diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuSessionsInjector.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuSessionsInjector.swift
index e51c52aef..f5c449775 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuSessionsInjector.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuSessionsInjector.swift
@@ -285,13 +285,23 @@ final class MenuSessionsInjector: NSObject, NSMenuDelegate {
         headerItem.isEnabled = false
         headerItem.view = self.makeHostedView(
             rootView: AnyView(MenuUsageHeaderView(
-                count: rows.count,
-                statusText: errorText)),
+                count: rows.count)),
             width: width,
             highlighted: false)
         menu.insertItem(headerItem, at: cursor)
         cursor += 1
 
+        if let errorText = errorText?.nonEmpty, !rows.isEmpty {
+            menu.insertItem(
+                self.makeMessageItem(
+                    text: errorText,
+                    symbolName: "exclamationmark.triangle",
+                    width: width,
+                    maxLines: 2),
+                at: cursor)
+            cursor += 1
+        }
+
         if rows.isEmpty {
             menu.insertItem(
                 self.makeMessageItem(text: errorText ?? "No usage available", symbolName: "minus", width: width),
@@ -444,13 +454,14 @@ final class MenuSessionsInjector: NSObject, NSMenuDelegate {
         return item
     }
 
-    private func makeMessageItem(text: String, symbolName: String, width: CGFloat) -> NSMenuItem {
+    private func makeMessageItem(text: String, symbolName: String, width: CGFloat, maxLines: Int? = nil) -> NSMenuItem {
         let view = AnyView(
             Label(text, systemImage: symbolName)
                 .font(.caption)
                 .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                 .multilineTextAlignment(.leading)
-                .lineLimit(nil)
+                .lineLimit(maxLines)
+                .truncationMode(.tail)
                 .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
                 .padding(.leading, 18)
                 .padding(.trailing, 12)
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuUsageHeaderView.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuUsageHeaderView.swift
index 73152143d..dbb717d69 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuUsageHeaderView.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuUsageHeaderView.swift
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import SwiftUI
 
 struct MenuUsageHeaderView: View {
     let count: Int
-    let statusText: String?
 
     private let paddingTop: CGFloat = 8
     private let paddingBottom: CGFloat = 6
@@ -20,14 +19,6 @@ struct MenuUsageHeaderView: View {
                     .font(.caption)
                     .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
             }
-
-            if let statusText, !statusText.isEmpty {
-                Text(statusText)
-                    .font(.caption)
-                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                    .lineLimit(1)
-                    .truncationMode(.tail)
-            }
         }
         .padding(.top, self.paddingTop)
         .padding(.bottom, self.paddingBottom)