diff --git a/src/components/LoginForm.tsx b/src/components/LoginForm.tsx
index cbae6e4..d2f4cfe 100644
--- a/src/components/LoginForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LoginForm.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ export default function LoginForm(props: PropsType) {
     const fieldRequired = "This field is required!";
     if (!username) {
       errors.errorEmail = fieldRequired;
+    } else if (username.includes("@")) {
+      errors.errorEmail = "EteSync 2.0 account required (this looks like a 1.0 account).";
     }
     if (!password) {
       errors.errorPassword = fieldRequired;