diff --git a/de.srsoftware.oidc.api/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/oidc/api/UserService.java b/de.srsoftware.oidc.api/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/oidc/api/UserService.java
index 4ca1996..4331d63 100644
--- a/de.srsoftware.oidc.api/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/oidc/api/UserService.java
+++ b/de.srsoftware.oidc.api/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/oidc/api/UserService.java
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ package de.srsoftware.oidc.api;
 import static java.util.Optional.empty;
 
 import de.srsoftware.oidc.api.data.AccessToken;
-import de.srsoftware.oidc.api.data.FailedLogin;
+import de.srsoftware.oidc.api.data.Lock;
 import de.srsoftware.oidc.api.data.User;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.*;
 
 public interface UserService {
-	Map<String, FailedLogin> failedLogins = new HashMap<>();
+	Map<String, Lock> failedLogins = new HashMap<>();
 
 	/**
 	 * create a new access token for a given user
@@ -30,25 +30,20 @@ public interface UserService {
 	public UserService	     init(User defaultUser);
 	public List<User>	     list();
 	public Set<User>	     find(String idOrEmail);
-	public default Optional<FailedLogin> getLock(String id) {
-		var failedLogin = failedLogins.get(id);
+	public default Optional<Lock> getLock(String key) {
+		var failedLogin = failedLogins.get(key);
 		if (failedLogin == null || failedLogin.releaseTime().isBefore(Instant.now())) return empty();
 		return Optional.of(failedLogin);
 	}
 	public Optional<User>      load(String id);
 	public Optional<User>      login(String username, String password);
-	public default UserService lock(String id) {
-		var failedLogin = failedLogins.get(id);
-		if (failedLogin == null) {
-			failedLogins.put(id, failedLogin = new FailedLogin(id));
-		}
-
-		return this;
+	public default Lock lock(String key) {
+		return failedLogins.computeIfAbsent(key,k -> new Lock()).count();
 	}
 	public boolean	           passwordMatches(String plaintextPassword, User user);
 	public UserService         save(User user);
-	public default UserService unlock(String id) {
-		failedLogins.remove(id);
+	public default UserService unlock(String key) {
+		failedLogins.remove(key);
 		return this;
 	}
 	public UserService updatePassword(User user, String plaintextPassword);
diff --git a/de.srsoftware.oidc.api/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/oidc/api/data/FailedLogin.java b/de.srsoftware.oidc.api/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/oidc/api/data/Lock.java
similarity index 71%
rename from de.srsoftware.oidc.api/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/oidc/api/data/FailedLogin.java
rename to de.srsoftware.oidc.api/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/oidc/api/data/Lock.java
index 1550cdd..50803ed 100644
--- a/de.srsoftware.oidc.api/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/oidc/api/data/FailedLogin.java
+++ b/de.srsoftware.oidc.api/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/oidc/api/data/Lock.java
@@ -3,23 +3,21 @@ package de.srsoftware.oidc.api.data;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
 
-public class FailedLogin {
-	private final String userId;
+public class Lock {
 	private int	     attempts;
 	private Instant	     releaseTime;
 
-	public FailedLogin(String userId) {
-		this.userId   = userId;
+	public Lock() {
 		this.attempts = 0;
-		count();
 	}
 
-	public void count() {
+	public Lock count() {
 		attempts++;
 		if (attempts > 13) attempts = 13;
-		var seconds = 1;
+		var seconds = 5;
 		for (long i = 0; i < attempts; i++) seconds *= 2;
 		releaseTime = Instant.now().plusSeconds(seconds);
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	public int attempts() {
diff --git a/de.srsoftware.oidc.datastore.encrypted/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/oidc/datastore/encrypted/EncryptedUserService.java b/de.srsoftware.oidc.datastore.encrypted/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/oidc/datastore/encrypted/EncryptedUserService.java
index 8a0af78..85b0997 100644
--- a/de.srsoftware.oidc.datastore.encrypted/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/oidc/datastore/encrypted/EncryptedUserService.java
+++ b/de.srsoftware.oidc.datastore.encrypted/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/oidc/datastore/encrypted/EncryptedUserService.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class EncryptedUserService extends EncryptedConfig implements UserService
 		var optLock = getLock(username);
 		if (optLock.isPresent()) {
 			var lock = optLock.get();
-			LOG.log(WARNING, "{} is locked after {} failed logins. Lock will be released at {}", username, lock.attempts(), lock.releaseTime());
+			LOG.log(WARNING, "{0} is locked after {1} failed logins. Lock will be released at {2}", username, lock.attempts(), lock.releaseTime());
 			return empty();
 		}
 		for (var encryptedUser : backend.list()) {
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ public class EncryptedUserService extends EncryptedConfig implements UserService
 				return Optional.of(decryptedUser);
 			}
 		}
-		lock(username);
+
+		var lock = lock(username);
+		LOG.log(WARNING,"Login failed for {0} → locking account until {1}",username,lock.releaseTime());
 		return empty();
 	}