diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/MainActivity.kt
index 99976029..1927e6ab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/MainActivity.kt
@@ -337,14 +337,17 @@ fun UpdateCard(releaseViewModel: ReleaseViewModel, modifier: Modifier = Modifier
                         ReleaseManager.UpdateException.Reason.EXTERNAL_FILE_IN_USE -> stringResource(
                             R.string.release_fetch_manual_check_required
                         )
-                        else -> state.exception.message
+                        else -> null
                     }
                 }
-                else -> state.exception.message
+                else -> null
             }
 
             UpdateMessageIndicator(
-                stringResource(R.string.release_fetch_failed, message ?: ""),
+                stringResource(
+                    R.string.release_fetch_failed,
+                    message ?: stringResource(R.string.release_fetch_try_later)
+                ),
                 modifier = modifier,
                 allowRetry = true,
                 releaseViewModel = releaseViewModel
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 1bfb21af..1e4a2ed6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <string name="launcher_error_device_info">Android %2$s, %1$s</string>
 
     <!-- Updater strings -->
-    <string name="release_fetch_failed">Update failed. Please try again later.</string>
+    <string name="release_fetch_failed">Update failed.\n%1$s</string>
     <string name="release_fetch_no_releases">No updates found.</string>
     <string name="release_fetch_in_progress">Checking for new releases…</string>
     <string name="release_fetch_success">Geode updated!</string>
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     <string name="release_fetch_cancelled">Update cancelled.</string>
     <string name="release_fetch_button_retry">Retry</string>
     <string name="release_fetch_button_cancel">Cancel</string>
+    <string name="release_fetch_try_later">Please try again later.</string>
     <string name="release_fetch_manual_check_required">Externally managed library in use, please manually check for updates if you want to overwrite it.</string>
 
     <!-- GeometryDashActivity strings -->