diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuSessionsInjector.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuSessionsInjector.swift
index f5c449775..8490e8312 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuSessionsInjector.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuSessionsInjector.swift
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ final class MenuSessionsInjector: NSObject, NSMenuDelegate {
         return item
     }
 
-    private func makeMessageItem(text: String, symbolName: String, width: CGFloat, maxLines: Int? = nil) -> NSMenuItem {
+    private func makeMessageItem(text: String, symbolName: String, width: CGFloat, maxLines: Int? = 2) -> NSMenuItem {
         let view = AnyView(
             Label(text, systemImage: symbolName)
                 .font(.caption)
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ final class MenuSessionsInjector: NSObject, NSMenuDelegate {
                 .padding(.leading, 18)
                 .padding(.trailing, 12)
                 .padding(.vertical, 6)
-                .frame(minWidth: 300, alignment: .leading))
+                .frame(width: max(1, width), alignment: .leading))
 
         let item = NSMenuItem()
         item.tag = self.tag
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/UsageData.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/UsageData.swift
index 4a181418e..c291519b6 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/UsageData.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/UsageData.swift
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ struct UsageRow: Identifiable {
     let resetAt: Date?
     let error: String?
 
+    var hasError: Bool {
+        if let error, !error.isEmpty { return true }
+        return false
+    }
+
     var titleText: String {
         if let plan, !plan.isEmpty { return "\(self.displayName) (\(plan))" }
         return self.displayName
@@ -41,7 +46,6 @@ struct UsageRow: Identifiable {
     }
 
     func detailText(now: Date = .init()) -> String {
-        if let error, !error.isEmpty { return error }
         guard let remaining = self.remainingPercent else { return "No data" }
         var parts = ["\(remaining)% left"]
         if let windowLabel, !windowLabel.isEmpty { parts.append(windowLabel) }
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/UsageMenuLabelView.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/UsageMenuLabelView.swift
index 5d32bf26d..5e3a52687 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/UsageMenuLabelView.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/UsageMenuLabelView.swift
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ struct UsageMenuLabelView: View {
 
                 Spacer(minLength: 4)
 
-                Text(self.row.detailText())
-                    .font(.caption.monospacedDigit())
-                    .foregroundStyle(self.secondaryTextColor)
-                    .lineLimit(1)
-                    .fixedSize(horizontal: true, vertical: false)
-                    .layoutPriority(2)
+                if !self.row.hasError {
+                    Text(self.row.detailText())
+                        .font(.caption.monospacedDigit())
+                        .foregroundStyle(self.secondaryTextColor)
+                        .lineLimit(1)
+                        .truncationMode(.tail)
+                        .layoutPriority(2)
+                }
 
                 if self.showsChevron {
                     Image(systemName: "chevron.right")
@@ -51,6 +53,16 @@ struct UsageMenuLabelView: View {
                         .padding(.leading, 2)
                 }
             }
+
+            if let error = self.row.error?.nonEmpty {
+                Text(error)
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(self.secondaryTextColor)
+                    .multilineTextAlignment(.leading)
+                    .lineLimit(2)
+                    .truncationMode(.tail)
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+            }
         }
         .padding(.vertical, 10)
         .padding(.leading, self.paddingLeading)