diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9ae2e34..8e3e5b6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ extern crate fern;
 
 extern crate rand;
 
+use std::fs;
 use std::process;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::thread;
@@ -83,6 +84,31 @@ fn setup_logging(filename: &str) -> Result<(), fern::InitError> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn get_credentials(reset: bool) -> Credentials {
+    let path = config::config_path("credentials.toml");
+    if reset {
+        if fs::remove_file(&path).is_err() {
+            error!("could not delete credential file");
+        }
+    }
+
+    let creds =
+        ::config::load_or_generate_default(&path, authentication::create_credentials, true)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            eprintln!("{}", e);
+            process::exit(1);
+        });
+
+    #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
+    std::fs::set_permissions(path, std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt::from_mode(0o600))
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            eprintln!("{}", e);
+            process::exit(1);
+        });
+
+    creds
+}
+
 fn main() {
     let matches = App::new("ncspot")
         .version("0.1.0")
@@ -113,24 +139,11 @@ fn main() {
             })
     };
 
-    let credentials: Credentials = {
-        let path = config::config_path("credentials.toml");
-        let creds =
-            ::config::load_or_generate_default(&path, authentication::create_credentials, true)
-                .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-                    eprintln!("{}", e);
-                    process::exit(1);
-                });
+    let mut credentials = get_credentials(false);
 
-        #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
-        std::fs::set_permissions(path, std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt::from_mode(0o600))
-            .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-                eprintln!("{}", e);
-                process::exit(1);
-            });
-
-        creds
-    };
+    while !spotify::Spotify::test_credentials(credentials.clone()) {
+        credentials = get_credentials(true);
+    }
 
     let theme = theme::load(&cfg);
 
diff --git a/src/spotify.rs b/src/spotify.rs
index 233c029..7fc1d23 100644
--- a/src/spotify.rs
+++ b/src/spotify.rs
@@ -220,6 +220,17 @@ impl Spotify {
         spotify
     }
 
+    pub fn test_credentials(credentials: Credentials) -> bool {
+        let th = thread::spawn(|| {
+            let mut core = Core::new().unwrap();
+            let config = SessionConfig::default();
+            let handle = core.handle();
+
+            core.run(Session::connect(config, credentials, None, handle)).unwrap();
+        });
+        th.join().is_ok()
+    }
+
     fn create_session(core: &mut Core, credentials: Credentials) -> Session {
         let session_config = SessionConfig::default();
         let cache = Cache::new(config::cache_path("librespot"), true);