diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/authentication/AuthenticatorActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/authentication/AuthenticatorActivity.java
index cac72f81c249..0d896081a199 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/authentication/AuthenticatorActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/authentication/AuthenticatorActivity.java
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
 import com.owncloud.android.ui.NextcloudWebViewClient;
 import com.owncloud.android.ui.activity.FileDisplayActivity;
 import com.owncloud.android.ui.activity.SettingsActivity;
-import com.owncloud.android.ui.dialog.IndeterminateProgressDialog;
 import com.owncloud.android.ui.dialog.SslUntrustedCertDialog;
 import com.owncloud.android.ui.dialog.SslUntrustedCertDialog.OnSslUntrustedCertListener;
 import com.owncloud.android.utils.DisplayUtils;
@@ -1014,16 +1013,7 @@ private void checkOcServer() {
      * server.
      */
     private void checkBasicAuthorization(@Nullable String webViewUsername, @Nullable String webViewPassword) {
-        // be gentle with the user
-        IndeterminateProgressDialog dialog = IndeterminateProgressDialog.newInstance(R.string.auth_trying_to_login,
-                                                                                     true);
-        FragmentTransaction ft = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
-        ft.add(dialog, WAIT_DIALOG_TAG);
-        ft.commitAllowingStateLoss();
-
-        // validate credentials accessing the root folder
-        OwnCloudCredentials credentials = OwnCloudCredentialsFactory.newBasicCredentials(webViewUsername,
-                                                                                         webViewPassword);
+        OwnCloudCredentials credentials = OwnCloudCredentialsFactory.newBasicCredentials(webViewUsername, webViewPassword);
         accessRootFolder(credentials);
     }
 
@@ -1132,7 +1122,7 @@ private void initLoginInfoView() {
         MaterialButton cancelButton = accountSetupWebviewBinding.loginFlowV2.cancelButton;
         loginFlowLayout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
 
-        // add margin bottom to prevent overlapping with system bars
+        // add bottom padding to prevent overlapping with system bars
         ViewCompat.setOnApplyWindowInsetsListener(loginFlowLayout, (view, insets) -> {
             Insets systemBars = insets.getInsets(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars());
             view.setPadding(
@@ -1142,6 +1132,8 @@ private void initLoginInfoView() {
                 systemBars.bottom);
             return insets;
         });
+        // the listener is attached after the initial insets dispatch, so request a fresh pass
+        ViewCompat.requestApplyInsets(loginFlowLayout);
 
         cancelButton.setOnClickListener(v -> {
             loginFlowExecutorService.shutdown();
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/account_setup_webview.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/account_setup_webview.xml
index 177640a00c19..4b861e64ec69 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/account_setup_webview.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/account_setup_webview.xml
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@
 
     <ProgressBar
         android:id="@+id/login_webview_progress_bar"
-        style="?android:attr/progressBarStyle"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        style="@style/Widget.Material3.CircularProgressIndicator"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_gravity="center"
-        android:indeterminate="true" />
+        android:indeterminate="true"
+        android:indeterminateTint="@color/login_text_color" />
 
 </FrameLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index d662ed36f1bf..28788ecd96f3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@
     <string name="media_play_pause_description">Play or pause button</string>
     <string name="media_forward_description">Fast forward button</string>
 
-    <string name="auth_trying_to_login">Trying to log in…</string>
     <string name="auth_no_net_conn_title">No network connection</string>
     <string name="auth_nossl_plain_ok_title">Secure connection unavailable.</string>
     <string name="auth_connection_established">Connection established</string>