diff --git a/app/Import/Configuration/SpectreConfigurator.php b/app/Import/Configuration/SpectreConfigurator.php
index 126e964601..b6ad288491 100644
--- a/app/Import/Configuration/SpectreConfigurator.php
+++ b/app/Import/Configuration/SpectreConfigurator.php
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class SpectreConfigurator implements ConfiguratorInterface
         switch ($stage) {
             case 'has-token':
                 // redirect to Spectre.
+                Log::info('User is being redirected to Spectre.');
                 return 'import.spectre.redirect';
                 break;
             case 'have-accounts':
diff --git a/app/Import/Routine/SpectreRoutine.php b/app/Import/Routine/SpectreRoutine.php
index fe41577046..2327dcebd4 100644
--- a/app/Import/Routine/SpectreRoutine.php
+++ b/app/Import/Routine/SpectreRoutine.php
@@ -315,7 +315,12 @@ class SpectreRoutine implements RoutineInterface
             }
         }
         if (is_null($final)) {
-            throw new FireflyException('No valid login attempt found.');
+            Log::error('Could not find a valid login for this user.');
+            $this->repository->addError($this->job, 0, 'Spectre connection failed. Did you use invalid credentials, press Cancel or failed the 2FA challenge?');
+            $this->repository->setTotalSteps($this->job, 1);
+            $this->repository->setStepsDone($this->job, 1);
+            $this->repository->setStatus($this->job,'error');
+            return;
         }
 
         // add some steps done
@@ -457,6 +462,7 @@ class SpectreRoutine implements RoutineInterface
         // update job:
         $this->job->status = 'finished';
         $this->job->save();
+
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Repositories/ImportJob/ImportJobRepository.php b/app/Repositories/ImportJob/ImportJobRepository.php
index 21d2156b13..dfc2d56fca 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/ImportJob/ImportJobRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/ImportJob/ImportJobRepository.php
@@ -42,6 +42,20 @@ class ImportJobRepository implements ImportJobRepositoryInterface
     /** @var User */
     private $user;
 
+    /**
+     * @param ImportJob $job
+     * @param int       $index
+     * @param string    $error
+     *
+     * @return ImportJob
+     */
+    public function addError(ImportJob $job, int $index, string $error): ImportJob
+    {
+        $job->addError($index, $error);
+
+        return $job;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param ImportJob $job
      * @param int       $steps
@@ -277,6 +291,46 @@ class ImportJobRepository implements ImportJobRepositoryInterface
         return $job;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param ImportJob $job
+     * @param string    $status
+     *
+     * @return ImportJob
+     */
+    public function setStatus(ImportJob $job, string $status): ImportJob
+    {
+        $job->status = $status;
+        $job->save();
+
+        return $job;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param ImportJob $job
+     * @param int       $count
+     *
+     * @return ImportJob
+     */
+    public function setStepsDone(ImportJob $job, int $steps): ImportJob
+    {
+        $job->setStepsDone($steps);
+
+        return $job;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param ImportJob $job
+     * @param int       $count
+     *
+     * @return ImportJob
+     */
+    public function setTotalSteps(ImportJob $job, int $count): ImportJob
+    {
+        $job->setTotalSteps($count);
+
+        return $job;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param User $user
      */
@@ -311,30 +365,4 @@ class ImportJobRepository implements ImportJobRepositoryInterface
     {
         return $job->uploadFileContents();
     }
-
-    /**
-     * @param ImportJob $job
-     * @param int       $count
-     *
-     * @return ImportJob
-     */
-    public function setStepsDone(ImportJob $job, int $steps): ImportJob
-    {
-        $job->setStepsDone($steps);
-
-        return $job;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param ImportJob $job
-     * @param int       $count
-     *
-     * @return ImportJob
-     */
-    public function setTotalSteps(ImportJob $job, int $count): ImportJob
-    {
-        $job->setTotalSteps($count);
-
-        return $job;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Repositories/ImportJob/ImportJobRepositoryInterface.php b/app/Repositories/ImportJob/ImportJobRepositoryInterface.php
index 1834901226..ac37ee0369 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/ImportJob/ImportJobRepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/ImportJob/ImportJobRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile;
 interface ImportJobRepositoryInterface
 {
 
+    /**
+     * @param ImportJob $job
+     * @param int       $index
+     * @param string    $error
+     *
+     * @return ImportJob
+     */
+    public function addError(ImportJob $job, int $index, string $error): ImportJob;
+
     /**
      * @param ImportJob $job
      * @param int       $steps
@@ -113,6 +122,14 @@ interface ImportJobRepositoryInterface
      */
     public function setExtendedStatus(ImportJob $job, array $array): ImportJob;
 
+    /**
+     * @param ImportJob $job
+     * @param string    $status
+     *
+     * @return ImportJob
+     */
+    public function setStatus(ImportJob $job, string $status): ImportJob;
+
     /**
      * @param ImportJob $job
      * @param int       $count
diff --git a/public/js/ff/import/status.js b/public/js/ff/import/status.js
index fc65d88ace..77a4b25d80 100644
--- a/public/js/ff/import/status.js
+++ b/public/js/ff/import/status.js
@@ -118,13 +118,12 @@ function reportOnJobStatus(data) {
             // show text:
             $('#import-status-more-info').html(data.finishedText);
             break;
-        case "errored":
-            // TODO this view is not yet used.
+        case "error":
             // hide all possible boxes:
             $('.statusbox').hide();
 
             // fill in some details:
-            var errorMessage = data.error_message;
+            var errorMessage = data.errors.join(", ");
 
             $('.fatal_error_txt').text(errorMessage);