diff --git a/bootstrapvz/providers/oracle/__init__.py b/bootstrapvz/providers/oracle/__init__.py
index 7c2313d..7725028 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/providers/oracle/__init__.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/providers/oracle/__init__.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def resolve_tasks(taskset, manifest):
 	                ])
 
 	if 'credentials' in manifest.provider:
-		taskset.add(tasks.api.InstantiateAPIClient)
+		taskset.add(tasks.api.Connect)
 		taskset.add(tasks.image.UploadImageTarball)
 		if manifest.provider.get('verify', False):
 			taskset.add(tasks.image.DownloadImageTarball)
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/providers/oracle/tasks/api.py b/bootstrapvz/providers/oracle/tasks/api.py
index b1f11a5..523b928 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/providers/oracle/tasks/api.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/providers/oracle/tasks/api.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ from bootstrapvz.common import phases
 from bootstrapvz.providers.oracle.apiclient import OracleStorageAPIClient
 
 
-class InstantiateAPIClient(Task):
-	description = 'Instantiating Oracle Storage Cloud API client'
+class Connect(Task):
+	description = 'Connecting to the Oracle Storage Cloud API'
 	phase = phases.preparation
 
 	@classmethod
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ class InstantiateAPIClient(Task):
 		    identity_domain=info.manifest.provider['credentials']['identity-domain'],
 		    container=info.manifest.provider['container'],
 		)
+		# Try to fetch the token, so it will fail early if the credentials are wrong
+		info._oracle['client'].auth_token