diff --git a/src/imap/mod.rs b/src/imap/mod.rs
index 493e8bd0c..59970e4fd 100644
--- a/src/imap/mod.rs
+++ b/src/imap/mod.rs
@@ -303,10 +303,8 @@ impl Imap {
                     .stock_string_repl_str(StockMessage::CannotLogin, &imap_user)
                     .await;
 
-                emit_event!(
-                    context,
-                    Event::ErrorNetwork(format!("{} ({})", message, err))
-                );
+                error!(context, "{}", message);
+
                 self.trigger_reconnect();
                 Err(Error::LoginFailed(format!("cannot login as {}", imap_user)))
             }
diff --git a/src/scheduler.rs b/src/scheduler.rs
index 30aa731e6..121c383ee 100644
--- a/src/scheduler.rs
+++ b/src/scheduler.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ async fn fetch_idle(ctx: &Context, connection: &mut Imap, folder: Config) -> Int
         Some(watch_folder) => {
             // connect and fake idle if unable to connect
             if let Err(err) = connection.connect_configured(&ctx).await {
-                error!(ctx, "imap connection failed: {}", err);
+                warn!(ctx, "imap connection failed: {}", err);
                 return connection.fake_idle(&ctx, None).await;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/stock.rs b/src/stock.rs
index 9754b1d3a..84ef72f09 100644
--- a/src/stock.rs
+++ b/src/stock.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,9 @@ pub enum StockMessage {
     ))]
     AcSetupMsgBody = 43,
 
-    #[strum(props(fallback = "Cannot login as %1$s."))]
+    #[strum(props(
+        fallback = "Cannot login as \"%1$s\". Please check if the email address and the password are correct."
+    ))]
     CannotLogin = 60,
 
     #[strum(props(fallback = "Could not connect to %1$s: %2$s"))]