diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 87a9bde..0aecd85 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   private
 
   def check_spotify_login
-    if user_signed_in? && current_user.logins.where(platform: "spotify").none?
+    return unless user_signed_in?
+    spotify_login = current_user.logins.where(platform: "spotify").order(created_at: :desc).first
+    if spotify_login.nil? || spotify_login.dead_since.present?
       unless request.path == spotify_connect_path || request.path == spotify_path || request.path == spotify_callback_path || devise_controller?
+        if spotify_login&.dead_since.present?
+          flash[:alert] = "Your Spotify login expired and became invalid on #{spotify_login.dead_since.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}. Please reconnect."
+        end
         redirect_to spotify_path
       end
     end