diff --git a/src/app/screens/PasswordRecoveryScreen.js b/src/app/screens/PasswordRecoveryScreen.js
index 04f5472..aef112d 100644
--- a/src/app/screens/PasswordRecoveryScreen.js
+++ b/src/app/screens/PasswordRecoveryScreen.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { dimensions } from "../config/dimensions";
 import PhoneNumberFormField from "../components/forms/PhoneNumberFormField";
 import SearchablePicker from "../components/SearchablePicker";
 import ConfirmationModal from "../components/ConfirmationModal";
-import {loginByUsernamAnswers} from "../api/auth";
+import { loginByUsernamAnswers, existUsername } from "../api/auth";
 
 function SecQuestionPicker({ name }) {
   const [items, setItems] = useState([
@@ -66,29 +66,50 @@ const validationSchema = Yup.object().shape({
 });
 
 export default function PasswordRecovery({ navigation }) {
+  const [showLoading, setShowLoading] = useState(false);
   const [confirmatioModalData, setConfirmatioModalData] = useState({
     show: false,
     message: "",
   });
 
   const handleSubmit = async (number, answer, secQuestion) => {
-    setConfirmatioModalData({
-      message: "Validando informações",
-      show: true,
-    });
-    const apiResponse = await loginByUsernamAnswers(number, secQuestion, answer); 
+    setShowLoading(true);
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      console.log("to rodando", showLoading)
+      showLoading && setConfirmatioModalData({
+        message: "Validando informações",
+        show: true,
+      });
+    }, 2000);
+
+    const userExists = await existUsername(number);
+    if (userExists.data == null) {
+      setConfirmatioModalData({
+        message: "Número de telefone inválido",
+        show: true,
+      });
+      setShowLoading(false);
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    const apiResponse = await loginByUsernamAnswers(
+      number,
+      secQuestion,
+      answer
+    );
+    setShowLoading(false);
 
     switch (apiResponse.status) {
       case 200:
         console.log("ir pra proxima tela....");
         navigation.navigate("PasswordRecoveryChangePswd", {
           authToken: apiResponse.data,
-          username: number
+          username: number,
         });
         break;
       case 404:
         setConfirmatioModalData({
-          message: "Número de telefone inválido",
+          message: "Pergunta de segurança ou senha incorretos",
           show: true,
         });
         break;
@@ -125,8 +146,7 @@ export default function PasswordRecovery({ navigation }) {
           answer: "",
           secQuestion: "",
         }}
-        onSubmit={({number, answer, secQuestion}) => {
-          
+        onSubmit={({ number, answer, secQuestion }) => {
           handleSubmit(number, answer, secQuestion);
         }}
       >