diff --git a/AppImage/scripts/ai_providers/gemini_provider.py b/AppImage/scripts/ai_providers/gemini_provider.py
index c63b9ea8..1d157a86 100644
--- a/AppImage/scripts/ai_providers/gemini_provider.py
+++ b/AppImage/scripts/ai_providers/gemini_provider.py
@@ -168,13 +168,13 @@ class GeminiProvider(AIProvider):
             
             # No text content - check if it's a known issue
             if finish_reason == 'MAX_TOKENS':
-                # MAX_TOKENS with no content means the prompt itself was too long
-                raise AIProviderError("Prompt too long - no space for response. Try a shorter system prompt or message.")
+                # MAX_TOKENS with no content could mean prompt too long OR model overload
+                raise AIProviderError("No response generated (MAX_TOKENS). Model may be overloaded - try again.")
             elif finish_reason == 'STOP':
                 # Normal stop but no content - unusual
                 raise AIProviderError("Model returned empty response")
             else:
-                raise AIProviderError(f"No text in response (finishReason: {finish_reason})")
+                raise AIProviderError(f"No response from model (reason: {finish_reason}). Try again later.")
         except AIProviderError:
             raise
         except (KeyError, IndexError) as e: