diff --git a/core/src/browser/extensions/engines/helpers/sse.ts b/core/src/browser/extensions/engines/helpers/sse.ts
index bd9945d3c..084267582 100644
--- a/core/src/browser/extensions/engines/helpers/sse.ts
+++ b/core/src/browser/extensions/engines/helpers/sse.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export function requestInference(
             errorCode = ErrorCode.InvalidApiKey
           }
           const error = {
-            message: data.error?.message ?? 'Error occurred.',
+            message: data.error?.message ?? data.message ?? 'Error occurred.',
             code: errorCode,
           }
           subscriber.error(error)
diff --git a/web/containers/ErrorMessage/index.tsx b/web/containers/ErrorMessage/index.tsx
index 18558c1d8..be26ad44a 100644
--- a/web/containers/ErrorMessage/index.tsx
+++ b/web/containers/ErrorMessage/index.tsx
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ const ErrorMessage = ({ message }: { message: ThreadMessage }) => {
 
   const getErrorTitle = () => {
     switch (message.error_code) {
-      case ErrorCode.Unknown:
-        return 'Apologies, something’s amiss!'
       case ErrorCode.InvalidApiKey:
       case ErrorCode.AuthenticationError:
       case ErrorCode.InvalidRequestError:
@@ -55,17 +53,17 @@ const ErrorMessage = ({ message }: { message: ThreadMessage }) => {
         )
       default:
         return (
-          <>
+          <p>
             {message.content[0]?.text?.value && (
               <AutoLink text={message.content[0].text.value} />
             )}
-          </>
+          </p>
         )
     }
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="mt-10">
+    <div className="mx-auto mt-10 max-w-[700px]">
       {message.status === MessageStatus.Error && (
         <div
           key={message.id}
diff --git a/web/containers/Providers/EventHandler.tsx b/web/containers/Providers/EventHandler.tsx
index 6cad910f7..b51468099 100644
--- a/web/containers/Providers/EventHandler.tsx
+++ b/web/containers/Providers/EventHandler.tsx
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@ export default function EventHandler({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
           setIsGeneratingResponse(false)
         }
         return
-      } else if (message.status === MessageStatus.Error) {
+      } else if (
+        message.status === MessageStatus.Error &&
+        activeModelRef.current?.engine &&
+        isLocalEngine(activeModelRef.current.engine)
+      ) {
         ;(async () => {
           if (
             !(await extensionManager