diff --git a/security/Member.php b/security/Member.php
index ca43cc495..2bee1adb3 100644
--- a/security/Member.php
+++ b/security/Member.php
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ class Member extends DataObject implements TemplateGlobalProvider {
 
 		$e = PasswordEncryptor::create_for_algorithm($this->PasswordEncryption);
 		if(!$e->check($this->Password, $password, $this->Salt, $this)) {
-			$iidentifierField = 
 			$result->error(_t (
 				'Member.ERRORWRONGCREDS',
 				'The provided details don\'t seem to be correct. Please try again.'
@@ -1408,15 +1407,15 @@ class Member extends DataObject implements TemplateGlobalProvider {
 		if(self::config()->lock_out_after_incorrect_logins) {
 			// Keep a tally of the number of failed log-ins so that we can lock people out
 			$this->FailedLoginCount = $this->FailedLoginCount + 1;
-			$this->write();
 	
 			if($this->FailedLoginCount >= self::config()->lock_out_after_incorrect_logins) {
 				$lockoutMins = self::config()->lock_out_delay_mins;
 				$this->LockedOutUntil = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', time() + $lockoutMins*60);
 				$this->FailedLoginCount = 0;
-				$this->write();
 			}
 		}
+		$this->extend('registerFailedLogin');
+		$this->write();
 	}
 	
 	/**