diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index ff4392386..78ae0cc80 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
       <div class="signin" ng-controller="SigninController">
         <div data-alert class="alert-box info radius" ng-show="loading">
           <i class="size-21 fi-bitcoin-circle icon-rotate spinner"></i>
-          Looking for peers...
+          Authenticating and Looking for peers...
         </div>
         <div ng-show="!loading">
           <div class="row">
diff --git a/js/controllers/signin.js b/js/controllers/signin.js
index 96febcb62..5971a1ce2 100644
--- a/js/controllers/signin.js
+++ b/js/controllers/signin.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ angular.module('copay.signin').controller('SigninController',
         if (!w) {
           $scope.loading = false;
           $rootScope.flashMessage = { message: 'Bad password or connection error', type: 'error'};
+          $rootScope.$digest();
           return;
         }
         controllerUtils.startNetwork(w);