diff --git a/addons/web/controllers/main.py b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
index 1bff1178f45..0661ce036b1 100644
--- a/addons/web/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ class Home(http.Controller):
             uid = request.session.authenticate(request.session.db, request.params['login'], request.params['password'])
             if uid is not False:
                 return redirect_with_hash(redirect)
-            values['authentication_failed'] = True
+            values['error'] = "Wrong login/password"
         return render_bootstrap_template(request.session.db, 'web.login', values, debug=request.debug, lazy=True)
 
     @http.route('/login', type='http', auth="none")
diff --git a/addons/web/views/webclient_templates.xml b/addons/web/views/webclient_templates.xml
index c8b15197270..dc9e6dcfd9b 100644
--- a/addons/web/views/webclient_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/web/views/webclient_templates.xml
@@ -85,11 +85,9 @@
                         <input type="password" name="password" id="password" class="form-control" placeholder="Password" required="required"/>
                     </div>
 
-                    <div class="oe_login_messages">
-                        <p class="alert alert-danger" t-if="authentication_failed">
-                            Wrong login/password
-                        </p>
-                    </div>
+                    <p class="alert alert-danger" t-if="error">
+                        <t t-esc="error"/>
+                    </p>
 
                     <hr/>
                     <input type="hidden" name="redirect" t-att-value="redirect"/>