diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 3e594a82..ca4fd822 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@
     "description": ""
   },
   "_api_connecting": {
-    "message": "Attempting to connect to $api_string$ using the following configuration:",
+    "message": "Attempting to connect to $api_string$ using the following configuration...",
     "description": "",
     "placeholders": {
         "api_string": {
@@ -1481,31 +1481,16 @@
     }
   },
   "_api_connecting_model": {
-    "message": "Model: $model$",
-    "description": "",
-    "placeholders": {
-        "model": {
-            "content": "$1"
-        }
-    }
+    "message": "Model",
+    "description": ""
   },
   "_api_connecting_host": {
-    "message": "Host: $api_host$",
-    "description": "",
-    "placeholders": {
-        "api_host": {
-            "content": "$1"
-        }
-    }
+    "message": "Host",
+    "description": ""
   },
   "_api_connecting_version": {
-    "message": "Version: $api_version$",
-    "description": "",
-    "placeholders": {
-        "api_version": {
-            "content": "$1"
-        }
-    }
+    "message": "Version",
+    "description": ""
   },
   "prefs_OpenAIComp_AvailableServices": {
     "message": "Available Services",
diff --git a/api_webchat/controller.js b/api_webchat/controller.js
index 4c6adb9e..18fa2277 100644
--- a/api_webchat/controller.js
+++ b/api_webchat/controller.js
@@ -80,11 +80,12 @@ switch (llm) {
         messageInput.setModel(prefs_api.chatgpt_model);
         messagesArea.setLLMName("ChatGPT");
         worker.postMessage({ type: 'init', chatgpt_api_key: prefs_api.chatgpt_api_key, chatgpt_model: prefs_api.chatgpt_model, chatgpt_developer_messages: prefs_api.chatgpt_developer_messages, chatgpt_api_store: prefs_api.chatgpt_api_store, do_debug: prefs_api.do_debug, i18nStrings: i18nStrings});
-        let additional_text = 'OpenAI Store: ' + (prefs_api.chatgpt_api_store ? 'Yes' : 'No');
+        let additional_text_elements = [];
+        additional_text_elements.push({label: 'OpenAI Store', value: (prefs_api.chatgpt_api_store ? 'Yes' : 'No')});
         if(prefs_api.chatgpt_developer_messages && prefs_api.chatgpt_developer_messages.length > 0) {
-            additional_text += "\n" + browser.i18n.getMessage("ChatGPT_Developer_Messages") + ": " + prefs_api.chatgpt_developer_messages;
+            additional_text_elements.push({label: browser.i18n.getMessage("ChatGPT_Developer_Messages"), value: prefs_api.chatgpt_developer_messages});
         }
-        messagesArea.appendUserMessage(getAPIsInitMessageString("ChatGPT API", prefs_api.chatgpt_model, '', '', additional_text), "info");
+        messagesArea.appendUserMessage(getAPIsInitMessageString("ChatGPT API", prefs_api.chatgpt_model, '', '', additional_text_elements), "info");
         browser.runtime.sendMessage({command: "openai_api_ready_" + call_id, window_id: (await browser.windows.getCurrent()).id});
         break;
     }
@@ -95,12 +96,12 @@ switch (llm) {
         i18nStrings["error_connection_interrupted"] = browser.i18n.getMessage('error_connection_interrupted');
         messageInput.setModel(prefs_api.google_gemini_model);
         messagesArea.setLLMName("Google Gemini");
-        let additional_text = '';
+        let additional_text_elements = [];
         if(prefs_api.google_gemini_system_instruction && prefs_api.google_gemini_system_instruction.length > 0) {
-            additional_text += browser.i18n.getMessage("GoogleGemini_SystemInstruction") + ": " + prefs_api.google_gemini_system_instruction;
+            additional_text_elements.push({label: browser.i18n.getMessage("GoogleGemini_SystemInstruction"), value: prefs_api.google_gemini_system_instruction});
         }
         worker.postMessage({ type: 'init', google_gemini_api_key: prefs_api.google_gemini_api_key, google_gemini_model: prefs_api.google_gemini_model, google_gemini_system_instruction: prefs_api.google_gemini_system_instruction, do_debug: prefs_api.do_debug, i18nStrings: i18nStrings});
-        messagesArea.appendUserMessage(getAPIsInitMessageString("Google Gemini API", prefs_api.google_gemini_model, '', '', additional_text), "info");
+        messagesArea.appendUserMessage(getAPIsInitMessageString("Google Gemini API", prefs_api.google_gemini_model, '', '', additional_text_elements), "info");
         browser.runtime.sendMessage({command: "google_gemini_api_ready_" + call_id, window_id: (await browser.windows.getCurrent()).id});
         break;
     }
diff --git a/api_webchat/messagesArea.js b/api_webchat/messagesArea.js
index 48155b3c..eb61eca0 100644
--- a/api_webchat/messagesArea.js
+++ b/api_webchat/messagesArea.js
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ messagesAreaStyle.textContent = `
         background: lightblue;
         color: navy;
         margin-bottom: var(--margin);
+        font-size: 0.8em;
+    }
+    .info_obj{
+        color:rgb(0, 71, 36);
     }
     .sel_info{
         font-size: 0.7rem;
diff --git a/js/mzta-utils.js b/js/mzta-utils.js
index 48b68a4c..9b5445cf 100644
--- a/js/mzta-utils.js
+++ b/js/mzta-utils.js
@@ -454,16 +454,20 @@ export async function transformTagsLabels(labels, tags_list) {
   return output;
 }
 
-export function getAPIsInitMessageString(api_string, model_string = '', host_string = '', version_string = '', additional_message = '') {
-  let output = browser.i18n.getMessage("_api_connecting", api_string);
+export function getAPIsInitMessageString(api_string, model_string = '', host_string = '', version_string = '', additional_messages = []) {
+  let output = "<i class='info_obj'>" + browser.i18n.getMessage("_api_connecting", api_string) + "</i>";
   if (model_string !== '') {
-    output += "\n" + browser.i18n.getMessage("_api_connecting_model", model_string);
+    output += "\n<span class='info_obj'>" + browser.i18n.getMessage("_api_connecting_model") + ":</span> " + model_string;
   }
   if (host_string !== '') {
-    output += "\n" + browser.i18n.getMessage("_api_connecting_host", host_string);
+    output += "\n<span class='info_obj'>" + browser.i18n.getMessage("_api_connecting_host") + ":</span> " + host_string;
   }
   if (version_string !== '') {
-    output += "\n" + browser.i18n.getMessage("_api_connecting_version", version_string);
+    output += "\n<span class='info_obj'>" + browser.i18n.getMessage("_api_connecting_version") + ":</span> " +  version_string;
+  }
+  let additional_message = '';
+  if (additional_messages.length > 0) {
+    additional_message = additional_messages.map(msg => "<span class='info_obj'>" + msg.label + ":</span> " + msg.value).join("\n");
   }
   if (additional_message !== '') {
     output += "\n" + additional_message;