diff --git a/pkg/tui/model/model.go b/pkg/tui/model/model.go
index 60645e7..dc4648d 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/model/model.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/model/model.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"git.mlow.ca/mlow/lmcli/pkg/api"
 	cmdutil "git.mlow.ca/mlow/lmcli/pkg/cmd/util"
 	"git.mlow.ca/mlow/lmcli/pkg/lmcli"
-	"git.mlow.ca/mlow/lmcli/pkg/tui/shared"
 )
 
 type LoadedConversation struct {
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ func (m *AppModel) NewConversation() {
 func (m *AppModel) LoadConversations() (error, []LoadedConversation) {
 	messages, err := m.Ctx.Store.LatestConversationMessages()
 	if err != nil {
-		return shared.MsgError(fmt.Errorf("Could not load conversations: %v", err)), nil
+		return fmt.Errorf("Could not load conversations: %v", err), nil
 	}
 
 	conversations := make([]LoadedConversation, len(messages))
diff --git a/pkg/tui/shared/shared.go b/pkg/tui/shared/shared.go
index d757d9d..38600c1 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/shared/shared.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/shared/shared.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type (
 	// sent to a state when it is entered
 	MsgViewEnter struct{}
 	// sent when a recoverable error occurs (displayed to user)
-	MsgError error
+	MsgError struct { Err error }
 	// sent when the view has handled a key input
 	MsgKeyHandled tea.KeyMsg
 )
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ func KeyHandled(key tea.KeyMsg) tea.Cmd {
 
 func WrapError(err error) tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
-		return MsgError(err)
+		return MsgError{ Err: err }
 	}
 }
+
+func AsMsgError(err error) MsgError {
+	return MsgError{ Err: err }
+}
diff --git a/pkg/tui/tui.go b/pkg/tui/tui.go
index df1fec3..8f3c2b6 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/tui.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/tui.go
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ func (m *Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		m.activeView = shared.View(msg)
 		return m, tea.Batch(tea.WindowSize(), shared.ViewEnter())
 	case shared.MsgError:
-		m.errs = append(m.errs, msg)
+		m.errs = append(m.errs, msg.Err)
+		return m, nil
 	}
 
 	view, cmd := m.views[m.activeView].Update(msg)
@@ -124,12 +125,12 @@ func (m *Model) View() string {
 	if content != "" {
 		sections = append(sections, content)
 	}
-	if len(errBanners) > 0 {
-		sections = append(sections, lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left, errBanners...))
-	}
 	if footer != "" {
 		sections = append(sections, footer)
 	}
+	for _, errBanner := range errBanners {
+		sections = append(sections, errBanner)
+	}
 	return lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left, sections...)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tui/views/chat/chat.go b/pkg/tui/views/chat/chat.go
index 8a98f43..3c56fbb 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/views/chat/chat.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/views/chat/chat.go
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ type (
 	}
 	// sent when a conversation's messages are laoded
 	msgConversationMessagesLoaded struct {
-		messages []api.Message
+		messages     []api.Message
 		rootMessages []api.Message
 	}
 	// a special case of common.MsgError that stops the response waiting animation
-	msgChatResponseError error
+	msgChatResponseError struct {
+		Err error
+	}
 	// sent on each chunk received from LLM
 	msgChatResponseChunk api.Chunk
 	// sent on each completed reply
@@ -72,9 +74,9 @@ const (
 
 type Model struct {
 	// App state
-	App		*model.AppModel
+	App    *model.AppModel
 	Height int
-	Width int
+	Width  int
 
 	// Chat view state
 	state           state // current overall status of the view
@@ -108,8 +110,8 @@ func Chat(app *model.AppModel) *Model {
 	m := Model{
 		App: app,
 
-		state:        idle,
-		persistence:  true,
+		state:       idle,
+		persistence: true,
 
 		stopSignal:      make(chan struct{}),
 		replyChan:       make(chan api.Message),
diff --git a/pkg/tui/views/chat/cmds.go b/pkg/tui/views/chat/cmds.go
index 4fccbf0..b4b681f 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/views/chat/cmds.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/views/chat/cmds.go
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ func (m *Model) loadConversationMessages() tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
 		messages, err := m.App.LoadConversationMessages()
 		if err != nil {
-			return shared.MsgError(err)
+			return shared.AsMsgError(err)
 		}
 		rootMessages, err := m.App.LoadConversationRootMessages()
 		if err != nil {
-			return shared.MsgError(err)
+			return shared.AsMsgError(err)
 		}
 		return msgConversationMessagesLoaded{
 			messages, rootMessages,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (m *Model) generateConversationTitle() tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
 		title, err := m.App.GenerateConversationTitle(m.App.Messages)
 		if err != nil {
-			return shared.MsgError(err)
+			return shared.AsMsgError(err)
 		}
 		return msgConversationTitleGenerated(title)
 	}
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (m *Model) persistConversation() tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
 		conversation, messages, err := m.App.PersistConversation(m.App.Conversation, m.App.Messages)
 		if err != nil {
-			return shared.MsgError(err)
+			return shared.AsMsgError(err)
 		}
 		return msgConversationPersisted{conversation.ID == 0, conversation, messages}
 	}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (m *Model) executeToolCalls(toolCalls []api.ToolCall) tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
 		results, err := m.App.ExecuteToolCalls(toolCalls)
 		if err != nil {
-			return shared.MsgError(err)
+			return shared.AsMsgError(err)
 		}
 		return msgToolResults(results)
 	}
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (m *Model) promptLLM() tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
 		resp, err := m.App.PromptLLM(m.App.Messages, m.chatReplyChunks, m.stopSignal)
 		if err != nil {
-			return msgChatResponseError(err)
+			return msgChatResponseError{ Err: err }
 		}
 		return msgChatResponse(resp)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/tui/views/chat/update.go b/pkg/tui/views/chat/update.go
index abacaf3..83d275d 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/views/chat/update.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/views/chat/update.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func (m *Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (shared.ViewModel, tea.Cmd) {
 	case msgChatResponseError:
 		m.state = idle
 		m.updateContent()
-		return m, shared.WrapError(msg)
+		return m, shared.WrapError(msg.Err)
 	case msgToolResults:
 		last := len(m.App.Messages) - 1
 		if last < 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/tui/views/conversations/conversations.go b/pkg/tui/views/conversations/conversations.go
index 60af450..1dd7d4d 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/views/conversations/conversations.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/views/conversations/conversations.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (m *Model) loadConversations() tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
 		err, conversations := m.App.LoadConversations()
 		if err != nil {
-			return shared.MsgError(fmt.Errorf("Could not load conversations: %v", err))
+			return shared.AsMsgError(fmt.Errorf("Could not load conversations: %v", err))
 		}
 		return msgConversationsLoaded(conversations)
 	}
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (m *Model) deleteConversation(conv api.Conversation) tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
 		err := m.App.Ctx.Store.DeleteConversation(&conv)
 		if err != nil {
-			return shared.MsgError(fmt.Errorf("Could not delete conversation: %v", err))
+			return shared.AsMsgError(fmt.Errorf("Could not delete conversation: %v", err))
 		}
 		return msgConversationDeleted{}
 	}