diff --git a/views/default.handlebars b/views/default.handlebars
index 7d6c0b0e..357ab29f 100644
--- a/views/default.handlebars
+++ b/views/default.handlebars
@@ -9040,7 +9040,7 @@
                             x += '<div id=d2passauth>';
                             x += addHtmlValue("Password", '<input type=password id=dp2pass style=width:230px maxlength=64 autocomplete=off onkeyup=sshAuthUpdate(event) />');
                             x += '</div><div id=d2keyauth style=display:none>';
-                            x += addHtmlValue("Key File", '<input type=file id=dp2key style=width:230px maxlength=64 autocomplete=off onchange=sshAuthUpdate(event) />' + '<div style=font-size:x-small>' + "Key file must be in OpenSSH format." + '</div>');
+                            x += addHtmlValue("Key File", '<input type=file id=dp2key style=width:230px maxlength=64 autocomplete=off onchange=sshAuthUpdate(event) />' + '<div id=d2badkey style=font-size:x-small>' + "Key file must be in OpenSSH format." + '</div>');
                             x += addHtmlValue("Key Password", '<input type=password id=dp2keypass style=width:230px maxlength=64 autocomplete=off onkeyup=sshAuthUpdate(event) />');
                             x += '</div>';
                             x += addHtmlValue('', '<label><input id=dp2keep type=checkbox>' + "Remember credentials" + '</label>');
@@ -9074,6 +9074,7 @@
                     reader.onload = function (e) {
                         var validkey = ((e.target.result.indexOf('-----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----') >= 0) && (e.target.result.indexOf('-----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----') >= 0));
                         QE('idx_dlgOkButton', validkey);
+                        QS('d2badkey')['color'] = validkey?'#000':'#F00';
                     }
                     reader.readAsText(Q('dp2key').files[0]);
                 }