diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 296a8e0e27..1ad9d8d383 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
 	<string name="auth_fail_get_user_name">Your server is not returning a correct user id, please contact an administrator
 	</string>
 	<string name="auth_can_not_auth_against_server">Cannot authenticate against this server</string>
+    <string name="auth_account_does_not_exist">Account does not exist in the device yet</string>
     
     <string name="fd_keep_in_sync">Keep file up to date</string>
     <string name="common_rename">Rename</string>
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/authentication/AuthenticatorActivity.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/authentication/AuthenticatorActivity.java
index 6d092a2a10..e2c3c033dd 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/authentication/AuthenticatorActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/authentication/AuthenticatorActivity.java
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockDialogFragment;
 import com.owncloud.android.MainApp;
 import com.owncloud.android.R;
 import com.owncloud.android.authentication.SsoWebViewClient.SsoWebViewClientListener;
+import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.OwnCloudAccount;
+import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.OwnCloudClientManagerFactory;
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.accounts.AccountTypeUtils;
+import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.accounts.AccountUtils.AccountNotFoundException;
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.accounts.AccountUtils.Constants;
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.network.CertificateCombinedException;
 import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.operations.OnRemoteOperationListener;
@@ -1020,20 +1023,20 @@ public class AuthenticatorActivity extends AccountAuthenticatorActivity
                 if (!mUsernameInput.getText().toString().equals(username)) {
                     // fail - not a new account, but an existing one; disallow
                     result = new RemoteOperationResult(ResultCode.ACCOUNT_NOT_THE_SAME);
-                    /*
-                    OwnCloudClientManagerFactory.getDefaultSingleton().removeClientFor(
-                            new OwnCloudAccount(
-                                    Uri.parse(mServerInfo.mBaseUrl),
-                                    OwnCloudCredentialsFactory.newSamlSsoCredentials(mAuthToken))
-                            );
-                            */
                     mAuthToken = "";
                     updateAuthStatusIconAndText(result);
                     showAuthStatus();
                     Log_OC.d(TAG, result.getLogMessage());
                 } else {
-                    updateToken();
-                    success = true;
+                    try {
+                        updateAccountAuthentication();
+                        success = true;
+
+                    } catch (AccountNotFoundException e) {
+                        Log_OC.e(TAG, "Account " + mAccount + " was removed!", e);
+                        Toast.makeText(this, R.string.auth_account_does_not_exist, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                        finish();
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1399,8 +1402,15 @@ public class AuthenticatorActivity extends AccountAuthenticatorActivity
                 success = createAccount();
 
             } else {
-                updateToken();
-                success = true;
+                try {
+                    updateAccountAuthentication();
+                    success = true;
+
+                } catch (AccountNotFoundException e) {
+                    Log_OC.e(TAG, "Account " + mAccount + " was removed!", e);
+                    Toast.makeText(this, R.string.auth_account_does_not_exist, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                    finish();
+                }
             }
 
             if (success) {
@@ -1441,10 +1451,23 @@ public class AuthenticatorActivity extends AccountAuthenticatorActivity
 
 
     /**
-     * Sets the proper response to get that the Account Authenticator that started this activity 
+     * Updates the authentication token.
+     *
+     * Sets the proper response so that the AccountAuthenticator that started this activity
      * saves a new authorization token for mAccount.
+     *
+     * Kills the session kept by OwnCloudClientManager so that a new one will created with
+     * the new credentials when needed.
      */
-    private void updateToken() {
+    private void updateAccountAuthentication() throws AccountNotFoundException {
+        try {
+            OwnCloudClientManagerFactory.getDefaultSingleton().removeClientFor(
+                    new OwnCloudAccount(mAccount, this)
+            );
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            Log_OC.e(TAG, "Exception", e);
+        }
+
         Bundle response = new Bundle();
         response.putString(AccountManager.KEY_ACCOUNT_NAME, mAccount.name);
         response.putString(AccountManager.KEY_ACCOUNT_TYPE, mAccount.type);
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/authentication/AuthenticatorAsyncTask.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/authentication/AuthenticatorAsyncTask.java
index bf2355c81f..6e2153426d 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/authentication/AuthenticatorAsyncTask.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/authentication/AuthenticatorAsyncTask.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class AuthenticatorAsyncTask  extends AsyncTask<String, Void, RemoteOpera
 
     public AuthenticatorAsyncTask(Activity activity) {
         mContext = activity.getApplicationContext();
-        mListener = new WeakReference<>((OnAuthenticatorTaskListener)activity);
+        mListener = new WeakReference<OnAuthenticatorTaskListener>((OnAuthenticatorTaskListener)activity);
         mActivity = activity;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FileDisplayActivity.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FileDisplayActivity.java
index ef9de9eadc..18b87caed5 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FileDisplayActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FileDisplayActivity.java
@@ -1110,40 +1110,34 @@ OnSslUntrustedCertListener, OnEnforceableRefreshListener {
                                     (synchResult.isException() && synchResult.getException() 
                                             instanceof AuthenticatorException))) {
 
-                            OwnCloudClient client = null;
+
                             try {
-                                OwnCloudAccount ocAccount = 
+                                OwnCloudClient client;
+                                OwnCloudAccount ocAccount =
                                         new OwnCloudAccount(getAccount(), context);
                                 client = (OwnCloudClientManagerFactory.getDefaultSingleton().
                                         removeClientFor(ocAccount));
-                                // TODO get rid of these exceptions
-                            } catch (AccountNotFoundException e) {
-                                e.printStackTrace();
-                            } catch (AuthenticatorException e) {
-                                e.printStackTrace();
-                            } catch (OperationCanceledException e) {
-                                e.printStackTrace();
-                            } catch (IOException e) {
-                                e.printStackTrace();
-                            }
-                            
-                            if (client != null) {
-                                OwnCloudCredentials cred = client.getCredentials();
-                                if (cred != null) {
-                                    AccountManager am = AccountManager.get(context);
-                                    if (cred.authTokenExpires()) {
-                                        am.invalidateAuthToken(
-                                                getAccount().type, 
-                                                cred.getAuthToken()
-                                        );
-                                    } else {
-                                        am.clearPassword(getAccount());
+
+                                if (client != null) {
+                                    OwnCloudCredentials cred = client.getCredentials();
+                                    if (cred != null) {
+                                        AccountManager am = AccountManager.get(context);
+                                        if (cred.authTokenExpires()) {
+                                            am.invalidateAuthToken(
+                                                    getAccount().type,
+                                                    cred.getAuthToken()
+                                            );
+                                        } else {
+                                            am.clearPassword(getAccount());
+                                        }
                                     }
                                 }
+                                requestCredentialsUpdate();
+
+                            } catch (AccountNotFoundException e) {
+                                Log_OC.e(TAG, "Account " + getAccount() + " was removed!", e);
                             }
-                            
-                            requestCredentialsUpdate();
-                            
+
                         }
                     }
                     removeStickyBroadcast(intent);
diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FolderPickerActivity.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FolderPickerActivity.java
index e4b1886c00..1c295377c0 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FolderPickerActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FolderPickerActivity.java
@@ -489,40 +489,33 @@ public class FolderPickerActivity extends FileActivity implements FileFragment.C
                                     (synchResult.isException() && synchResult.getException() 
                                             instanceof AuthenticatorException))) {
 
-                            OwnCloudClient client = null;
                             try {
-                                OwnCloudAccount ocAccount = 
+                                OwnCloudClient client;
+                                OwnCloudAccount ocAccount =
                                         new OwnCloudAccount(getAccount(), context);
                                 client = (OwnCloudClientManagerFactory.getDefaultSingleton().
                                         removeClientFor(ocAccount));
-                                // TODO get rid of these exceptions
-                            } catch (AccountNotFoundException e) {
-                                e.printStackTrace();
-                            } catch (AuthenticatorException e) {
-                                e.printStackTrace();
-                            } catch (OperationCanceledException e) {
-                                e.printStackTrace();
-                            } catch (IOException e) {
-                                e.printStackTrace();
-                            }
-                            
-                            if (client != null) {
-                                OwnCloudCredentials cred = client.getCredentials();
-                                if (cred != null) {
-                                    AccountManager am = AccountManager.get(context);
-                                    if (cred.authTokenExpires()) {
-                                        am.invalidateAuthToken(
-                                                getAccount().type, 
-                                                cred.getAuthToken()
-                                        );
-                                    } else {
-                                        am.clearPassword(getAccount());
+
+                                if (client != null) {
+                                    OwnCloudCredentials cred = client.getCredentials();
+                                    if (cred != null) {
+                                        AccountManager am = AccountManager.get(context);
+                                        if (cred.authTokenExpires()) {
+                                            am.invalidateAuthToken(
+                                                    getAccount().type,
+                                                    cred.getAuthToken()
+                                            );
+                                        } else {
+                                            am.clearPassword(getAccount());
+                                        }
                                     }
                                 }
+                                requestCredentialsUpdate();
+
+                            } catch (AccountNotFoundException e) {
+                                Log_OC.e(TAG, "Account " + getAccount() + " was removed!", e);
                             }
-                            
-                            requestCredentialsUpdate();
-                            
+
                         }
                     }
                     removeStickyBroadcast(intent);