diff --git a/src/firebolt/client/auth/request_auth_base.py b/src/firebolt/client/auth/request_auth_base.py
index 6e013badb51..434ac831b0d 100644
--- a/src/firebolt/client/auth/request_auth_base.py
+++ b/src/firebolt/client/auth/request_auth_base.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from time import time
 from typing import Generator
 
-from httpx import Request, Response
+from httpx import HTTPStatusError, Request, Response
 
 from firebolt.client.auth.base import Auth
 from firebolt.client.constants import _REQUEST_ERRORS
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
 from firebolt.utils.usage_tracker import get_user_agent_header
 
 
+def get_auth_error(e: HTTPStatusError) -> str:
+    error_description = ""
+    if e.response.headers.get("content-type", "").lower() == "application/json":
+        error_description = e.response.json().get("error_description")
+    return error_description
+
+
 class _RequestBasedAuth(Auth):
     """Base abstract class for http request based authentication."""
 
@@ -54,4 +61,8 @@ def get_new_token_generator(self) -> Generator[Request, Response, None]:
             self._expires = int(time()) + int(parsed["expires_in"])
 
         except _REQUEST_ERRORS as e:
-            raise AuthenticationError(repr(e)) from e
+            error_text = repr(e)
+            if isinstance(e, HTTPStatusError):
+                client_friendly_error = get_auth_error(e)
+                error_text = client_friendly_error or error_text
+            raise AuthenticationError(error_text) from e
diff --git a/tests/unit/client/auth/test_request_auth.py b/tests/unit/client/auth/test_request_auth.py
index d0e4ef87e54..8dc80aad255 100644
--- a/tests/unit/client/auth/test_request_auth.py
+++ b/tests/unit/client/auth/test_request_auth.py
@@ -73,6 +73,24 @@ def http_error(*args, **kwargs):
         assert "Bad Request" in errmsg, "Invalid authentication error message"
         httpx_mock.reset(True)
 
+        # Username/password error
+        httpx_mock.add_response(
+            status_code=codes.FORBIDDEN,
+            headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+            json={
+                "error": "invalid_grant",
+                "error_description": "Wrong email or password.",
+            },
+        )
+        with pytest.raises(AuthenticationError) as excinfo:
+            execute_generator_requests(auth.get_new_token_generator(), api_endpoint)
+
+        errmsg = str(excinfo.value)
+        assert (
+            "Wrong email or password." in errmsg
+        ), "Invalid authentication error message"
+        httpx_mock.reset(True)
+
         # Firebolt api error
         httpx_mock.add_response(
             status_code=codes.OK, json={"error": "", "message": "firebolt"}