diff --git a/tailscalectl/TailscaleWidget.qml b/tailscalectl/TailscaleWidget.qml
index 04b3a7e..9b478a4 100644
--- a/tailscalectl/TailscaleWidget.qml
+++ b/tailscalectl/TailscaleWidget.qml
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ PluginComponent {
         onExited: (code, status) => {
             if (code !== 0) {
                 var action = root.isConnected ? "disconnect" : "connect"
-                var detail = toggleProcess.stderr.text.trim().slice(0, 120)
-                ToastService.showError("tailscalectl", TailscaleLib.errorMessage(action) + (detail ? " — " + detail : ""))
+                var detail = toggleProcess.stderr.text.trim()
+                ToastService.showError("tailscalectl", TailscaleLib.formatError(action, detail))
             }
             statusCheck.running = true
         }
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ PluginComponent {
 
         onExited: (code, status) => {
             if (code !== 0) {
-                var detail = exitNodeProcess.stderr.text.trim().slice(0, 120)
-                ToastService.showError("tailscalectl", TailscaleLib.errorMessage("set") + (detail ? " — " + detail : ""))
+                var detail = exitNodeProcess.stderr.text.trim()
+                ToastService.showError("tailscalectl", TailscaleLib.formatError("set", detail))
             }
             statusCheck.running = true
         }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ PluginComponent {
                 root.tailscaleIP = ""
                 root.currentExitNode = ""
                 root.peers = []
-                ToastService.showError("tailscalectl", TailscaleLib.errorMessage("status"))
+                ToastService.showError("tailscalectl", TailscaleLib.formatError("status"))
             }
 
             // Post-action verification: if a toggle was requested, use the fresh state we just received.
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ PluginComponent {
     popoutContent: Component {
         PopoutComponent {
             headerText: "Tailscale"
-            detailsText: root.isConnected ? "Connected" : "Disconnected"
+            detailsText: root.isConnected ? TailscaleLib.getStrings().connected : TailscaleLib.getStrings().disconnected
             showCloseButton: true
 
             Item {
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ PluginComponent {
                     Item { width: 1; height: 1; Layout.fillWidth: true }
 
                     StyledText {
-                        text: "Exit node: " + (root.currentExitNode || "None")
+                        text: TailscaleLib.getStrings().exitNodePrefix + (root.currentExitNode || TailscaleLib.getStrings().none)
                         font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
                         color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
                         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter