diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 6f1919c..b30803b 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ python-versions = ">=3.7"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vban-cmd"
-version = "1.4.3"
+version = "1.4.4"
 description = "Python interface for the VBAN RT Packet Service (Sendtext)"
 category = "main"
 optional = false
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ tomli = {version = ">=2.0.1,<3.0.0", markers = "python_version < \"3.11\""}
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "1.1"
 python-versions = "^3.10"
-content-hash = "df755b86361b6c58978bcdc7875d8d8e5f4d554d13b189823347d64994ba1507"
+content-hash = "1013fe45920526153e77b65bd21f9cdaac34841917159ea85565bec747c1e455"
 
 [metadata.files]
 black = []
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 57f8ef2..39049c8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "voicemeeter-compact"
-version = "1.5.2"
+version = "1.5.3"
 description = "A Compact Voicemeeter Remote App"
 authors = ["onyx-and-iris <code@onyxandiris.online>"]
 license = "MIT"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ python = "^3.10"
 sv-ttk = "^2.0"
 tomli = { version = "^2.0.1", python = "<3.11" }
 voicemeeter-api = "^0.7.0"
-vban-cmd = "^1.4.3"
+vban-cmd = "^1.4.4"
 
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
 black = {version = "^22.6.0", allow-prereleases = true}
diff --git a/vmcompact/menu.py b/vmcompact/menu.py
index 153733f..4ba0bc1 100644
--- a/vmcompact/menu.py
+++ b/vmcompact/menu.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from tkinter import messagebox, ttk
 
 import sv_ttk
 import vban_cmd
+from vban_cmd.error import VBANCMDError
 
 from .data import _base_values, _configuration, get_configuration, kind_get
 
@@ -304,10 +305,10 @@ class Menus(tk.Menu):
         # login to vban interface
         try:
             self.vban.login()
-        except TimeoutError as e:
-            messagebox.showerror(
-                "Connection Error", f"Unable to establish connection with {opts['ip']}"
-            )
+        except VBANCMDError as e:
+            msg = (str(e), f"Please check your connection settings")
+            messagebox.showerror("Connection Error", "\n".join(msg))
+            self.vban.logout()
             self.after(1, self.enable_vban_menus)
             return
         self.menu_teardown(i)