diff --git a/static/css/dashboard.css b/static/css/dashboard.css
index 35b88305..066f6868 100644
--- a/static/css/dashboard.css
+++ b/static/css/dashboard.css
@@ -144,6 +144,20 @@ body {
     image-rendering: crisp-edges;
 }
 
+.login-logo-fallback {
+    width: 80px;
+    height: 80px;
+    margin: 0 auto 1.25rem;
+    border-radius: 16px;
+    background: var(--bg2);
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    color: var(--orange);
+    font-size: 2rem;
+    box-shadow: var(--shadow);
+}
+
 .login-header h1 {
     font-size: 1.75rem;
     font-weight: 800;
@@ -170,8 +184,9 @@ body {
 
 .form-group label {
     position: absolute;
-    top: 1.125rem;
+    top: 50%;
     left: 1.25rem;
+    transform: translateY(-50%);
     font-size: 0.875rem;
     color: var(--fg3);
     pointer-events: none;
@@ -180,6 +195,9 @@ body {
     padding: 0 0.375rem;
     z-index: 2;
     font-weight: 500;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
 }
 
 .form-group input:focus ~ label,
@@ -189,10 +207,11 @@ body {
     font-size: 0.7rem;
     color: var(--orange);
     font-weight: 600;
+    transform: translateY(0);
 }
 
 .form-group input {
-    padding: 1.625rem 1.25rem 1rem 1.25rem;
+    padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
     background: var(--bg0);
     border: 2px solid var(--bg3);
     border-radius: 12px;
@@ -200,6 +219,7 @@ body {
     color: var(--fg1);
     transition: all 0.3s;
     width: 100%;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
 .form-group input:focus {
@@ -225,6 +245,8 @@ body {
     gap: 0.5rem;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+    max-width: 200px;
 }
 
 .login-btn:hover {
@@ -280,7 +302,7 @@ body {
         margin: 1rem;
     }
     
-    .login-logo {
+    .login-logo, .login-logo-fallback {
         width: 64px;
         height: 64px;
     }
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 4cca6d92..73ecb4b8 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.4.0/css/all.min.css">
     <link rel="icon" href="img/logo-icon.png" type="image/png" sizes="any">
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="img/logo-icon.png">
-    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="img/LLMProxyLogo.png">
     <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@300;400;500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/chart.js"></script>
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/luxon@3.4.4/build/global/luxon.min.js"></script>
@@ -18,23 +17,30 @@
     <div id="login-screen" class="login-container">
         <div class="login-card">
             <div class="login-header">
-                <img src="img/logo-full.png" alt="LLM Proxy Logo" class="login-logo">
+                <img src="img/logo-full.png" alt="LLM Proxy Logo" class="login-logo" onerror="this.style.display='none'; this.nextElementSibling.style.display='block';">
+                <i class="fas fa-robot login-logo-fallback" style="display: none;"></i>
                 <h1>LLM Proxy Gateway</h1>
                 <p class="login-subtitle">Admin Dashboard</p>
             </div>
             <form id="login-form" class="login-form">
-<div class="form-group">
-    <input type="text" id="username" name="username" placeholder="Username" required>
-    <label for="username">
-        <i class="fas fa-user"></i>
-    </label>
-</div>
-<div class="form-group">
-    <input type="password" id="password" name="password" placeholder="••••••••" required>
-    <label for="password">
-        <i class="fas fa-lock"></i>
-    </label>
-</div>
+                <div class="form-group">
+                    <input type="text" id="username" name="username" placeholder=" " required>
+                    <label for="username">
+                        <i class="fas fa-user"></i> Username
+                    </label>
+                </div>
+                <div class="form-group">
+                    <input type="password" id="password" name="password" placeholder=" " required>
+                    <label for="password">
+                        <i class="fas fa-lock"></i> Password
+                    </label>
+                </div>
+                <div class="form-group">
+                    <input type="password" id="password" name="password" placeholder=" " required>
+                    <label for="password">
+                        <i class="fas fa-lock"></i> Password
+                    </label>
+                </div>
                 <div class="form-group">
                     <button type="submit" class="login-btn">
                         <i class="fas fa-sign-in-alt"></i> Sign In