diff --git a/html/mainPage/js/main.js b/html/mainPage/js/main.js
index 10a5304..cb1b07c 100644
--- a/html/mainPage/js/main.js
+++ b/html/mainPage/js/main.js
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ function loginDialog(callback) {
     callback({
       cancelled: false,
       email: document.getElementById('login-email').value,
-      password: document.getElementById('login-password').value
+      password: document.getElementById('login-password').value,
+      method: document.getElementById('msa').checked ? 'microsoft' : 'mojang'
     })
     closeDialog()
   }
@@ -377,6 +378,7 @@ function loginDialog(callback) {
   document.getElementById('dialog').className='dialog dialog-medium'
   document.getElementById('dialog').innerHTML =
  `<form onsubmit="loginFormHandler(event); return false;"> <!-- TODO: prevent page reload? and handle login -->
+    <!-- TODO: Change message in manual auth mode --> 
     <h2>This server is in online mode</h2>
     Please log in to your Minecraft account then reconnect.
     <br><br>
@@ -385,6 +387,12 @@ function loginDialog(callback) {
     <input placeholder="Email" type="text" style="width: calc(100% - 24px);" id="login-email">
     <br><br>
     <input placeholder="Password" type="password" style="width: calc(100% - 24px);" id="login-password">
+    <br><br>
+    <label for="msa">Use Microsoft auth?</label>
+    <label class="switch" style="padding: 0; bottom: 4px; left: 8px;">
+      <input id="msa" type="checkbox" value="consent">
+      <span class="slider round"></span>
+    </label>
     <br>
     <input style="margin-top: 16px; margin-right: 8px;" type="submit" value="Log in">
     
diff --git a/html/mainPage/style.css b/html/mainPage/style.css
index eb45ae0..41b40c6 100644
--- a/html/mainPage/style.css
+++ b/html/mainPage/style.css
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ div.dialog-small {
 }
 
 div.dialog-medium {
-  top: calc(50% - 160px);
+  top: calc(50% - 180px);
   left: calc(50% - 250px);
-  height: 320px;
+  height: 360px;
   width: 500px;
 }
 
diff --git a/html/startPage/index.html b/html/startPage/index.html
index b15e2f7..81f57a4 100644
--- a/html/startPage/index.html
+++ b/html/startPage/index.html
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ <h1 class='title'>pakkit</h1>
       </p>
       <br><br>
       <p>
-        <label for="manualOnline">Manual online mode:</label>
-        <span style="display: table-cell; width: 1px;">Asks for login credentials in a dialog box on join instead of automatically detecting them</span>
+        <label for="manual-auth">Manual auth:</label>
+        <span style="display: table-cell; width: 1px;">Asks for login credentials in a dialog box on join instead of automatically detecting them. Also forces online mode.</span>
       </p>
       <br>
       <p>
       <div style="display: table-cell;"></div>
       <label class="switch" style="padding: 0;">
-        <input id="manualOnline" type="checkbox" value="manualOnline">
+        <input id="manual-auth" type="checkbox">
         <span class="slider round"></span>
       </label>
       </p>
diff --git a/html/startPage/script.js b/html/startPage/script.js
index 4134492..931d549 100644
--- a/html/startPage/script.js
+++ b/html/startPage/script.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ function loadSettings (newPlatform) {
   loadSetting(newPlatform + 'LastConnectAddress', 'connectAddress', 'connect-address', '127.0.0.1')
   loadSetting(newPlatform + 'LastConnectPort', 'connectPort', 'connect-port', platform === 'java' ? '25565' : '19132')
   loadSetting(newPlatform + 'LastListenPort', 'listenPort', 'listen-port', platform === 'java' ? '25566' : '19142')
+  loadSetting(newPlatform + 'LastManualAuth', 'manualAuth', 'manual-auth', platform === 'java' ? '25566' : '19142')
 }
 
 function saveSettings (thePlatform) {
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ function saveSettings (thePlatform) {
   store.set(thePlatform + 'LastConnectAddress', connectAddress)
   store.set(thePlatform + 'LastConnectPort', connectPort)
   store.set(thePlatform + 'LastListenPort', listenPort)
+  store.set(thePlatform + 'LastManualAuth', manualAuth)
 }
 
 function loadSetting (name, varname, elementID, defaultValue) {
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ function loadSetting (name, varname, elementID, defaultValue) {
 function updateVars () {
   connectAddress = document.getElementById('connect-address').value
   connectPort = document.getElementById('connect-port').value
+  manualAuth = document.getElementById('manual-auth').value
   listenPort = document.getElementById('listen-port').value
   platform = document.getElementById('platform').value
   version = document.getElementById('version').value
@@ -101,8 +104,9 @@ window.startProxy = function (event) {
     consent: store.get('authConsentGiven'),
     connectAddress: connectAddress,
     connectPort: connectPort,
+    manualAuth: manualAuth,
     listenPort: listenPort,
     platform: platform,
-    version: version
+    version: version,
   }))
 }
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 30216ed..ff9b386 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ function createWindow() {
             consent: false,
             connectAddress: options.connect,
             connectPort: options.connectPort,
+            manualAuth: options.manualAuth,
             listenPort: options.listenPort,
             platform: options.platform,
             version: options.version
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ function requestManualAuth () {
 
 ipcMain.on('setManualAuth', (event, arg) => {
     const ipcMessage = JSON.parse(arg)
-    proxy.setManualAuth(true, ipcMessage.email, ipcMessage.password)
+    proxy.setManualAuth(true, ipcMessage.email, ipcMessage.password, ipcMessage.method)
 })
 
 function startProxy (args) {
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ function startProxy (args) {
     proxy.startProxy(args.connectAddress, args.connectPort, args.listenPort, args.version,
       args.consent, packetHandler.packetHandler, packetHandler.messageHandler , dataFolder, () => {
           win.send('updateFiltering', '')
-      }, requestManualAuth)
+      }, requestManualAuth, args.manualAuth)
 
     win.loadFile('html/mainPage/index.html')
 
diff --git a/src/proxy/bedrock/proxy.js b/src/proxy/bedrock/proxy.js
index cdf6bd8..5a8691a 100644
--- a/src/proxy/bedrock/proxy.js
+++ b/src/proxy/bedrock/proxy.js
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ function handleError (chunk) {
 }
 
 exports.startProxy = function (passedHost, passedPort, passedListenPort, version, authConsent, passedPacketCallback,
-  passedMessageCallback, passedDataFolder, passedUpdateFilteringCallback, manualAuthCallback) {
+  passedMessageCallback, passedDataFolder, passedUpdateFilteringCallback, manualAuthCallback, manualAuth) {
   host = passedHost
   port = passedPort
   listenPort = passedListenPort
diff --git a/src/proxy/java/proxy.js b/src/proxy/java/proxy.js
index d891474..863c807 100644
--- a/src/proxy/java/proxy.js
+++ b/src/proxy/java/proxy.js
@@ -43,17 +43,22 @@ exports.capabilities = {
 let manualAuthEnabled = false
 let manualAuthEmail = undefined
 let manualAuthPassword = undefined
+let manualAuthMethod = undefined
 
-exports.setManualAuth = function (enabled, email, password) {
+let authWindowOpen = false
+
+exports.setManualAuth = function (enabled, email, password, method) {
+  authWindowOpen = false
   manualAuthEnabled = enabled
   if (enabled) {
     manualAuthEmail = email
     manualAuthPassword = password
+    manualAuthMethod = method
   }
 }
 
 exports.startProxy = function (host, port, listenPort, version, authConsent, callback, messageCallback, dataFolder,
-  updateFilteringCallback, manualAuthCallback) {
+  updateFilteringCallback, manualAuthCallback, manualAuth) {
   storedCallback = callback
 
   // . cannot be in a JSON property name with electron-store
@@ -122,6 +127,10 @@ exports.startProxy = function (host, port, listenPort, version, authConsent, cal
         } else {
           console.warn('Consent not given to use launcher_profiles.json - automatic online mode will not work')
         }
+        if (manualAuth && !manualAuthEmail) {
+          authWindowOpen = true
+          manualAuthCallback()
+        }
         const clientOptions = {
           host: host,
           port: port,
@@ -129,13 +138,15 @@ exports.startProxy = function (host, port, listenPort, version, authConsent, cal
           password: manualAuthEnabled ? manualAuthPassword : undefined,
           keepAlive: false,
           version: version,
-          profilesFolder: (authConsent && !manualAuthEnabled) ? minecraftFolder : dataFolder
+          profilesFolder: (authConsent && !manualAuthEnabled) ? minecraftFolder : dataFolder,
+          auth: manualAuthMethod
         }
         let targetClient = mc.createClient(clientOptions)
         realServer = targetClient
         targetClient.on('noAuth', () => {
           // Request manual authentication
           console.log('Automatic auth failed - manual auth needed')
+          authWindowOpen = true
           manualAuthCallback()
         })
 
@@ -254,6 +265,7 @@ exports.startProxy = function (host, port, listenPort, version, authConsent, cal
           endedTargetClient = true
           console.log('Connection error by server', '(' + host + ':' + port + ') ', err)
           console.log(err.stack)
+          if (authWindowOpen) return
           let header = 'Unable to connect to server'
           let message = err.message
           if (err.message.includes('ECONNREFUSED')) {