diff --git a/backend-php/include/inc.php b/backend-php/include/inc.php
index e0f56f6..690a93a 100644
--- a/backend-php/include/inc.php
+++ b/backend-php/include/inc.php
@@ -807,18 +807,18 @@ function authenticated() {
             global $LANG;
             if (!isset($_POST["usr"])) die($LANG["username_required"]);
             requirePOST("pwd", "usr");
-            if (file_exists(getConfig("htpasswd_path"))) {
-                $file = fopen(getConfig("htpasswd_path"), "r");
-                $authed = false;
-                while (($line = fgets($file)) !== false && !$authed) {
-                    $creds = explode(":", trim($line));
-                    if ($creds[0] == $_POST["usr"]) {
-                        $authed = password_verify($_POST["pwd"], $creds[1]);
-                    }
+            // Jump out if we cannot find the htpasswd file.
+            if (!file_exists(getConfig("htpasswd_path"))) die($LANG["cannot_find_password_file"]);
+            $file = fopen(getConfig("htpasswd_path"), "r");
+            $authed = false;
+            while (($line = fgets($file)) !== false && !$authed) {
+                $creds = explode(":", trim($line));
+                if ($creds[0] == $_POST["usr"]) {
+                    $authed = password_verify($_POST["pwd"], $creds[1]);
                 }
-                fclose($file);
-                return $authed;
             }
+            fclose($file);
+            return $authed;
 
         case LDAP:
             // LDAP-based authentication.
diff --git a/backend-php/include/lang/ca/texts.php b/backend-php/include/lang/ca/texts.php
index af669bb..df8ecfb 100644
--- a/backend-php/include/lang/ca/texts.php
+++ b/backend-php/include/lang/ca/texts.php
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@
 $LANG['no_redis_ext'] = 'No hi ha habilitada cap extensió redis compatible (redis) a la vostra configuració PHP!';
 $LANG['no_memcached_ext'] = 'No hi ha habilitada cap extensió confidencial (memcache o memcached) a la configuració de PHP!';
 $LANG['config_missing'] = 'No es pot trobar config.php!';
+$LANG['cannot_find_password_file'] = 'No es troba el fitxer de contrasenya!';
diff --git a/backend-php/include/lang/de/texts.php b/backend-php/include/lang/de/texts.php
index fe1b3be..1b950cc 100644
--- a/backend-php/include/lang/de/texts.php
+++ b/backend-php/include/lang/de/texts.php
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
 $LANG['ldap_connection_failed'] = 'Fehler beim Verbinden zum LDAP Server!';
 $LANG['ldap_config_error'] = 'LDAP-Verbindungsparameter konnten nicht eingestellt werden!';
 $LANG['ldap_extension_missing'] = 'Die LDAP Erweiterung ist in der PHP config nicht aktiviert!';
+$LANG['cannot_find_password_file'] = 'Kennwortdatei kann nicht gefunden werden!';
diff --git a/backend-php/include/lang/en/texts.php b/backend-php/include/lang/en/texts.php
index 817116a..7bb4b53 100644
--- a/backend-php/include/lang/en/texts.php
+++ b/backend-php/include/lang/en/texts.php
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
 $LANG['ldap_search_failed'] = 'Failed to look up user on the LDAP server!';
 $LANG['ldap_user_unauthorized'] = 'User not found, not authorized, or incorrect password!';
 $LANG['ldap_search_ambiguous'] = 'Matched multiple users - the LDAP filter is too broad!';
+$LANG['cannot_find_password_file'] = 'Cannot find password file!';
diff --git a/backend-php/include/lang/eu/texts.php b/backend-php/include/lang/eu/texts.php
index 1891f6f..e450f7d 100644
--- a/backend-php/include/lang/eu/texts.php
+++ b/backend-php/include/lang/eu/texts.php
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 $LANG['group_pin_invalid'] = 'Baliogabeko talde PIN-a!';
 $LANG['session_invalid'] = 'Saio baliogabea!';
 $LANG['location_invalid'] = 'Kokaleku baliogabea!';
+$LANG['cannot_find_password_file'] = 'Ezin da pasahitz fitxategia aurkitu!';
diff --git a/backend-php/include/lang/fr/texts.php b/backend-php/include/lang/fr/texts.php
index c4bf08d..30df662 100644
--- a/backend-php/include/lang/fr/texts.php
+++ b/backend-php/include/lang/fr/texts.php
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
 $LANG['e2e_adoption_not_allowed'] = 'Ce partage est protégé par un mot de passe et ne peut pas être adopté !';
 $LANG['group_e2e_unsupported'] = 'Les partages de groupe ne peuvent pas être protégés par un mot de passe !';
 $LANG['username_required'] = 'Nom d\'utilisateur requis !';
+$LANG['cannot_find_password_file'] = 'Impossible de trouver le fichier de mot de passe !';
diff --git a/backend-php/include/lang/it/texts.php b/backend-php/include/lang/it/texts.php
index 52c4cfb..25e8fc5 100644
--- a/backend-php/include/lang/it/texts.php
+++ b/backend-php/include/lang/it/texts.php
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
 $LANG['no_redis_ext'] = 'Nessuna estensione compatibile con redi (redi) è attiva nella tua configurazione PHP!';
 $LANG['no_memcached_ext'] = 'Nessuna estensione compatibile con memcached (memecache o memecached) è attiva nella tua configurazione PHP!';
 $LANG['config_missing'] = 'Impossibile trovare config.php!';
+$LANG['cannot_find_password_file'] = 'Impossibile trovare il file della password!';
diff --git a/backend-php/include/lang/nl/texts.php b/backend-php/include/lang/nl/texts.php
index c9add8d..03c417e 100644
--- a/backend-php/include/lang/nl/texts.php
+++ b/backend-php/include/lang/nl/texts.php
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
 $LANG['ldap_connection_failed'] = 'Kan geen verbinding maken met de LDAP server!';
 $LANG['ldap_config_error'] = 'Niet gelukt om LDAP connectieparameters in te stellen!';
 $LANG['ldap_extension_missing'] = 'De LDAP extensie is niet actief in uw PHP configuratie!';
+$LANG['cannot_find_password_file'] = 'Kan geen wachtwoordbestand vinden!';
diff --git a/backend-php/include/lang/nn/texts.php b/backend-php/include/lang/nn/texts.php
index ee1c56a..9108cb9 100644
--- a/backend-php/include/lang/nn/texts.php
+++ b/backend-php/include/lang/nn/texts.php
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
 $LANG['ldap_connection_failed'] = 'Kunne ikkje kopla til LDAP-serveren!';
 $LANG['ldap_config_error'] = 'Kunne ikkje setja LDAP-tilkoplingsparametrar!';
 $LANG['ldap_extension_missing'] = 'ldap-utvidinga er ikkje aktivert i PHP-konfigurasjonen din!';
+$LANG['cannot_find_password_file'] = 'Kan ikke finne passordfil!';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend-php/include/lang/pl/texts.php b/backend-php/include/lang/pl/texts.php
index eb658b9..c4ecb45 100644
--- a/backend-php/include/lang/pl/texts.php
+++ b/backend-php/include/lang/pl/texts.php
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
 $LANG['session_expired'] = 'Sesja wygasła!';
 $LANG['invalid_storage'] = 'Ustawiłeś niepoprawny storage_backend w Hauk!';
 $LANG['config_missing'] = 'Nie można odnaleźć pliku config.php!';
+$LANG['cannot_find_password_file'] = 'Nie można znaleźć pliku hasła!';
diff --git a/backend-php/include/lang/ro/texts.php b/backend-php/include/lang/ro/texts.php
index 954017b..6af105a 100644
--- a/backend-php/include/lang/ro/texts.php
+++ b/backend-php/include/lang/ro/texts.php
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
 $LANG['ldap_connection_failed'] = 'Nu s-a putut face conexiunea cu serverul LDAP!';
 $LANG['ldap_config_error'] = 'Nu s-au putut seta parametrii conexiunii LDAP!';
 $LANG['ldap_extension_missing'] = 'Extensia ldap nu este activată în configurația PHP!';
+$LANG['cannot_find_password_file'] = 'Nu pot găsi fișierul de parolă!';
diff --git a/backend-php/include/lang/ru/texts.php b/backend-php/include/lang/ru/texts.php
index 8846c7b..e7d9e22 100644
--- a/backend-php/include/lang/ru/texts.php
+++ b/backend-php/include/lang/ru/texts.php
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 $LANG['no_redis_ext'] = 'Нет включенных совместимых расширений redis в вашей конфигурации PHP!';
 $LANG['no_memcached_ext'] = 'Нет включенных совместимых расширений в вашей конфигурации PHP (memcache or memcached)!';
 $LANG['config_missing'] = 'Не могу найти config.php!';
+$LANG['cannot_find_password_file'] = 'Не удается найти файл пароля';
diff --git a/backend-php/include/lang/tr/texts.php b/backend-php/include/lang/tr/texts.php
index 87d8852..fa486b5 100644
--- a/backend-php/include/lang/tr/texts.php
+++ b/backend-php/include/lang/tr/texts.php
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
 $LANG['incorrect_password'] = 'Hatalı parola!';
 $LANG['session_expired'] = 'Oturum süresi doldu!';
 $LANG['config_missing'] = 'config.php bulunamıyor!';
+$LANG['cannot_find_password_file'] = 'Şifre dosyasını bulamıyor';
diff --git a/backend-php/include/lang/uk/texts.php b/backend-php/include/lang/uk/texts.php
index fe70916..e645afb 100644
--- a/backend-php/include/lang/uk/texts.php
+++ b/backend-php/include/lang/uk/texts.php
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 $LANG['session_invalid'] = 'Недійсний сеанс!';
 $LANG['location_invalid'] = 'Недійсне місцезнаходження!';
 $LANG['config_missing'] = 'Не можу знайти config.php!';
+$LANG['cannot_find_password_file'] = 'Не вдається знайти файл пароля';