diff --git a/product-status.md b/product-status.md
index db2a82cd2..822aff273 100644
--- a/product-status.md
+++ b/product-status.md
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ Chrysalis requires a browser with WebSerial support. Right now, this means Chrom
 
 ## Last Updated
 
-Feb 21, 2024
+Feb 25, 2024
diff --git a/src/renderer/i18n/en.json b/src/renderer/i18n/en.json
index e7a40be89..2d9e8dfa6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/renderer/i18n/en.json
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@
     "disconnect": "Disconnect",
     "noUdev": "Chysalis requires udev to be able to scan for devices, but it appears it is not available.",
     "installUdevRules": "Fix it",
+    "connectionFailed": "I couldn't connect to the keyboard. It may already be connected in another application or browser window. The error I got was: {{error}}",
     "permissionError": "Your computer won't let Chrysalis talk to your keyboard. (You do not have read/write permissions to {{path}}.)",
     "permissionErrorSuggestion": "Chrysalis can fix this by installing a udev rules file into /etc/udev/rules.d/."
   },
diff --git a/src/renderer/screens/KeyboardSelect.js b/src/renderer/screens/KeyboardSelect.js
index 831437431..b9eff186e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/screens/KeyboardSelect.js
+++ b/src/renderer/screens/KeyboardSelect.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const KeyboardSelect = (props) => {
         device: activeDevice,
       });
       setOpening(false);
-      toast.error(err.toString());
+      toast.error(t("keyboardSelect.connectionFailed", { error: err.toString() }));
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/connectToSerialport.js b/src/renderer/utils/connectToSerialport.js
index d4cf85968..e76542f3a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/connectToSerialport.js
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/connectToSerialport.js
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ export const connectToSerialport = async () => {
         });
       } catch (e) {
         if (!serialPort) {
-          console.error("Failed to open serial port", e);
+          console.error(
+            "I couldn't connect to your keyboard's serial port. That might be because another program or browser window is already connected.",
+            e
+          );
           return;
         }
       }