diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
index 141d04df4..348fd6cd3 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
@@ -4058,7 +4058,7 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 
 	showError(errorMessage: string): void {
 		this.chatContainer.addChild(new Spacer(1));
-		this.chatContainer.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("error", `Error: ${errorMessage}`), 1, 0));
+		this.chatContainer.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("error", `Error: ${errorMessage}`), this.outputPad, 0));
 		this.ui.requestRender();
 	}