diff --git a/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/messages.go b/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/messages.go
index cb1ea90cf34a3cd3b206ce6ef019feea9bc240f9..17bb582dcadbea1f314b976bc31a31639f8d9609 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/messages.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/messages.go
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ func (m *messageCmp) renderAssistantMessage() string {
 		truncated := ansi.Truncate(finishedData.Message, m.textWidth()-2-lipgloss.Width(errTag), "...")
 		title := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", errTag, t.S().Base.Foreground(t.FgHalfMuted).Render(truncated))
 		details := t.S().Base.Foreground(t.FgSubtle).Width(m.textWidth() - 2).Render(finishedData.Details)
-		// Handle error messages differently
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n%s", title, details)
+		errorContent := fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n%s", title, details)
+		return m.style().Render(errorContent)
 	}
 
 	if thinkingContent != "" {