diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 87360259e..5ae8ad5e3 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -1450,8 +1450,10 @@
                             </div>
                         </form>
 
-                        <input id="api_button_openai" class="menu_button" type="submit" value="Connect">
-                        <input id="test_api_button" class="menu_button" type="button" value="Test Message" title="Verifies your API connection by sending a short test message. Be aware that you'll be credited for it!">
+                        <div class="flex-container flex">
+                            <input id="api_button_openai" class="menu_button" type="submit" value="Connect">
+                            <input id="test_api_button" class="menu_button" type="button" value="Test Message" title="Verifies your API connection by sending a short test message. Be aware that you'll be credited for it!">
+                        </div>
                         <div id="api_loading_openai" class=" api-load-icon fa-solid fa-hourglass fa-spin"></div>
                         <div class="online_status4">
                             <div class="online_status_indicator4"></div>
diff --git a/public/scripts/openai.js b/public/scripts/openai.js
index c780a828d..3b9b5e8af 100644
--- a/public/scripts/openai.js
+++ b/public/scripts/openai.js
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ async function getStatusOpen() {
         }
 
         if (oai_settings.chat_completion_source == chat_completion_sources.CLAUDE) {
-            let status = 'Unable to verify key; assuming it\'s valid.';
+            let status = 'Unable to verify key; press "Test Message" to validate.';
             setOnlineStatus(status);
             return resultCheckStatusOpen();
         }