diff --git a/resources/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe b/resources/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
index 07db16daa4..a2c805c299 100644
--- a/resources/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
+++ b/resources/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ class NYTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
             br.select_form(name='login')
             br['USERID']   = self.username
             br['PASSWORD'] = self.password
-            br.submit()
+            raw = br.submit().read()
+            if 'Sorry, we could not find the combination you entered. Please try again.' in raw:
+                raise Exception('Your username and password are incorrect')
+            #open('/t/log.html', 'wb').write(raw)
         return br
 
     def parse_index(self):