diff --git a/auth-routes.lisp b/auth-routes.lisp
index 6aa5aec..8810a41 100644
--- a/auth-routes.lisp
+++ b/auth-routes.lisp
@@ -33,12 +33,16 @@
                     (format t "Session error: ~a~%" e)
                     "Login successful but session error occurred")))
               ;; Login failed - show form with error
-              (render-template-with-plist "login"
-               :title "Asteroid Radio - Login"
-               :error-message "Invalid username or password"
-               :display-error "display: block;")))
+              (progn
+                (format t "Login unsuccessful for user: ~a~%" username)
+                (clip:process-to-string
+                 (load-template "login")
+                 :title "Asteroid Radio - Login"
+                 :error-message "Invalid username or password"
+                 :display-error "display: block;"))))
         ;; Show login form (no POST data)
-        (render-template-with-plist "login"
+        (clip:process-to-string
+         (load-template "login")
          :title "Asteroid Radio - Login"
          :error-message ""
          :display-error "display: none;"))))
diff --git a/template/login.ctml b/template/login.ctml
index 4eb9d49..3dadc34 100644
--- a/template/login.ctml
+++ b/template/login.ctml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
     <div class="auth-container">
       <div class="auth-form">
         <h2>System Access</h2>
-        <div class="message error" data-attr="style" data-attr-value="display-error" style="display: none;">
-          <span data-text="error-message">Invalid username or password</span>
+        <div class="message error" lquery="(attr :style display-error)" style="display: none;">
+          <span data-text="error-message" lquery="(text error-message)">Invalid username or password</span>
         </div>
         <form method="post" action="/asteroid/login">
           <div class="form-group">