diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Provider/BaseProvider.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Provider/BaseProvider.cs
index 7df16193..4c0a133a 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Provider/BaseProvider.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Provider/BaseProvider.cs	
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ public abstract class BaseProvider : IProvider, ISecretId
         var retry = 0;
         var response = default(HttpResponseMessage);
         var errorMessage = string.Empty;
+        var failureAlreadyExplained = false;
         var lastProviderRequestFailure = ProviderRequestFailureReason.NONE;
         HttpStatusCode? lastResponseStatusCode = null;
         var lastResponseReasonPhrase = string.Empty;
@@ -726,6 +727,7 @@ public abstract class BaseProvider : IProvider, ISecretId
                 await MessageBus.INSTANCE.SendError(new(Icons.Material.Filled.Block, string.Format(TB("We tried to communicate with the LLM provider '{0}' (type={1}). You might not be able to use this provider from your location. The provider message is: '{2}'"), this.InstanceName, this.Provider, nextResponse.ReasonPhrase)));
                 this.logger.LogError("Failed request with status code {ResponseStatusCode} (message = '{ResponseReasonPhrase}', error body = '{ErrorBody}').", nextResponse.StatusCode, nextResponse.ReasonPhrase, errorBody);
                 errorMessage = nextResponse.ReasonPhrase;
+                failureAlreadyExplained = true;
                 break;
             }
             
@@ -750,6 +752,7 @@ public abstract class BaseProvider : IProvider, ISecretId
                 await MessageBus.INSTANCE.SendError(new(Icons.Material.Filled.CloudOff, string.Format(TB("We tried to communicate with the LLM provider '{0}' (type={1}). The data of the chat, including all file attachments, is probably too large for the selected model and provider. The provider message is: '{2}'"), this.InstanceName, this.Provider, tooLargeMessage)));
                 this.logger.LogError("Failed request with status code {ResponseStatusCode} (message = '{ResponseReasonPhrase}', error body = '{ErrorBody}').", nextResponse.StatusCode, nextResponse.ReasonPhrase, errorBody);
                 errorMessage = nextResponse.ReasonPhrase;
+                failureAlreadyExplained = true;
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -788,6 +791,7 @@ public abstract class BaseProvider : IProvider, ISecretId
 
                 this.logger.LogError("Failed request with status code {ResponseStatusCode} (message = '{ResponseReasonPhrase}', error body = '{ErrorBody}').", nextResponse.StatusCode, nextResponse.ReasonPhrase, errorBody);
                 errorMessage = nextResponse.ReasonPhrase;
+                failureAlreadyExplained = true;
                 break;
             }
             
@@ -796,6 +800,7 @@ public abstract class BaseProvider : IProvider, ISecretId
                 await MessageBus.INSTANCE.SendError(new(Icons.Material.Filled.CloudOff, string.Format(TB("We tried to communicate with the LLM provider '{0}' (type={1}). Something was not found. The provider message is: '{2}'"), this.InstanceName, this.Provider, nextResponse.ReasonPhrase)));
                 this.logger.LogError("Failed request with status code {ResponseStatusCode} (message = '{ResponseReasonPhrase}', error body = '{ErrorBody}').", nextResponse.StatusCode, nextResponse.ReasonPhrase, errorBody);
                 errorMessage = nextResponse.ReasonPhrase;
+                failureAlreadyExplained = true;
                 break;
             }
             
@@ -804,6 +809,7 @@ public abstract class BaseProvider : IProvider, ISecretId
                 await MessageBus.INSTANCE.SendError(new(Icons.Material.Filled.Key, string.Format(TB("We tried to communicate with the LLM provider '{0}' (type={1}). The API key might be invalid. The provider message is: '{2}'"), this.InstanceName, this.Provider, nextResponse.ReasonPhrase)));
                 this.logger.LogError("Failed request with status code {ResponseStatusCode} (message = '{ResponseReasonPhrase}', error body = '{ErrorBody}').", nextResponse.StatusCode, nextResponse.ReasonPhrase, errorBody);
                 errorMessage = nextResponse.ReasonPhrase;
+                failureAlreadyExplained = true;
                 break;
             }
             
@@ -812,6 +818,7 @@ public abstract class BaseProvider : IProvider, ISecretId
                 await MessageBus.INSTANCE.SendError(new(Icons.Material.Filled.CloudOff, string.Format(TB("We tried to communicate with the LLM provider '{0}' (type={1}). The server might be down or having issues. The provider message is: '{2}'"), this.InstanceName, this.Provider, nextResponse.ReasonPhrase)));
                 this.logger.LogError("Failed request with status code {ResponseStatusCode} (message = '{ResponseReasonPhrase}', error body = '{ErrorBody}').", nextResponse.StatusCode, nextResponse.ReasonPhrase, errorBody);
                 errorMessage = nextResponse.ReasonPhrase;
+                failureAlreadyExplained = true;
                 break;
             }
             
@@ -820,6 +827,7 @@ public abstract class BaseProvider : IProvider, ISecretId
                 await MessageBus.INSTANCE.SendError(new(Icons.Material.Filled.CloudOff, string.Format(TB("We tried to communicate with the LLM provider '{0}' (type={1}). The provider is overloaded. The message is: '{2}'"), this.InstanceName, this.Provider, nextResponse.ReasonPhrase)));
                 this.logger.LogError("Failed request with status code {ResponseStatusCode} (message = '{ResponseReasonPhrase}', error body = '{ErrorBody}').", nextResponse.StatusCode, nextResponse.ReasonPhrase, errorBody);
                 errorMessage = nextResponse.ReasonPhrase;
+                failureAlreadyExplained = true;
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -841,7 +849,16 @@ public abstract class BaseProvider : IProvider, ISecretId
                 throw new ProviderRequestException(lastProviderRequestFailure, userMessage, lastResponseStatusCode, lastResponseReasonPhrase, lastErrorBody);
             }
 
-            await MessageBus.INSTANCE.SendError(new DataErrorMessage(Icons.Material.Filled.CloudOff, string.Format(TB("We tried to communicate with the LLM provider '{0}' (type={1}). Even after {2} retries, there were some problems with the request. The provider message is: '{3}'."), this.InstanceName, this.Provider, MAX_RETRIES, errorMessage)));
+            //
+            // This is the message for a failure nobody was able to explain. Where one of the
+            // branches above named the cause, it has to stay silent: it speaks of all retries
+            // having been spent, while those branches stop after the very first answer. Sending
+            // both leaves the user with two messages which contradict each other, and the one
+            // which explains nothing is the one arriving last.
+            //
+            if(!failureAlreadyExplained)
+                await MessageBus.INSTANCE.SendError(new DataErrorMessage(Icons.Material.Filled.CloudOff, string.Format(TB("We tried to communicate with the LLM provider '{0}' (type={1}). Even after {2} retries, there were some problems with the request. The provider message is: '{3}'."), this.InstanceName, this.Provider, MAX_RETRIES, errorMessage)));
+
             return new HttpRateLimitedStreamResult(false, true, errorMessage ?? $"Failed after {MAX_RETRIES} retries; no provider message available", response);
         }