diff --git a/Sources/RepoBarCore/API/GitHubRequestRunner.swift b/Sources/RepoBarCore/API/GitHubRequestRunner.swift
index 54237ce..02cff3d 100644
--- a/Sources/RepoBarCore/API/GitHubRequestRunner.swift
+++ b/Sources/RepoBarCore/API/GitHubRequestRunner.swift
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ actor GitHubRequestRunner {
             await self.diag.message("Cooldown active for \(url.absoluteString) until \(cooldown)")
             throw GitHubAPIError.serviceUnavailable(
                 retryAfter: cooldown,
-                message: "Cooling down until \(RelativeFormatter.string(from: cooldown, relativeTo: Date()))."
+                message: "Cooldown active; retry \(RelativeFormatter.string(from: cooldown, relativeTo: Date()))."
             )
         }