diff --git a/gvr-interface/src/GVRMainWindow.cpp b/gvr-interface/src/GVRMainWindow.cpp
index c020b94dc3..8a5731260b 100644
--- a/gvr-interface/src/GVRMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/gvr-interface/src/GVRMainWindow.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <QtWidgets/QLabel>
 #include <QtWidgets/QLineEdit>
 #include <QtWidgets/QMenuBar>
+#include <QtWidgets/QMessageBox>
 #include <QtWidgets/QVBoxLayout>
 
 #ifndef ANDROID
@@ -142,6 +143,12 @@ void GVRMainWindow::showLoginDialog() {
     // have the acccount manager handle credentials from LoginDialog
     AccountManager& accountManager = AccountManager::getInstance();
     connect(loginDialog, &LoginDialog::credentialsEntered, &accountManager, &AccountManager::requestAccessToken);
+    connect(&accountManager, &AccountManager::loginFailed, this, &GVRMainWindow::showLoginFailure);
     
     _mainLayout->addWidget(loginDialog);
 }
+
+void GVRMainWindow::showLoginFailure() {
+    QMessageBox::warning(this, "Login Failed",
+                         "Could not log in with that username and password. Please try again!");
+}
diff --git a/gvr-interface/src/GVRMainWindow.h b/gvr-interface/src/GVRMainWindow.h
index 79017196dd..9499049073 100644
--- a/gvr-interface/src/GVRMainWindow.h
+++ b/gvr-interface/src/GVRMainWindow.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public slots:
     void showAddressBar();
     void showLoginDialog();
     
+    void showLoginFailure();
+    
 #if defined(ANDROID) && defined(HAVE_LIBOVR)
     OVR::KeyState& getBackKeyState() { return _backKeyState; }
 #endif
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 7bccab8267..294da45af3 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -341,9 +341,6 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer &startup_time) :
     auto dialogsManager = DependencyManager::get<DialogsManager>();
     connect(&accountManager, &AccountManager::authRequired, dialogsManager.data(), &DialogsManager::showLoginDialog);
     connect(&accountManager, &AccountManager::usernameChanged, this, &Application::updateWindowTitle);
-    
-    // once we have a profile in account manager make sure we generate a new keypair
-    connect(&accountManager, &AccountManager::profileChanged, &accountManager, &AccountManager::generateNewKeypair);
 
     // set the account manager's root URL and trigger a login request if we don't have the access token
     accountManager.setAuthURL(DEFAULT_NODE_AUTH_URL);
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
index 3378037899..df8e226185 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ AccountManager::AccountManager() :
     qRegisterMetaType<QHttpMultiPart*>("QHttpMultiPart*");
 
     connect(&_accountInfo, &DataServerAccountInfo::balanceChanged, this, &AccountManager::accountInfoBalanceChanged);
+    
+    // once we have a profile in account manager make sure we generate a new keypair
+    connect(this, &AccountManager::profileChanged, this, &AccountManager::generateNewKeypair);
 }
 
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