diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/server/errors.js b/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/server/errors.js
index 808ceb3a6..0f0653c19 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/server/errors.js
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/server/errors.js
@@ -22,4 +22,14 @@ class ErrLocalProfile extends TalkError {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = { ErrLocalProfile, ErrNoLocalProfile };
+// ErrIncorrectPassword is returned when the password passed was incorrect.
+class ErrIncorrectPassword extends TalkError {
+  constructor() {
+    super('Password was incorrect', {
+      translation_key: 'INCORRECT_PASSWORD',
+      status: 400,
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = { ErrLocalProfile, ErrNoLocalProfile, ErrIncorrectPassword };
diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/server/mutators.js b/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/server/mutators.js
index fb866b92c..cb34bed7a 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/server/mutators.js
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/server/mutators.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 const { ErrNotAuthorized, ErrNotFound, ErrEmailTaken } = require('errors');
-const { ErrNoLocalProfile, ErrLocalProfile } = require('./errors');
+const {
+  ErrNoLocalProfile,
+  ErrLocalProfile,
+  ErrIncorrectPassword,
+} = require('./errors');
 const { get } = require('lodash');
 const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs');
 
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@ async function updateUserEmailAddress(ctx, email, confirmPassword) {
 
   // Ensure that the password provided matches what we have on file.
   if (!await user.verifyPassword(confirmPassword)) {
-    throw new ErrNotAuthorized();
+    throw new ErrIncorrectPassword();
   }
 
   // Cleanup the email address.
diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/server/translations.yml b/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/server/translations.yml
index 7df3d7b88..d81de6c6d 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/server/translations.yml
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/server/translations.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ en:
   error:
     NO_LOCAL_PROFILE: No existing email address is associated with this account.
     LOCAL_PROFILE: An email address is already associated with this account.
+    INCORRECT_PASSWORD: Provided password was incorrect.