diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/login.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/login.py
index 6888d4718..4dfc723b5 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/login.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/login.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ async def login_to_get_access_token(
     try:
         user = authenticate_user(form_data.username, form_data.password, db)
     except Exception as exc:
+        if isinstance(exc, HTTPException):
+            raise exc
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             detail=str(exc),