diff --git a/front/API.ts b/front/API.ts
index e561790..ea25133 100644
--- a/front/API.ts
+++ b/front/API.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import User from "./models/User";
 import Constants from "expo-constants";
 import store from "./state/Store";
 import { Platform } from "react-native";
+import { en } from "./i18n/Translations";
 
 type AuthenticationInput = { username: string; password: string };
 type RegistrationInput = AuthenticationInput & { email: string };
@@ -22,8 +23,23 @@ type FetchParams = {
 	raw?: true;
 };
 
-const dummyIllustrations =
-[
+// This Exception is intended to cover all business logic errors (invalid credentials, couldn't find a song, etc.)
+// technical errors (network, server, etc.) should be handled as standard Error exceptions
+// it helps to filter errors in the catch block, APIErrors messages should
+// be safe to use in combination with the i18n library
+export class APIError extends Error {
+	constructor(
+		message: string,
+		public status: number,
+		// Set the message to the correct error this is a placeholder 
+		// when the error is only used internally (middleman)
+		public userMessage : keyof typeof en = "unknownError"
+	) {
+		super(message);
+	}
+}
+
+const dummyIllustrations = [
 	"https://i.discogs.com/syRCX8NaLwK2SMk8X6TVU_DWc8RRqE4b-tebAQ6kVH4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTgyNTQz/OC0xNjE3ODE0NDI2/LTU1MjUuanBlZw.jpeg",
 	"https://folkr.fr/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dua-lipa-folkr-2017-cover-04.jpg",
 	"https://folkr.fr/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dua-lipa-folkr-2017-cover-03.jpg",
@@ -56,16 +72,20 @@ export default class API {
 				header,
 			body: JSON.stringify(params.body),
 			method: params.method ?? "GET",
+		}).catch(() => {
+			throw new Error("Error while fetching API: " + baseAPIUrl);
 		});
 		if (params.raw) {
 			return response.arrayBuffer();
 		}
 		const body = await response.text();
-
 		try {
 			const jsonResponse = body.length != 0 ? JSON.parse(body) : {};
 			if (!response.ok) {
-				throw new Error(jsonResponse.error ?? response.statusText);
+				throw new APIError(
+					jsonResponse ?? response.statusText,
+					response.status
+				);
 			}
 			return jsonResponse;
 		} catch (e) {
@@ -82,7 +102,14 @@ export default class API {
 			route: "/auth/login",
 			body: authenticationInput,
 			method: "POST",
-		}).then((responseBody) => responseBody.access_token);
+		})
+			.then((responseBody) => responseBody.access_token)
+			.catch((e) => {
+				if (!(e instanceof APIError)) throw e;
+
+				if (e.status == 401) throw new APIError("invalidCredentials", 401, "invalidCredentials");
+				throw e;
+			});
 	}
 	/**
 	 * Create a new user profile, with an email and a password
diff --git a/front/i18n/Translations.ts b/front/i18n/Translations.ts
index 765afe8..8efe6da 100644
--- a/front/i18n/Translations.ts
+++ b/front/i18n/Translations.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export const en = {
 	forgottenPassword: 'Forgotten password',
 
 	partition: 'Partition',
+	unknownError: 'Unknown error',
 };
 
 export const fr: typeof en = {
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ export const fr: typeof en = {
 	forgottenPassword: "Mot de passe oublié",
 
 	partition: 'Partition',
+	unknownError: 'Erreur inconnue',
 };
 
 export const sp: typeof en = {
@@ -277,4 +279,5 @@ export const sp: typeof en = {
 	repeatPassword: 'Répéter le mot de passe',
 
 	partition: 'Partition',
+	unknownError: 'Error desconocido',
 };
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diff --git a/front/views/AuthenticationView.tsx b/front/views/AuthenticationView.tsx
index 2d64434..92109a8 100644
--- a/front/views/AuthenticationView.tsx
+++ b/front/views/AuthenticationView.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { useDispatch } from '../state/Store';
 import { Translate, translate } from "../i18n/i18n";
-import API from "../API";
+import API, { APIError } from "../API";
 import { setAccessToken } from "../state/UserSlice";
 import { Center, Button, Text } from 'native-base';
 import SigninForm from "../components/forms/signinform";
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ const hanldeSignin = async (username: string, password: string, apiSetter: (acce
 		apiSetter(apiAccess);
 		return translate("loggedIn");
 	} catch (error) {
-		return "Username or password incorrect";
+		if (error instanceof APIError) return translate(error.userMessage);
+		if (error instanceof Error) return error.message;
+		return "Unknown error";
 	}
 };