diff --git a/dashboard/src/js/client.js b/dashboard/src/js/client.js
index 85ee280c1..3945dc68b 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/js/client.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/js/client.js
@@ -3978,9 +3978,11 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
         case ACTION_USER_LOGIN:
             if (data.mailboxId) {
                 return 'User ' + (data.user ? data.user.username : data.userId) + ' logged in to mailbox ' + data.mailboxId;
-            } else {
+            } else if (data.appId) {
                 app = this.getCachedAppSync(data.appId);
                 return 'User ' + (data.user ? data.user.username : data.userId) + ' logged in to ' + (app ? app.fqdn : data.appId);
+            } else { // can happen with directoryserver
+                return 'User ' + (data.user ? data.user.username : data.userId) + ' authenticated';
             }
 
         case ACTION_USER_LOGIN_GHOST: