diff --git a/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py b/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py
index 7a4882fd8..64c843547 100644
--- a/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py
+++ b/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py
@@ -522,16 +522,14 @@ def state_change(self, state: str, error: str) -> None:
             self.buttons.show()
         elif state == "not_running":
             if platform.system() == "Linux":
+                # "not_running" here means that the `podman image ls` command failed.
                 message = (
                     "<strong>Dangerzone requires Podman</strong><br><br>"
-                    "Podman is installed but isn't running.<br>"
-                    "It could mean that it is not configured properly."
+                    "Podman is installed but cannot run properly. See errors below"
                 )
                 if error:
-                    message += "<br><br>The following error was caught when trying to run <code>podman image list</code>"
-
-                    code_snippet = f"<pre>{error.decode()}</pre>"
-                    self.error_text.setHtml(code_snippet)
+                    code_snippet = f"{error.decode()}"
+                    self.error_text.setPlainTextk(code_snippet)
                     self.error_text.setVisible(True)
 
                 self.label.setText(message)