diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ThreadAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ThreadAdapter.kt
index 8feb43af..2da7eae1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ThreadAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ThreadAdapter.kt
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class ThreadAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var messages: ArrayList<ThreadItem
     }
 
     private fun setupThreadError(view: View) {
-        view.thread_error.setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX, fontSize)
+        view.thread_error.setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX, fontSize - 4)
     }
 
     private fun setupThreadSending(view: View) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_thread_error.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_thread_error.xml
index 6fb425d8..344769c4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_thread_error.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_thread_error.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
     android:gravity="end"
     android:paddingStart="@dimen/activity_margin"
     android:paddingEnd="@dimen/activity_margin"
-    android:text="@string/message_not_sent"
+    android:text="@string/message_not_sent_touch_retry"
     android:textColor="@color/theme_dark_red_primary_color"
     android:textSize="@dimen/normal_text_size" />