diff --git a/src/routes/(admin-panel)/login/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/(admin-panel)/login/+page.server.ts
index ddad0d6..4ef2eb2 100644
--- a/src/routes/(admin-panel)/login/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/(admin-panel)/login/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { redirect } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { HttpError, redirect } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import type { Actions, PageServerLoad } from './$types';
 import { APIError } from '$lib/api/request';
 import { getLoggedInUser, login, logout } from '$lib/api/auth';
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export const actions = {
 
 		try {
 			await login(cookies, username, password);
-			throw redirect(302, url.searchParams.get('then') || '/admin');
 		} catch (e) {
 			if (e instanceof APIError) {
 				switch (e.code) {
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ export const actions = {
 			}
 			return { error: 'unknown internal error' };
 		}
+		throw redirect(302, url.searchParams.get('then') || '/admin');
 	},
 	logout: async ({ url, cookies }) => {
 		await logout(cookies);