diff --git a/fet2020/authentications/authentications.py b/fet2020/authentications/authentications.py
index 7e36443d..37f8611a 100644
--- a/fet2020/authentications/authentications.py
+++ b/fet2020/authentications/authentications.py
@@ -10,29 +10,20 @@ def authentication(username, password):
     if password is None or password.strip() == "":
         return None
 
-    # username format
-    new_username = "uid={username},ou=user,dc=fet,dc=htu,dc=tuwien,dc=ac,dc=at"
-    userdn = new_username.format(username=username)
-
     server_uri = "ldap://juri.fet.htu.tuwien.ac.at"
     server = ldap3.Server(server_uri, port=389, use_ssl=True)
-
-    has_user = False
+    userdn = f"uid={username},ou=user,dc=fet,dc=htu,dc=tuwien,dc=ac,dc=at"
 
     try:
         conn = ldap3.Connection(server, user=userdn, password=password, auto_bind=True)
         conn.search("dc=fet,dc=htu,dc=tuwien,dc=ac,dc=at", "(objectclass=person)")
         for user in sorted(conn.entries):
-            if ("DN: uid=" + str(username.lower())) in str(user):
-                has_user = True
+            if f"DN: uid={username}" in str(user):
+                return username
     except LDAPBindError as e:
-        logger.info("Username does not exist. Error: {}".format(e))
-        username = None
+        logger.info(f"Username does not exist. Error: {e}")
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.info("Connection to server lost. Error: {}".format(e))
-        username = None
+        logger.info(f"Connection to server lost. Error: {e}")
 
-    if not has_user:
-        username = None
-
-    return username
+    logger.info(f"This username has been typed: '{username}'")
+    return None
diff --git a/fet2020/authentications/views.py b/fet2020/authentications/views.py
index b161a9e6..da6ac71f 100644
--- a/fet2020/authentications/views.py
+++ b/fet2020/authentications/views.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
-from django.contrib.auth import login, logout
 from django.contrib import messages
+from django.contrib.auth import login, logout
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
 
 from documents.etherpadlib import del_ep_cookie
-
 from .authentications import authentication
 from .decorators import unauthenticated_user, authenticated_user
 from .forms import LoginForm
@@ -13,12 +12,12 @@ from .forms import LoginForm
 @unauthenticated_user
 def loginPage(request):
     if request.method == "POST":
-        username = request.POST.get("username")
+        username = request.POST.get("username").lower()
         password = request.POST.get("password")
 
         auth_user = authentication(username, password)
 
-        if auth_user is not None:
+        if auth_user:
             try:
                 user = User.objects.get(username=auth_user.lower())
             except User.DoesNotExist:
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ def loginPage(request):
             except:
                 return redirect("home")
         else:
-            messages.info(request, "username or password is incorrect")
+            messages.error(request, "Anmeldung nicht erfolgreich. Bitte überprüfe Benutzername und Passwort.")
 
     form = LoginForm()
 
diff --git a/fet2020/templates/authentications/login.html b/fet2020/templates/authentications/login.html
index b917b7ca..b813fe11 100644
--- a/fet2020/templates/authentications/login.html
+++ b/fet2020/templates/authentications/login.html
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {% extends 'base.html' %}
 
-{% block title %}Login{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}Anmeldung{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
 	<!-- Main Content -->
 	<main class="container mx-auto w-full px-4 my-8 flex-grow flex flex-col">
-		<h1 class="page-title">Login für FET-Mitarbeiter</h1>
+		<h1 class="page-title">Anmeldung für FET-Mitarbeiter</h1>
 		<div class="w-full h-full flex-1 flex justify-center items-center">
 			<form action="" method="POST" class="sm:p-4 sm:w-3/5 md:w-1/2 lg:w-2/5 xl:w-1/3 2xl:w-1/4 grid grid-cols-1 gap-3 sm:gap-6">
                 {% csrf_token %}
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                 {% endfor %}
 
 				<label class="block">
-					<span class="text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200">Username</span>
+					<span class="text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200">Benutzername</span>
 					<input type="text" name="username" class="mt-1 block w-full rounded-md border-gray-300 dark:border-none shadow-sm focus:border-none focus:ring focus:ring-blue-200 dark:focus:ring-sky-700 focus:ring-opacity-50" required="required">
 				</label>
 				<label class="block">