diff --git a/crates/language_model/src/provider/copilot_chat.rs b/crates/language_model/src/provider/copilot_chat.rs
index b7d5d658220214137893cd4c16637b17ced5ef4f..49241e16ebd149a8390b66f9b2e0d812d4c49bc0 100644
--- a/crates/language_model/src/provider/copilot_chat.rs
+++ b/crates/language_model/src/provider/copilot_chat.rs
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ impl Render for ConfigurationView {
                     |svg, delta| svg.with_transformation(Transformation::rotate(percentage(delta))),
                 );
 
-            const ERROR_LABEL: &str = "Copilot Chat requires the Copilot plugin to be available and running. Please ensure Copilot is running and try again, or use a different Assistant provider.";
+            const ERROR_LABEL: &str = "Copilot Chat requires an active GitHub Copilot subscription. Please ensure Copilot is configured and try again, or use a different Assistant provider.";
 
             match &self.copilot_status {
                 Some(status) => match status {