diff --git a/src/accounts/spotify/SpotifyAccountConfig.cpp b/src/accounts/spotify/SpotifyAccountConfig.cpp
index 571012a72..2b2ffbd2f 100644
--- a/src/accounts/spotify/SpotifyAccountConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/accounts/spotify/SpotifyAccountConfig.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,15 @@ SpotifyAccountConfig::verifyLogin()
 
 void
 SpotifyAccountConfig::resetVerifyButton()
+{
+    m_ui->verifyCreds->setText( tr( "Failed!" ) );
+    m_ui->verifyCreds->setEnabled( true );
+    m_ui->verifyCreds->setToolTip( tr( "No response from Spotify, bad credentials likely." ) );
+}
+
+
+void
+SpotifyAccountConfig::clearVerifyButton()
 {
     m_ui->verifyCreds->setText( tr( "Verify" ) );
     m_ui->verifyCreds->setEnabled( true );
diff --git a/src/accounts/spotify/SpotifyAccountConfig.h b/src/accounts/spotify/SpotifyAccountConfig.h
index 3afcabdcf..3cb0af944 100644
--- a/src/accounts/spotify/SpotifyAccountConfig.h
+++ b/src/accounts/spotify/SpotifyAccountConfig.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public slots:
 private slots:
     void verifyLogin();
     void resetVerifyButton();
+    void clearVerifyButton();
 
 private:
     Ui::SpotifyConfig* m_ui;