diff --git a/extensions/llamacpp-extension/src/index.ts b/extensions/llamacpp-extension/src/index.ts
index 75afb81ae..4c6d4a45e 100644
--- a/extensions/llamacpp-extension/src/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/llamacpp-extension/src/index.ts
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ export default class llamacpp_extension extends AIEngine {
     const [version, backend] = cfg.version_backend.split('/')
     if (!version || !backend) {
       throw new Error(
-        `Invalid version/backend format: ${cfg.version_backend}. Expected format: <version>/<backend>`
+        "Initial setup for the backend failed due to a network issue. Please restart the app!"
       )
     }