diff --git a/core/Controller/LoginController.php b/core/Controller/LoginController.php
index b68f91f986e92..6df88726afc4d 100644
--- a/core/Controller/LoginController.php
+++ b/core/Controller/LoginController.php
@@ -311,11 +311,23 @@ public function tryLogin(string $user,
 							 string $redirect_url = null,
 							 string $timezone = '',
 							 string $timezone_offset = ''): RedirectResponse {
-		// If the user is already logged in and the CSRF check does not pass then
-		// simply redirect the user to the correct page as required. This is the
-		// case when an user has already logged-in, in another tab.
 		if (!$this->request->passesCSRFCheck()) {
-			return $this->generateRedirect($redirect_url);
+			if ($this->userSession->isLoggedIn()) {
+				// If the user is already logged in and the CSRF check does not pass then
+				// simply redirect the user to the correct page as required. This is the
+				// case when a user has already logged-in, in another tab.
+				return $this->generateRedirect($redirect_url);
+			}
+
+			// Clear any auth remnants like cookies to ensure a clean login
+			// For the next attempt
+			$this->userSession->logout();
+			return $this->createLoginFailedResponse(
+				$user,
+				$user,
+				$redirect_url,
+				$this->l10n->t('Please try again')
+			);
 		}
 
 		$data = new LoginData(
diff --git a/tests/Core/Controller/LoginControllerTest.php b/tests/Core/Controller/LoginControllerTest.php
index 30a625a612b68..9884255a80e69 100644
--- a/tests/Core/Controller/LoginControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Core/Controller/LoginControllerTest.php
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ public function testLoginWithValidCredentials() {
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $this->loginController->tryLogin($user, $password));
 	}
 
-	public function testLoginWithoutPassedCsrfCheckAndNotLoggedIn() {
+	public function testLoginWithoutPassedCsrfCheckAndNotLoggedIn(): void {
 		/** @var IUser|MockObject $user */
 		$user = $this->createMock(IUser::class);
 		$user->expects($this->any())
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ public function testLoginWithoutPassedCsrfCheckAndNotLoggedIn() {
 			->expects($this->once())
 			->method('passesCSRFCheck')
 			->willReturn(false);
-		$this->userSession->expects($this->once())
+		$this->userSession
 			->method('isLoggedIn')
 			->with()
 			->willReturn(false);
@@ -521,13 +521,12 @@ public function testLoginWithoutPassedCsrfCheckAndNotLoggedIn() {
 			->method('deleteUserValue');
 		$this->userSession->expects($this->never())
 			->method('createRememberMeToken');
-		$this->urlGenerator
-			->expects($this->once())
-			->method('linkToDefaultPageUrl')
-			->willReturn('/default/foo');
 
-		$expected = new RedirectResponse('/default/foo');
-		$this->assertEquals($expected, $this->loginController->tryLogin('Jane', $password, $originalUrl));
+		$response = $this->loginController->tryLogin('Jane', $password, $originalUrl);
+
+		$expected = new RedirectResponse('');
+		$expected->throttle(['user' => 'Jane']);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $response);
 	}
 
 	public function testLoginWithoutPassedCsrfCheckAndLoggedIn() {
@@ -544,7 +543,7 @@ public function testLoginWithoutPassedCsrfCheckAndLoggedIn() {
 			->expects($this->once())
 			->method('passesCSRFCheck')
 			->willReturn(false);
-		$this->userSession->expects($this->once())
+		$this->userSession
 			->method('isLoggedIn')
 			->with()
 			->willReturn(true);
@@ -561,8 +560,10 @@ public function testLoginWithoutPassedCsrfCheckAndLoggedIn() {
 			->with('remember_login_cookie_lifetime')
 			->willReturn(1234);
 
+		$response = $this->loginController->tryLogin('Jane', $password, $originalUrl);
+
 		$expected = new RedirectResponse($redirectUrl);
-		$this->assertEquals($expected, $this->loginController->tryLogin('Jane', $password, $originalUrl));
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $response);
 	}
 
 	public function testLoginWithValidCredentialsAndRedirectUrl() {