diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/account/login.html b/pinaxcon/templates/account/login.html
index 14276fa4db73c08e1570079837fbe2b6b8b17c2f..79e749c101b1426b0bc7eec384efb8e2d91539f9 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/account/login.html
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/account/login.html
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
               {% trans "Don't have an account?" %}  <strong><a href="{% urlnext 'account_signup' %}">{% trans "Sign up" %}</a></strong>
       </p>
   {% endif %}
+      <p>
+        {% trans "Accounts from previous years have not been carried over to this site." %}
+        {% trans "You will need to create a new account for this year's site." %}
+      </p>
 
             <form method="POST" action="{% url "account_login" %}" autocapitalize="off" {% if form.is_multipart %} enctype="multipart/form-data"{% endif %}>
                 {% csrf_token %}