diff --git a/electrum/constants.py b/electrum/constants.py
index 2a78d40ea..26504312c 100644
--- a/electrum/constants.py
+++ b/electrum/constants.py
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ def read_json(filename, default):
     return r
 
 
+GIT_REPO_URL = "https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum"
+GIT_REPO_ISSUES_URL = "https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/issues"
+
+
 class AbstractNet:
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/exception_window.py b/electrum/gui/qt/exception_window.py
index 4ea065cd0..49aeaa3c5 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/exception_window.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/exception_window.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (QWidget, QLabel, QPushButton, QTextEdit,
 from electrum.i18n import _
 from electrum.base_crash_reporter import BaseCrashReporter
 from electrum.logging import Logger
+from electrum import constants
+
 from .util import MessageBoxMixin, read_QIcon, WaitingDialog
 
 
@@ -97,17 +99,22 @@ class Exception_Window(BaseCrashReporter, QWidget, MessageBoxMixin, Logger):
 
     def send_report(self):
         def on_success(response):
+            # note: 'response' coming from (remote) crash reporter server.
+            # It contains a URL to the GitHub issue, so we allow rich text.
             self.show_message(parent=self,
                               title=_("Crash report"),
-                              msg=response)
+                              msg=response,
+                              rich_text=True)
             self.close()
         def on_failure(exc_info):
             e = exc_info[1]
             self.logger.error('There was a problem with the automatic reporting', exc_info=exc_info)
             self.show_critical(parent=self,
-                               msg=(_('There was a problem with the automatic reporting:') + '\n' +
-                                    str(e) + '\n' +
-                                    _("Please report this issue manually.")))
+                               msg=(_('There was a problem with the automatic reporting:') + '<br/>' +
+                                    repr(e)[:120] + '<br/>' +
+                                    _("Please report this issue manually") +
+                                    f' <a href="{constants.GIT_REPO_ISSUES_URL}">on GitHub</a>.'),
+                               rich_text=True)
 
         proxy = self.main_window.network.proxy
         task = lambda: BaseCrashReporter.send_report(self, self.main_window.network.asyncio_loop, proxy)
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
index 72add77a1..cb98033ef 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, Logger):
     def show_report_bug(self):
         msg = ' '.join([
             _("Please report any bugs as issues on github:<br/>"),
-            "<a href=\"https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/issues\">https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/issues</a><br/><br/>",
+            f'''<a href="{constants.GIT_REPO_ISSUES_URL}">{constants.GIT_REPO_ISSUES_URL}</a><br/><br/>''',
             _("Before reporting a bug, upgrade to the most recent version of Electrum (latest release or git HEAD), and include the version number in your report."),
             _("Try to explain not only what the bug is, but how it occurs.")
          ])
diff --git a/electrum/logging.py b/electrum/logging.py
index bb3946485..84aea0b60 100644
--- a/electrum/logging.py
+++ b/electrum/logging.py
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ def configure_logging(config):
     logging.getLogger('kivy').propagate = False
 
     from . import ELECTRUM_VERSION
-    _logger.info(f"Electrum version: {ELECTRUM_VERSION} - https://electrum.org - https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum")
+    from .constants import GIT_REPO_URL
+    _logger.info(f"Electrum version: {ELECTRUM_VERSION} - https://electrum.org - {GIT_REPO_URL}")
     _logger.info(f"Python version: {sys.version}. On platform: {describe_os_version()}")
     _logger.info(f"Logging to file: {str(_logfile_path)}")
     _logger.info(f"Log filters: verbosity {repr(verbosity)}, verbosity_shortcuts {repr(verbosity_shortcuts)}")