diff --git a/app/controllers/login_controller.rb b/app/controllers/login_controller.rb
index 3f23d1a..3ef5ff7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/login_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/login_controller.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+class LoginBannedError < StandardError; end
+class LoginDeletedError < StandardError; end
+class LoginTOTPFailedError < StandardError; end
+class LoginFailedError < StandardError; end
+
 class LoginController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :authenticate_user
 
@@ -22,9 +27,11 @@ class LoginController < ApplicationController
       user = User.where(:username => params[:email]).first
     end
 
+    fail_reason = nil
+
     begin
       if !user
-        raise "no user"
+        raise LoginFailedError
       end
 
       if !user.authenticate(params[:password].to_s)
@@ -36,18 +43,16 @@ class LoginController < ApplicationController
           params[:password] = m[1]
           params[:totp] = m[2]
         else
-          raise "authentication failed"
+          raise LoginFailedError
         end
       end
 
       if user.is_banned?
-        raise "user is banned"
+        raise LoginBannedError
       end
 
       if !user.is_active?
-        user.undelete!
-        flash[:success] = "Your account has been reactivated and your " <<
-          "unmoderated comments have been undeleted."
+        raise LoginDeletedError
       end
 
       if !user.password_digest.to_s.match(/^\$2a\$#{BCrypt::Engine::DEFAULT_COST}\$/)
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ class LoginController < ApplicationController
           if user.authenticate_totp(params[:totp])
             # ok, fall through
           else
-            raise "invalid TOTP code"
+            raise LoginTOTPFailedError
           end
         else
           return respond_to do |format|
@@ -100,18 +105,24 @@ class LoginController < ApplicationController
           render :json => { :status => 1, :username => user.username }
         }
       end
-    rescue
+    rescue LoginBannedError
+      fail_reason = I18n.t 'controllers.login_controller.bannedaccount'
+    rescue LoginDeletedError
+      fail_reason = I18n.t 'controllers.login_controller.deletedaccount'
+    rescue LoginTOTPFailedError
+      fail_reason = I18n.t 'controllers.login_controller.totpinvalid'
+    rescue LoginFailedError
+      fail_reason = I18n.t 'controllers.login_controller.flashlogininvalid'
     end
 
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html {
-        flash.now[:error] = I18n.t 'controllers.login_controller.flashlogininvalid'
+        flash.now[:error] = fail_reason
         @referer = params[:referer]
         index
       }
       format.json {
-        render :json => { :status => 0,
-          :error => "invalid 'email' and/or 'password' parameter" }
+        render :json => { :status => 0, :error => fail_reason }
       }
     end
   end
@@ -171,7 +182,7 @@ class LoginController < ApplicationController
         end
       end
     else
-      flash[:error] = t(.invalidresettoken')
+      flash[:error] = t('.invalidresettoken')
       return redirect_to forgot_password_path
     end
   end
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index e679951..8c77136 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ en:
       messageslink: "Messages"
       loginlink: "Login"
       logoutlink: "Logout"
-      confirmlogoutlink: "Are you sure you want to logout?"
       moderationloglink: "Moderation Log"
       invitationqueuelink: "Invitation Queue"
       chatlink: "Chat"
@@ -286,6 +285,7 @@ en:
       verifypasswordflash: "Your password could not be verified."
     index:
       logoutlink: "Logout"
+      confirmlogoutlink: "Are you sure you want to logout?"
       viewprofile: "View Profile"
       accountsettings: "Account Settings"
       username: "Username:"
@@ -517,6 +517,9 @@ en:
       flashsuccessdeleteinvit: "Successfully deleted invitation request from %{name}"
     login_controller:
       flashlogininvalid: "Invalid e-mail address and/or password."
+      totpinvalid: "Your TOTP code was invalid."
+      deletedaccount: "Your account has been deleted."
+      bannedaccount: "Your account has been banned."
     messages_controller:
       messagestitle: "Messages"
       messagessenttitle: "Messages Sent"
diff --git a/config/locales/fr.yml b/config/locales/fr.yml
index 70f9a3f..2e0fb7e 100644
--- a/config/locales/fr.yml
+++ b/config/locales/fr.yml
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ fr:
       verifypasswordflash: "Votre mot de passe n'a pas pu être vérifié."
     index:
       logoutlink: "Se déconnecter"
+      confirmlogoutlink: "Êtes-vous sûr de vouloir vous déconnecter?"
       viewprofile: "Voir le profil"
       accountsettings: "Paramètres du compte"
       username: "Utilisateur :"
@@ -527,6 +528,10 @@ fr:
       flashsuccessdeleteinvit: "Demande d'invitation de %{name} supprimée avec succès"
     login_controller:
       flashlogininvalid: "Adresse e-mail et/ou mot de passe invalide."
+      flashlogininvalid: "Adresse e-mail et/ou mot de passe invalide."
+      totpinvalid: "Votre code TOTP est invalide."
+      deletedaccount: "Votre compte a été supprimé."
+      bannedaccount: "Votre compte a été banni."
     messages_controller:
       messagestitle: "Messages"
       messagessenttitle: "Messages envoyés"