diff --git a/web/login.php b/web/login.php
index c43f7b5..a746f98 100644
--- a/web/login.php
+++ b/web/login.php
@@ -16,4 +16,10 @@ $oidc->setRedirectURL('https://fitness.matt-cloud.com/pgapi/auth/oidc/callback')
 $oidc->setCodeChallengeMethod('S256');
 
 // Start the auth flow
-$oidc->authenticate();
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+try {
+    $oidc->authenticate();      // will redirect to Authelia
+} catch (Exception $e) {
+    http_response_code(500);
+    echo 'Login failed: ' . $e->getMessage();
+    exit;
+}
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