diff --git a/src/lib/gui/Messages.cpp b/src/lib/gui/Messages.cpp
index ab4cc380e..c9dfb4912 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/Messages.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/gui/Messages.cpp
@@ -185,31 +185,34 @@ void showClientConnectError(QWidget *parent, ClientError error, const QString &a
 {
   using enum ClientError;
 
-  auto message = QString("<p>The connection to server '%1' didn't work.</p>").arg(address);
+  auto message = QObject::tr("<p>Failed to connect to the server '%1'.</p>").arg(address);
 
   if (error == AlreadyConnected) {
-    message += //
-        "<p>Two of your client computers have the same name or there are "
-        "two instances of the client process running.</p>"
-        "<p>Please ensure that you're using a unique name and that only a "
-        "single client process is running.</p>";
+    message.append(
+        QObject::tr( //
+            "<p>A Client with your name is already connected to the server.</p>"
+            "Please ensure that you're using a unique name and that only a "
+            "single instance of the client process is running.</p>"
+        )
+    );
   } else if (error == HostnameError) {
-    message += //
-        "<p>Please try to connect to the server using the server IP address "
-        "instead of the hostname. </p>"
-        "<p>If that doesn't work, please check your TLS and "
-        "firewall settings.</p>";
+    message.append(
+        QObject::tr( //
+            "<p>Please try to connect to the server using the server IP address "
+            "instead of the hostname. </p>"
+            "<p>If that doesn't work, please check your TLS and "
+            "firewall settings.</p>"
+        )
+    );
   } else if (error == GenericError) {
-    message += //
-        "<p>Please check your TLS and firewall settings.</p>";
+    message.append(QObject::tr("<p>Please check your TLS and firewall settings.</p>"));
   } else {
     qFatal("unknown client error");
   }
 
-  QMessageBox dialog(parent);
-  dialog.addButton(QObject::tr("Close"), QMessageBox::RejectRole);
-  dialog.setText(message);
-  dialog.exec();
+  auto title = QObject::tr("%1 Connection Error").arg(kAppName);
+
+  QMessageBox::warning(parent, title, message);
 }
 
 NewClientPromptResult showNewClientPrompt(QWidget *parent, const QString &clientName, bool serverRequiresPeerAuth)