diff --git a/src/gui/login/LoginModel.cpp b/src/gui/login/LoginModel.cpp
index 5b70c2c17..5aa7e1e44 100644
--- a/src/gui/login/LoginModel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/login/LoginModel.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ void LoginModel::Login(string username, string password)
 		break;
 	case LoginError:
 		statusText = "Error: " + Client::Ref().GetLastError();
+		int banStart = statusText.find(". Ban expire in"); //TODO: temporary, remove this when the ban message is fixed
+		if (banStart != statusText.npos)
+			statusText.replace(banStart, 15, ". Login at http://powdertoy.co.uk in order to see the full ban reason. Ban expires in");
 		break;
 	}
 	notifyStatusChanged();
diff --git a/src/gui/login/LoginView.cpp b/src/gui/login/LoginView.cpp
index 8ebbeb5b9..e1e563067 100644
--- a/src/gui/login/LoginView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/login/LoginView.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ LoginView::LoginView():
 	targetSize = Size;
 	FocusComponent(usernameField);
 	
-	infoLabel->Appearance.HorizontalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignCentre;	infoLabel->Appearance.VerticalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignMiddle;
+	infoLabel->Appearance.HorizontalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignCentre;
+	infoLabel->Appearance.VerticalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignTop;
+	infoLabel->SetMultiline(true);
 	infoLabel->Visible = false;
 	AddComponent(infoLabel);
 	
@@ -56,14 +58,17 @@ LoginView::LoginView():
 	cancelButton->Appearance.VerticalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignMiddle;
 	cancelButton->SetActionCallback(new CancelAction(this));
 	AddComponent(titleLabel);
-	titleLabel->Appearance.HorizontalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignLeft;	titleLabel->Appearance.VerticalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignMiddle;
+	titleLabel->Appearance.HorizontalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignLeft;
+	titleLabel->Appearance.VerticalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignMiddle;
 	
 	AddComponent(usernameField);
 	usernameField->Appearance.icon = IconUsername;
-	usernameField->Appearance.HorizontalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignLeft;	usernameField->Appearance.VerticalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignMiddle;
+	usernameField->Appearance.HorizontalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignLeft;
+	usernameField->Appearance.VerticalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignMiddle;
 	AddComponent(passwordField);
 	passwordField->Appearance.icon = IconPassword;
-	passwordField->Appearance.HorizontalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignLeft;	passwordField->Appearance.VerticalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignMiddle;
+	passwordField->Appearance.HorizontalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignLeft;
+	passwordField->Appearance.VerticalAlign = ui::Appearance::AlignMiddle;
 	passwordField->SetHidden(true);
 }
 
@@ -87,12 +92,15 @@ void LoginView::OnTryExit(ExitMethod method)
 
 void LoginView::NotifyStatusChanged(LoginModel * sender)
 {
-	if(!infoLabel->GetText().length() && sender->GetStatusText().length())
+	if (infoLabel->Visible)
+		targetSize.Y -= infoLabel->Size.Y+2;
+	infoLabel->SetText(sender->GetStatusText());
+	infoLabel->AutoHeight();
+	if (sender->GetStatusText().length())
 	{
-		targetSize = Size+ui::Point(0, 18);
+		targetSize.Y += infoLabel->Size.Y+2;
 		infoLabel->Visible = true;
 	}
-	infoLabel->SetText(sender->GetStatusText());
 	if(sender->GetStatus())
 	{
 		c->Exit();