logInFromWebForm,
         });
         modalContext.popModal();
         return result;
       } catch (e) {
-        if (e.message === 'invalid_parameters') {
-          setUsername('');
-          setErrorMessage(`user doesn't exist`);
-          usernameInputRef.current?.focus();
-        } else if (e.message === 'invalid_credentials') {
-          setPassword('');
-          setErrorMessage('wrong password');
-          passwordInputRef.current?.focus();
+        setUsername('');
+        setPassword('');
+        if (e.message === 'invalid_credentials') {
+          setErrorMessage('incorrect username or password');
         } else {
-          setUsername('');
-          setPassword('');
           setErrorMessage('unknown error');
-          usernameInputRef.current?.focus();
         }
+        usernameInputRef.current?.focus();
         throw e;
       }
     },
     [callLogIn, modalContext, password, username],
   );
 
   const onSubmit = React.useCallback(
     (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
       event.preventDefault();
 
       if (username.search(validEmailRegex) > -1) {
         setUsername('');
         setErrorMessage('usernames only, not emails');
         usernameInputRef.current?.focus();
         return;
       } else if (username.search(oldValidUsernameRegex) === -1) {
         setUsername('');
         setErrorMessage('alphanumeric usernames only');
         usernameInputRef.current?.focus();
         return;
       }
 
       const extraInfo = loginExtraInfo();
       dispatchActionPromise(
         logInActionTypes,
         logInAction(extraInfo),
         undefined,
         ({ calendarQuery: extraInfo.calendarQuery }: LogInStartingPayload),
       );
     },
     [dispatchActionPromise, logInAction, loginExtraInfo, username],
   );
 
   const loginButtonContent = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (inputDisabled) {
       return <LoadingIndicator status="loading" />;
     }
     return 'Log in';
   }, [inputDisabled]);
 
   return (
     <div className={css['modal-body']}>
       <form method="POST">
         <div>
           <div className={css['form-title']}>Username</div>
           <div className={css['form-content']}>
             <Input
               type="text"
               placeholder="Username"
               value={username}
               onChange={onUsernameChange}
               onBlur={onUsernameBlur}
               ref={usernameInputRef}
               disabled={inputDisabled}
             />
           </div>
         </div>
         <div>
           <div className={css['form-title']}>Password</div>
           <div className={css['form-content']}>
             <Input
               type="password"
               placeholder="Password"
               value={password}
               onChange={onPasswordChange}
-              ref={passwordInputRef}
               disabled={inputDisabled}
             />
           </div>
         </div>
         <div className={css['form-footer']}>
           <Button type="submit" disabled={inputDisabled} onClick={onSubmit}>
             {loginButtonContent}
           </Button>
           <div className={css['modal-form-error']}>{errorMessage}</div>
         </div>
       </form>
     </div>
   );
 }
 
 export default LoginForm;