diff --git a/app/assets/img/incorrect-password.gif b/app/assets/img/incorrect-password.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ea4b63
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diff --git a/app/components/forms/auth/login-form.vue b/app/components/forms/auth/login-form.vue
index 3b0a8fc..7b49279 100644
--- a/app/components/forms/auth/login-form.vue
+++ b/app/components/forms/auth/login-form.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
+import incorrectPasswordGif from '~/assets/img/incorrect-password.gif';
+
 const email = ref("");
 const password = ref("");
 const {login} = useAuth();
 
-const handleLogin = () => login(email.value, password.value)
+const errorMessage = ref("");
+
+const handleLogin = async () => {
+  try {
+    await login(email.value, password.value)
+  } catch (error) {
+    errorMessage.value = "Invalid email or password";
+  }
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -29,10 +39,22 @@ const handleLogin = () => login(email.value, password.value)
     </div>
 
     <button type="submit">Submit</button>
+    <div class="error-container">
+      <p v-if="errorMessage" class="error-message">{{ errorMessage }}</p>
+      <img v-if="errorMessage" :src="incorrectPasswordGif" alt="You didn't say the magic word." class="error-image"
+           height="200" width="300"/>
+    </div>
   </form>
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
+.error-container {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 1rem;
+}
+
 .password-form {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
@@ -46,4 +68,9 @@ const handleLogin = () => login(email.value, password.value)
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: 1rem;
 }
+
+.error-message {
+  color: red;
+  text-align: center;
+}
 </style>
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diff --git a/app/components/forms/auth/registration-form.vue b/app/components/forms/auth/registration-form.vue
index 2c16f70..a4a98ac 100644
--- a/app/components/forms/auth/registration-form.vue
+++ b/app/components/forms/auth/registration-form.vue
@@ -5,27 +5,36 @@ const {register} = useAuth();
 
 const username = ref("");
 const email = ref("");
+const errorMessage = ref("");
 
-const handleRegistration = () => {
-  register(email.value, username.value);
+const handleRegistration = async () => {
+  try {
+    await register(email.value, username.value);
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    console.error(error);
+    errorMessage.value = error.message;
+  }
 }
 
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <form class="password-form" @submit.prevent="handleRegistration">
-    <div class="form-group">
-      <label for="username">Username</label>
-      <input id="username" v-model="username" type="text"/>
-    </div>
-
     <div class="form-group">
       <label for="email">Email</label>
       <input id="email" v-model="email" type="email"/>
     </div>
 
+    <div class="form-group">
+      <label for="username">Username</label>
+      <input id="username" v-model="username" type="text"/>
+    </div>
+
     <button type="submit">Submit</button>
   </form>
+  <div class="error-container">
+    <p v-if="errorMessage" class="error-message">{{ errorMessage }}</p>
+  </div>
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
@@ -42,4 +51,17 @@ const handleRegistration = () => {
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: 1rem;
 }
+
+.error-container {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+.error-message {
+  color: red;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
 </style>
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diff --git a/app/composables/useAuth.ts b/app/composables/useAuth.ts
index 55bfbc7..6c0fd76 100644
--- a/app/composables/useAuth.ts
+++ b/app/composables/useAuth.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,16 @@ export const useAuth = () => {
             baseURL: config.public.apiBase,
             credentials: 'include',
         })
-        await $api('/api/login', {method: 'POST', body: {email, password}})
+        await $api('/api/login', {
+                method: 'POST',
+                onResponseError({response}) {
+                    if (response.status === 401) {
+                        throw new Error('INVALID_CREDENTIALS')
+                    }
+                },
+                body: {email, password}
+            }
+        )
         window.location.href = '/lists'
     }
 
@@ -15,7 +24,16 @@ export const useAuth = () => {
             baseURL: config.public.apiBase,
             credentials: 'include',
         })
-        await $api('/api/register', {method: 'POST', body: {email, username}})
+        await $api('/api/register', {
+            method: 'POST',
+            onResponseError({response}) {
+                console.log("wat", response)
+                if (response.status === 422) {
+                    throw new Error(response._data.message)
+                }
+            },
+            body: {email, username}
+        })
         await navigateTo('/auth/login')
     }
 
diff --git a/app/pages/invitations/[token]/accept.vue b/app/pages/invitations/[token]/accept.vue
index c8bcafc..6a775aa 100644
--- a/app/pages/invitations/[token]/accept.vue
+++ b/app/pages/invitations/[token]/accept.vue
@@ -1,26 +1,19 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 
+import type {InviteStatus} from "~/types/invitation-status";
+
+definePageMeta({
+  layout: 'auth'
+})
 const route = useRoute();
 
 const token = route.params.token as string;
 let isAuthorized = ref(false);
 let isProcessed = ref(false);
 let failed = ref(false);
+let errorMessage = ref("An error occurred while accepting the request.");
 
-enum InviteStatusEnum {
-  PENDING = "pending",
-  ACCEPTED = "accepted",
-  DECLINED = "declined",
-  NOT_FOUND = "not_found",
-  FAILED = "failed",
-}
 
-type InviteStatus = {
-  message: string
-  status: InviteStatusEnum
-}
-
-// check if the email from the invite has an existing user
 const acceptInvitation = () => {
   $api<InviteStatus>(`/api/invitations/${token}/accept`, {
     method: "GET",
@@ -29,6 +22,9 @@ const acceptInvitation = () => {
         isAuthorized.value = false
         isProcessed.value = true
         return;
+      } else if (response.status === 404) {
+        errorMessage.value = "Invitation not found."
+        isProcessed.value = true
       }
 
       failed.value = true;
@@ -43,20 +39,48 @@ acceptInvitation();
 </script>
 
 <template>
+  <div class="content">
+    <div v-if="!isAuthorized && !isProcessed  && !failed">
+      <span class="status-message">Checking your invitation...</span>
+    </div>
+    <div v-else-if="!isAuthorized && isProcessed && !failed" class="auth-message">
+      <span>You'll need to <NuxtLink class="link" to="/auth/login">log in</NuxtLink> or
+      <NuxtLink class="link" to="/auth/register">create an account</NuxtLink> to view this list.</span>
+      <span>If you're creating a new account, be sure to use the email address where you received this invitation.</span>
+    </div>
 
-  <div v-if="!isAuthorized && !isProcessed  && !failed">
-    <span>Processing...</span>
-  </div>
-  <div v-else-if="!isAuthorized && isProcessed && !failed">
-    <span>You need to <NuxtLink to="/auth/login">log in</NuxtLink> or <NuxtLink
-        to="/auth/register">create an account</NuxtLink></span>
-  </div>
-
-  <div v-show="failed">
-    <span>An error occurred while accepting the request.</span>
+    <div v-show="failed">
+      <span>{{ errorMessage }}</span>
+    </div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
+.auth-message {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+}
+
+.content {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
+  height: 50vh;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  font-size: 1.5rem;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.link {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+  color: #007bff;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.link:hover {
+  color: #0056b3;
+}
 
 </style>
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diff --git a/app/types/invitation-status.ts b/app/types/invitation-status.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..496e463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/types/invitation-status.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+export enum InviteStatusEnum {
+    PENDING = "pending",
+    ACCEPTED = "accepted",
+    DECLINED = "declined",
+    NOT_FOUND = "not_found",
+    FAILED = "failed",
+}
+
+export type InviteStatus = {
+    message: string
+    status: InviteStatusEnum
+}
+