diff --git a/src/pages/swap/index.tsx b/src/pages/swap/index.tsx
index afbd8c9d..4af63969 100644
--- a/src/pages/swap/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/swap/index.tsx
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export const SwapPage = () => {
   // Maybe go into a state of UI errors??
   const setInitializeFailed = useCallback((message?: string | null) => {
     setInitializeFailedMessage(
-      message ?? 'Application initialization failed. Please reload, or try again later if the problem persists.',
+      message ?? 'We’re stuck in the digital equivalent of rush hour traffic. Hang tight, we’ll get moving again!',
     );
   }, []);