diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index b6ca4b7d6..499f4bd6a 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ home = Home
 dashboard = Dashboard
 explore = Explore
 help = Help
-auth_link_signup_tab = Register New Account
-auth_link_signup_title = Add Email and Password (for Account Recovery)
-auth_link_signup_submit = Complete Account
-auth_link_signin_tab = Link to Existing Account
-auth_link_signin_title = Sign In to Authorize Linked Account
-auth_link_signin_submit = Link Account
 sign_in = Sign In
 sign_in_with = Sign In With
 sign_out = Sign Out
@@ -235,6 +229,12 @@ twofa_passcode_incorrect = Your passcode is incorrect. If you misplaced your dev
 twofa_scratch_token_incorrect = Your scratch code is incorrect.
 login_userpass = Sign In
 login_openid = OpenID
+oauth_signup_tab = Register New Account
+oauth_signup_title = Add Email and Password (for Account Recovery)
+oauth_signup_submit = Complete Account
+oauth_signin_tab = Link to Existing Account
+oauth_signin_title = Sign In to Authorize Linked Account
+oauth_signin_submit = Link Account
 openid_connect_submit = Connect
 openid_connect_title = Connect to an existing account
 openid_connect_desc = The chosen OpenID URI is unknown. Associate it with a new account here.
diff --git a/routers/user/auth.go b/routers/user/auth.go
index 8ac30f678..239d9b8e7 100644
--- a/routers/user/auth.go
+++ b/routers/user/auth.go
@@ -669,16 +669,18 @@ func LinkAccount(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["user_name"] = uname
 	ctx.Data["email"] = email
 
-	if "" != uname {
-		u, _ := models.GetUserByName(uname)
-		if u != nil {
-			ctx.Data["user_name_exists"] = "true"
-		}
-	}
-	if "" != email {
+	if len(email) != 0 {
+		// ignoring the "user not found" error
 		u, _ := models.GetUserByEmail(email)
 		if u != nil {
-			ctx.Data["email_exists"] = "true"
+			ctx.Data["user_exists"] = true
+		}
+	} else if len(uname) != 0 {
+		// ignoring the "user not found" error
+		u, _ := models.GetUserByName(uname)
+		fmt.Println("Error retrieving username:", err)
+		if u != nil {
+			ctx.Data["user_exists"] = true
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/templates/user/auth/link_account.tmpl b/templates/user/auth/link_account.tmpl
index 9edec4435..339ca855d 100644
--- a/templates/user/auth/link_account.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/auth/link_account.tmpl
@@ -6,21 +6,21 @@
 
 			<div class="ui tabular menu">
 				<!-- TODO handle .ShowRegistrationButton once other login bugs are fixed -->
-				<div class="item {{if not (or .user_name_exists .email_exists)}}active{{end}}"
+				<div class="item {{if not .user_exists}}active{{end}}"
 					data-tab="auth-link-signup-tab">
-					{{.i18n.Tr "auth_link_signup_tab"}}
+					{{.i18n.Tr "auth.oauth_signup_tab"}}
 				</div>
-				<div class="item {{if or .user_name_exists .email_exists}}active{{end}}"
+				<div class="item {{if .user_exists}}active{{end}}"
 					data-tab="auth-link-signin-tab">
-					{{.i18n.Tr "auth_link_signin_tab"}}
+					{{.i18n.Tr "auth.oauth_signin_tab"}}
 				</div>
 			</div>
 			
-			<div class="ui tab {{if not (or .user_name_exists .email_exists)}}active{{end}}"
+			<div class="ui tab {{if not .user_exists}}active{{end}}"
 				data-tab="auth-link-signup-tab">
 				{{template "user/auth/signup_inner" .}}
 			</div>
-			<div class="ui tab {{if or .user_name_exists .email_exists}}active{{end}}"
+			<div class="ui tab {{if .user_exists}}active{{end}}"
 				data-tab="auth-link-signin-tab">
 				<div class="ui user signin container icon">
 					{{template "user/auth/signin_inner" .}}
diff --git a/templates/user/auth/signin_inner.tmpl b/templates/user/auth/signin_inner.tmpl
index a3da19ea7..bf1cc055f 100644
--- a/templates/user/auth/signin_inner.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/auth/signin_inner.tmpl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 		{{end}}
 		<h4 class="ui top attached header center">
 			{{if .LinkAccountMode}}
-				{{.i18n.Tr "auth_link_signin_title"}}
+				{{.i18n.Tr "auth.oauth_signin_title"}}
 			{{else}}
 				{{.i18n.Tr "auth.login_userpass"}}
 			{{end}}
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 				<label></label>
 				<button class="ui green button">
 					{{if .LinkAccountMode}}
-						{{.i18n.Tr "auth_link_signin_submit"}}
+						{{.i18n.Tr "auth.oauth_signin_submit"}}
 					{{else}}
 						{{.i18n.Tr "sign_in"}}
 					{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/user/auth/signup_inner.tmpl b/templates/user/auth/signup_inner.tmpl
index 793e916e8..25b50dad8 100644
--- a/templates/user/auth/signup_inner.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/auth/signup_inner.tmpl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 				{{.CsrfTokenHtml}}
 				<h3 class="ui top attached header">
 					{{if .LinkAccountMode}}
-						{{.i18n.Tr "auth_link_signup_title"}}
+						{{.i18n.Tr "auth.oauth_signup_title"}}
 					{{else}}
 						{{.i18n.Tr "sign_up"}}
 					{{end}}
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 							<label></label>
 							<button class="ui green button">
 								{{if .LinkAccountMode}}
-									{{.i18n.Tr "auth_link_signup_submit"}}
+									{{.i18n.Tr "auth.oauth_signup_submit"}}
 								{{else}}
 									{{.i18n.Tr "auth.create_new_account"}}
 								{{end}}