diff --git a/ui/src/Settings.svelte b/ui/src/Settings.svelte
index 96a5f84..5c4f909 100644
--- a/ui/src/Settings.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/Settings.svelte
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     tracerouteRateLimit,
     nodeInactiveTimer
   } from 'api/src/vars'
-  import { hasAccess, userKey } from './lib/util'
+  import { hasAccess, userKey, blockUserKey } from './lib/util'
   import { State } from 'api/src/lib/state'
   import { tick } from 'svelte'
   import axios from 'axios'
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@
     </label>
     <div>This key of your choosing will be required to have access to certain features when connected remotely such as Connect and Disconnect.</div>
     <div>
-      Enter this key into
+      Remote users will enter this key into
       <span class="font-mono bg-black/20 px-2 rounded py-0.5">Client Access Key</span> to gain access.
     </div>
-  {:else}
+  {:else if !$blockUserKey}
     <form on:submit|preventDefault={applyClientKey}>
       <label>
         <div class="font-bold">Client Access Key</div>
@@ -127,5 +127,7 @@
         {#if $hasAccess}<span class="ml-1">✅</span>{/if}
       </label>
     </form>
+  {:else}
+    <div>The client access key entered is incorrect. Please verify the key matches exactly including case-sensitive characters.</div>
   {/if}
 </div>
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/util.ts b/ui/src/lib/util.ts
index 2fa8135..cd6f430 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/util.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/util.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,28 @@ import { tick } from 'svelte'
 import { derived, get, writable } from 'svelte/store'
 import { enableAudioAlerts } from '../Settings.svelte'
 
+export let blockUserKey = writable(false)
 export const userKey = writable(localStorage.getItem('userKey') || '')
-userKey.subscribe((value) => localStorage.setItem('userKey', value))
+
 export const hasAccess = derived([accessKey, userKey], ([$accessKey, $userKey]) => window.location.hostname == 'localhost' || ($accessKey != '' && $accessKey == $userKey))
-window['userKey'] = userKey
+
+let failedUserKeyAttempts = 0
+userKey.subscribe(async (value) => {
+  await tick()
+
+  if (get(hasAccess)) {
+    failedUserKeyAttempts = 0
+  } else {
+    failedUserKeyAttempts += 1
+    blockUserKey.set(true)
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      blockUserKey.set(false)
+    }, Math.min(1000 * failedUserKeyAttempts, 10000))
+  }
+
+  console.log({ failedUserKeyAttempts })
+  localStorage.setItem('userKey', value)
+})
 
 export function unixSecondsTimeAgo(seconds) {
   return seconds ? timeAgo(Date.now() / 1000 - seconds) : ''