diff --git a/persistence/repositories/user_repo.py b/persistence/repositories/user_repo.py
index 6abda5bf..585628a9 100644
--- a/persistence/repositories/user_repo.py
+++ b/persistence/repositories/user_repo.py
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ class UserRepo(BaseRepo):
       if user:
         if Auth.check_password(password, user[0].password):
           return user
+        else:
+          return {'message': 'Wrong email/password combination'}
       return {'message': 'user not found'}
     except SQLAlchemyError as err:
       logger.error(f'Error while fetching user by email: {err}')