diff --git a/ui/qml/Main.qml b/ui/qml/Main.qml
index c35e872..aa9bb99 100644
--- a/ui/qml/Main.qml
+++ b/ui/qml/Main.qml
@@ -246,12 +246,17 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 
             Label {
                 anchors.centerIn: parent
+                width: Math.min(parent.width - root.baseFontSize * 4,
+                                root.baseFontSize * 30)
                 visible: root.currentDoc === ""
                 text: orkClient.connected
                       ? qsTr("Select a document")
                       : qsTr("Not connected: %1").arg(orkClient.error)
                 color: theme.placeholderTextColor
                 font.pointSize: root.baseFontSize + 1
+                horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+                lineHeight: 1.3
             }
         }
     }