diff --git a/crates/cli/src/repo/handlers/validate_repo.rs b/crates/cli/src/repo/handlers/validate_repo.rs
index 93909633..f3f710ad 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/repo/handlers/validate_repo.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/repo/handlers/validate_repo.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl Handler<ValidateRepo> for RepoActor {
             }
             Err(Error::Retryable(message)) => {
                 info!(?message, "Retryable");
-                self.alert_tui(format!("[retryable: {message}]"));
+                self.alert_tui(format!("retryable: {message}"));
                 logger(self.log.as_ref(), message);
                 let addr = ctx.address();
                 let message_token = self.message_token;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl Handler<ValidateRepo> for RepoActor {
             }
             Err(Error::UserIntervention(user_notification)) => {
                 info!(?user_notification, "User Intervention");
-                self.alert_tui(format!("[USER INTERVENTION: {user_notification}]"));
+                self.alert_tui(format!("USER INTERVENTION: {user_notification}"));
                 if let UserNotification::CICheckFailed { log, .. }
                 | UserNotification::DevNotBasedOnMain { log, .. } = &user_notification
                 {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ impl Handler<ValidateRepo> for RepoActor {
             }
             Err(Error::NonRetryable(message)) => {
                 info!(?message, "NonRetryable");
-                self.alert_tui(format!("[Error: {message}]"));
+                self.alert_tui(format!("Error: {message}"));
                 logger(self.log.as_ref(), message);
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/tui/components/repo/identity.rs b/crates/cli/src/tui/components/repo/identity.rs
index 8a48e03d..6bfa3f59 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/tui/components/repo/identity.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/tui/components/repo/identity.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::string::ToString;
+
 //
 use git_next_core::{RepoAlias, RepoBranches};
 use ratatui::{
@@ -32,16 +34,10 @@ impl<'a> Identity<'a> {
 }
 impl<'a> Identity<'a> {
     fn spans(self) -> Vec<Span<'a>> {
-        let repo_alias = Span::from(self.repo_alias.to_string()).style(if self.alert.is_some() {
-            Style::default().fg(Color::Black).bg(Color::Red)
-        } else {
-            Style::default().fg(Color::Cyan).bg(Color::Black)
-        });
         let alert = self
             .alert
-            .map_or(String::new(), |a| format!("{a} "))
-            .fg(Color::Black)
-            .bg(Color::Red);
+            .map(ToString::to_string)
+            .map(|alert| alert.fg(Color::White).bg(Color::Red));
         let message = self.message;
         let main = self
             .repo_branches
@@ -55,15 +51,26 @@ impl<'a> Identity<'a> {
             .repo_branches
             .map(RepoBranches::dev)
             .map_or_else(|| "_".to_string(), |b| b.to_string());
-        vec![
-            " ".into(),
-            repo_alias,
-            " ".into(),
-            alert,
-            format!("({main} -> {next} -> {dev}) ").into(),
-            message.into(),
-            " ".into(),
-        ]
+        let mut spans = vec![" ".into()];
+        match alert {
+            None => spans.push(
+                Span::from(self.repo_alias.to_string())
+                    .style(Style::default().fg(Color::Cyan).bg(Color::Black)),
+            ),
+            Some(alert) => {
+                spans.push(
+                    Span::from(self.repo_alias.to_string())
+                        .style(Style::default().fg(Color::White).bg(Color::Red)),
+                );
+                spans.push(" ".into());
+                spans.push(alert);
+            }
+        }
+        spans.push(" ".into());
+        spans.push(format!("({main} -> {next} -> {dev}) ").into());
+        spans.push(message.into());
+        spans.push(" ".into());
+        spans
     }
 }
 impl<'a> From<Identity<'a>> for Title<'a> {