diff --git a/internal/cmd/root.go b/internal/cmd/root.go
index 0a2be1cbe6e480fe5719640711bd4caffb430229..c1adfc8016033673610e0b37970ec75a9aea778a 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/root.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/root.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ crush -y
 		if _, err := program.Run(); err != nil {
 			event.Error(err)
 			slog.Error("TUI run error", "error", err)
-			return fmt.Errorf("TUI error: %v", err)
+			return errors.New("Crush crashed. If metrics are enabled, we were notified about it. If you'd like to report it, please copy the stacktrace above and open an issue at https://github.com/charmbracelet/crush/issues/new?template=bug.yml")
 		}
 		return nil
 	},