diff --git a/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/components/notificationsModule.vue b/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/components/notificationsModule.vue
index bddaec1..3769b6e 100644
--- a/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/components/notificationsModule.vue
+++ b/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/components/notificationsModule.vue
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
         priority: string;
         id: number;
         redirect?: string;
+        openInNewTab?: boolean;
     }
 
     interface NotificationList {
@@ -58,7 +59,11 @@
     const notificationAction = () => {
         if ( notifications.value[ currentDID.value ] ) {
             if ( notifications.value[ currentDID.value ].redirect ) {
-                router.push( notifications.value[ currentDID.value ].redirect ?? '' );
+                if ( notifications.value[ currentDID.value ].openInNewTab ) {
+                    window.open( notifications.value[ currentDID.value ].redirect ?? '' );
+                } else {
+                    router.push( notifications.value[ currentDID.value ].redirect ?? '' );
+                }
             }
         }
     };
@@ -67,11 +72,11 @@
      * Create a notification that will be displayed using the internal notification scheduler
      * @param {string} message The message to show. Can only be plain text (no HTML)
      * @param {number} showDuration The duration in seconds for which to show the notification
-     * @param {string} messageType Type of notification to show. Will dictate how it looks: 'ok', 'error', 'info', 'warn', 'progress'
+     * @param {string} msgType Type of notification to show. Will dictate how it looks: 'ok', 'error', 'info', 'warn', 'progress'
      * @param {string} priority The priority of the message: 'low', 'normal', 'critical'
      * @returns {number}
      */
-    const createNotification = ( message: string, showDuration: number, msgType: string, priority: string, redirect?: string ): number => {
+    const createNotification = ( message: string, showDuration: number, msgType: string, priority: string, redirect?: string, openInNewTab?: boolean ): number => {
         /* 
                 Takes a notification options array that contains: message, showDuration (in seconds), msgType (ok, error, progress, info) and priority (low, normal, critical).
                 Returns a notification ID which can be used to cancel the notification. The component will throttle notifications and display
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@
             currentID.value[ 'low' ] += 1;
             id = currentID.value[ 'low' ];
         }
-        notifications.value[ id ] = { 'message': message, 'showDuration': showDuration, 'messageType': msgType, 'priority': priority, 'id': id, redirect: redirect };
+        notifications.value[ id ] = { 'message': message, 'showDuration': showDuration, 'messageType': msgType, 'priority': priority, 'id': id, redirect: redirect, openInNewTab: openInNewTab };
         queue.value.push( id );
         console.log( 'scheduled notification: ' + id + ' (' + message + ')' );
         if ( ( new Date().getTime() - notificationDisplayStartTime.value ) / 1000 >= ( notifications.value[ currentDID.value ] ? notifications.value[ currentDID.value ].showDuration : 0 ) || messageType.value === 'hide' ) {
diff --git a/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/components/playerView.vue b/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/components/playerView.vue
index 8899fa9..541087e 100644
--- a/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/components/playerView.vue
+++ b/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/components/playerView.vue
@@ -111,9 +111,24 @@
     const roomName = ref( '' );
     const isShowingWarning = ref( false );
     let currentlyOpenPopup = '';
+    let logoutErrorNotification = -1;
 
     const emits = defineEmits( [ 'playerStateChange' ] );
 
+    document.addEventListener( 'musicplayer:autherror', () => {
+        localStorage.setItem( 'close-tab', 'true' );
+        isConnectedToNotifier.value = false;
+        logoutErrorNotification = notifications.value.createNotification( 'You appear to have been logged out. Click to log in again!', 600, 'error', 'critical', '/', true );
+    } );
+
+    window.addEventListener( 'storage', () => {
+        if ( localStorage.getItem( 'login-ok' ) === 'true' ) {
+            notifications.value.cancelNotification( logoutErrorNotification );
+            notifications.value.createNotification( 'Logged in again. You will have to reconnect to the share!', 20, 'ok', 'normal' );
+            localStorage.removeItem( 'login-ok' );
+        }
+    } );
+
     const playPause = () => {
         isPlaying.value = !isPlaying.value;
         if ( isPlaying.value ) {
@@ -588,6 +603,10 @@
                 if ( e === 'ERR_CONFLICT' ) {
                     notifications.value.createNotification( 'A share with this name exists already!', 5, 'error', 'normal' );
                     control( 'start-share' );
+                } else if ( e === 'ERR_UNAUTHORIZED' ) {
+                    console.error( e );
+                    localStorage.setItem( 'close-tab', 'true' );
+                    logoutErrorNotification = notifications.value.createNotification( 'You appear to have been logged out. Click to log in again!', 20, 'error', 'normal', '/', true );
                 } else {
                     console.error( e );
                     notifications.value.createNotification( 'Could not create share!', 5, 'error', 'normal' );
diff --git a/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/scripts/connection.ts b/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/scripts/connection.ts
index bec578f..b5610e3 100644
--- a/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/scripts/connection.ts
+++ b/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/scripts/connection.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class SocketConnection {
                                         this.reconnectRetryCount += 1;
                                         setTimeout( () => {
                                             this.connect();
-                                        }, 500 * this.reconnectRetryCount );
+                                        }, 1000 * this.reconnectRetryCount );
                                     }
                                 };
                             } else {
diff --git a/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/scripts/notificationHandler.ts b/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/scripts/notificationHandler.ts
index 2b80bf9..3596683 100644
--- a/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/scripts/notificationHandler.ts
+++ b/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/scripts/notificationHandler.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class NotificationHandler {
     lastEmitTimestamp: number;
     openConnectionsCount: number;
     pendingRequestCount: number;
+    connectionWasSuccessful: boolean;
 
     constructor () {
         this.socket = io( localStorage.getItem( 'url' ) ?? '', {
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ class NotificationHandler {
         this.lastEmitTimestamp = 0;
         this.pendingRequestCount = 0;
         this.openConnectionsCount = 0;
+        this.connectionWasSuccessful = false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ class NotificationHandler {
                     } );
                 } else if ( res.status === 409 ) {
                     reject( 'ERR_CONFLICT' );
+                } else if ( res.status === 403 || res.status === 401 ) {
+                    reject( 'ERR_UNAUTHORIZED' );
                 } else {
                     reject( 'ERR_ROOM_CREATING' );
                 }
@@ -89,8 +93,10 @@ class NotificationHandler {
                     fetch( localStorage.getItem( 'url' ) + '/socket/joinRoom?room=' + this.roomName, { credentials: 'include' } ).then( res => {
                         if ( res.status === 200 ) {
                             this.eventSource = new EventSource( localStorage.getItem( 'url' ) + '/socket/connection?room=' + this.roomName, { withCredentials: true } );
+
                             this.eventSource.onopen = () => {
                                 this.isConnected = true;
+                                this.connectionWasSuccessful = true;
                                 this.reconnectRetryCount = 0;
                                 console.log( '[ SSE Connection ] - ' + new Date().toISOString() + ': Connection successfully established!' );
                                 resolve();
@@ -108,22 +114,37 @@ class NotificationHandler {
                                     this.isConnected = false;
                                     this.eventSource?.close();
                                     this.openConnectionsCount -= 1;
-                                    console.log( '[ SSE Connection ] - ' + new Date().toISOString() +  ': Reconnecting due to connection error!' );
                                     console.debug( e );
+                                    console.log( '[ SSE Connection ] - ' + new Date().toISOString() +  ': Reconnecting due to connection error!' );
                                     
                                     this.eventSource = undefined;
                                     
                                     this.reconnectRetryCount += 1;
                                     setTimeout( () => {
                                         this.sseConnect();
-                                    }, 500 * this.reconnectRetryCount );
+                                    }, 1000 * this.reconnectRetryCount );
                                 }
                             };
+                        } else if ( res.status === 403 || res.status === 401 || res.status === 404 ) {
+                            document.dispatchEvent( new Event( 'musicplayer:autherror' ) );
+                            reject( 'ERR_UNAUTHORIZED' );
                         } else {
-                            reject( 'ERR_ROOM_CONNECTING' );
+                            reject( 'ERR_ROOM_CONNECTING_STATUS_CODE' );
                         }
                     } ).catch( () => {
-                        reject( 'ERR_ROOM_CONNECTING' );
+                        if ( !this.connectionWasSuccessful ) {
+                            reject( 'ERR_ROOM_CONNECTING' );
+                        } else {
+                            this.openConnectionsCount -= 1;
+                            console.log( '[ SSE Connection ] - ' + new Date().toISOString() +  ': Reconnecting due to severe connection error!' );
+                            
+                            this.eventSource = undefined;
+                            
+                            this.reconnectRetryCount += 1;
+                            setTimeout( () => {
+                                this.sseConnect();
+                            }, 1000 * this.reconnectRetryCount );
+                        }
                     } );
                 } else {
                     resolve();
diff --git a/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/views/HomeView.vue b/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/views/HomeView.vue
index b8cfdd6..8b04216 100644
--- a/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/MusicPlayerV2-GUI/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@
                 if ( res.status ) {
                     store.isUserAuth = true;
                     store.username = res.username;
+                    if ( localStorage.getItem( 'close-tab' ) ) {
+                        localStorage.removeItem( 'close-tab' );
+                        window.close();
+                    } 
+                    localStorage.setItem( 'login-ok', 'true' );
                     router.push( localStorage.getItem( 'redirect' ) ?? '/app' );
                     localStorage.removeItem( 'redirect' );
                 } else {