diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e3e3183..09f923b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "moonlock"
-version = "0.6.5"
+version = "0.6.7"
 dependencies = [
  "gdk-pixbuf",
  "gdk4",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6b70fee..e776965 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "moonlock"
-version = "0.6.6"
+version = "0.6.7"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "A secure Wayland lockscreen with GTK4, PAM and fingerprint support"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src/fingerprint.rs b/src/fingerprint.rs
index cf80f77..080c3cb 100644
--- a/src/fingerprint.rs
+++ b/src/fingerprint.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const FPRINTD_DEVICE_IFACE: &str = "net.reactivated.Fprint.Device";
 
 const MAX_FP_ATTEMPTS: u32 = 10;
 const DBUS_TIMEOUT_MS: i32 = 3000;
+const FPRINTD_DEVICE_PREFIX: &str = "/net/reactivated/Fprint/Device/";
 
 /// Retry-able statuses — finger not read properly, try again.
 const RETRY_STATUSES: &[&str] = &[
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ impl FingerprintListener {
         if device_path.is_empty() {
             return;
         }
+        if !device_path.starts_with(FPRINTD_DEVICE_PREFIX) {
+            log::warn!("Unexpected fprintd device path: {device_path}");
+            return;
+        }
 
         match gio::DBusProxy::for_bus_future(
             gio::BusType::System,
diff --git a/src/i18n.rs b/src/i18n.rs
index 77284bf..d4d3d99 100644
--- a/src/i18n.rs
+++ b/src/i18n.rs
@@ -100,11 +100,13 @@ pub fn load_strings(locale: Option<&str>) -> &'static Strings {
     match locale { "de" => &STRINGS_DE, _ => &STRINGS_EN }
 }
 
-/// Returns a warning when the user is one attempt away from lockout.
+/// Returns a warning when the user is close to lockout (2 or fewer attempts remaining).
 /// Caller is responsible for handling the locked state (count >= max_attempts).
 pub fn faillock_warning(attempt_count: u32, max_attempts: u32, strings: &Strings) -> Option<String> {
     let remaining = max_attempts.saturating_sub(attempt_count);
-    if remaining == 1 { return Some(strings.faillock_attempts_remaining.replace("{n}", &remaining.to_string())); }
+    if remaining > 0 && remaining <= 2 {
+        return Some(strings.faillock_attempts_remaining.replace("{n}", &remaining.to_string()));
+    }
     None
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test] fn faillock_zero() { assert!(faillock_warning(0, 3, load_strings(Some("en"))).is_none()); }
-    #[test] fn faillock_one() { assert!(faillock_warning(1, 3, load_strings(Some("en"))).is_none()); }
+    #[test] fn faillock_one() { assert!(faillock_warning(1, 3, load_strings(Some("en"))).is_some()); }
     #[test] fn faillock_two() { assert!(faillock_warning(2, 3, load_strings(Some("en"))).is_some()); }
     #[test] fn faillock_three() { assert!(faillock_warning(3, 3, load_strings(Some("en"))).is_none()); }
 
@@ -150,11 +152,23 @@ mod tests {
         let strings = load_strings(Some("en"));
         for count in 0..max {
             let result = faillock_warning(count, max, strings);
-            if max - count == 1 {
-                assert!(result.is_some(), "should warn at count={count}");
+            let remaining = max - count;
+            if remaining <= 2 {
+                assert!(result.is_some(), "should warn at count={count} (remaining={remaining})");
             } else {
                 assert!(result.is_none(), "should not warn at count={count}");
             }
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn faillock_warns_progressively_with_higher_max() {
+        let strings = load_strings(Some("en"));
+        // With max=5: warn at count 3 (rem=2) and count 4 (rem=1), not at 0-2
+        assert!(faillock_warning(0, 5, strings).is_none());
+        assert!(faillock_warning(2, 5, strings).is_none());
+        assert!(faillock_warning(3, 5, strings).is_some());
+        assert!(faillock_warning(4, 5, strings).is_some());
+        assert!(faillock_warning(5, 5, strings).is_none()); // at max, caller handles lockout
+    }
 }