diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index e72ec77b4..9e759ce0b 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -4924,8 +4924,9 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 #define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_FOUR_WEEKS       81
 #define DC_STR_VIDEOCHAT_INVITATION       82
 #define DC_STR_VIDEOCHAT_INVITE_MSG_BODY  83
+#define DC_STR_CONFIGURATION_FAILED       84
 
-#define DC_STR_COUNT                      83
+#define DC_STR_COUNT                      84
 
 /*
  * @}
diff --git a/src/configure/mod.rs b/src/configure/mod.rs
index 0d25c5baf..5b78caa9f 100644
--- a/src/configure/mod.rs
+++ b/src/configure/mod.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use crate::message::Message;
 use crate::oauth2::*;
 use crate::provider::{Protocol, Socket, UsernamePattern};
 use crate::smtp::Smtp;
+use crate::stock::StockMessage;
 use crate::{chat, e2ee, provider};
 
 use auto_mozilla::moz_autoconfigure;
@@ -117,7 +118,17 @@ impl Context {
                 Ok(())
             }
             Err(err) => {
-                progress!(self, 0, Some(err.to_string()));
+                progress!(
+                    self,
+                    0,
+                    Some(
+                        self.stock_string_repl_str(
+                            StockMessage::ConfigurationFailed,
+                            err.to_string(),
+                        )
+                        .await
+                    )
+                );
                 Err(err)
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/stock.rs b/src/stock.rs
index 09e0ecd9c..226a0946c 100644
--- a/src/stock.rs
+++ b/src/stock.rs
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ pub enum StockMessage {
 
     #[strum(props(fallback = "You are invited to a video chat, click %1$s to join."))]
     VideochatInviteMsgBody = 83,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Configuration failed. Error: “%1$s”"))]
+    ConfigurationFailed = 84,
 }
 
 /*