diff --git a/webapp/web/css/vitro.css b/webapp/web/css/vitro.css
index 22d0d0232..f019dccf5 100644
--- a/webapp/web/css/vitro.css
+++ b/webapp/web/css/vitro.css
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ User feedback
     font-size: 0.9em;
     line-height: 30px;
 }
+#error-alert p.login-alert {
+    padding-top: 0px;
+}
 #confirmation-alert {
     color: #169f43;
     padding: 0px;
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl
index 81c1302f8..a82a88ddd 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
        
         <#if errorMessage??>
             <section id="error-alert" role="alert"><img src="${urls.images}/iconAlert.png" alert="Error alert icon" />
-                <p>${errorMessage}</p>
+                <p class="login-alert">${errorMessage}</p>
             </section>
         </#if>