diff --git a/server/api/jellyfin.ts b/server/api/jellyfin.ts
index cd7fb1cf..c4129e4c 100644
--- a/server/api/jellyfin.ts
+++ b/server/api/jellyfin.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,11 @@ class JellyfinAPI {
       );
       return account.data;
     } catch (e) {
-      throw new Error('Unauthorized');
+      if (e.code === 'ECONNREFUSED') {
+        throw new Error('Connection_refused');
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('Unauthorized');
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/server/routes/auth.ts b/server/routes/auth.ts
index c20b4a5f..82c75b8f 100644
--- a/server/routes/auth.ts
+++ b/server/routes/auth.ts
@@ -443,6 +443,14 @@ authRoutes.post('/jellyfin', async (req, res, next) => {
         status: 406,
         message: 'CREDENTIAL_ERROR_NO_SERVER_TYPE',
       });
+    } else if (e.message === 'Connection_refused') {
+      logger.error(`Unable to connect to Jellyfin server at ${body.hostname}`, {
+        label: 'Auth',
+      });
+      return next({
+        status: 503,
+        message: 'CONNECTION_REFUSED',
+      });
     } else {
       logger.error(e.message, { label: 'Auth' });
       return next({
diff --git a/src/components/Login/JellyfinLogin.tsx b/src/components/Login/JellyfinLogin.tsx
index e5c01d6e..18faeee6 100644
--- a/src/components/Login/JellyfinLogin.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Login/JellyfinLogin.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   loginerror: 'Something went wrong while trying to sign in.',
   adminerror: 'You must use an admin account to sign in.',
   credentialerror: 'The username or password is incorrect.',
+  connectionrefusederror: 'Unable to connect to {mediaServerName} server.',
   signingin: 'Signing in…',
   signin: 'Sign In',
   initialsigningin: 'Connecting…',
@@ -97,7 +98,10 @@ const JellyfinLogin: React.FC<JellyfinLoginProps> = ({
                   ? messages.credentialerror
                   : e.message == 'Request failed with status code 403'
                   ? messages.adminerror
-                  : messages.loginerror
+                  : e.message == 'Request failed with status code 503'
+                  ? messages.connectionrefusederror
+                  : messages.loginerror,
+                mediaServerFormatValues
               ),
               {
                 autoDismiss: true,