diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/ChannelDetails.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/ChannelDetails.qml
index a4d741b37..fc21cdfcf 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/ChannelDetails.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/ChannelDetails.qml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Pane {
             columns: 2
 
             Label {
-                text: qsTr('Channel name')
+                text: qsTr('Node name')
                 color: Material.accentColor
             }
 
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/ChannelOpenProgressDialog.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/ChannelOpenProgressDialog.qml
index 79bd403eb..5854dafdd 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/ChannelOpenProgressDialog.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/ChannelOpenProgressDialog.qml
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ ElDialog {
                 visible: false
                 iconStyle: InfoTextArea.IconStyle.Error
                 width: parent.width
+                textFormat: TextEdit.PlainText
             }
 
             InfoTextArea {
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/InfoTextArea.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/InfoTextArea.qml
index 78bd11c3a..67f194a90 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/InfoTextArea.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/InfoTextArea.qml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ GridLayout {
     }
 
     property int iconStyle: InfoTextArea.IconStyle.Info
+    property alias textFormat: infotext.textFormat
 
     columns: 1
     rowSpacing: 0
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ GridLayout {
         readOnly: true
         rightPadding: constants.paddingLarge
         leftPadding: 2*constants.iconSizeLarge
-        wrapMode: TextInput.WordWrap
+        wrapMode: TextInput.Wrap
         textFormat: TextEdit.RichText
         background: Rectangle {
             color: Qt.rgba(1,1,1,0.05) // whiten 5%
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qechannellistmodel.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qechannellistmodel.py
index 6a96fdc9d..3d9888cfd 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qechannellistmodel.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qechannellistmodel.py
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@ class QEChannelListModel(QAbstractListModel, QtEventListener):
         if wallet == self.wallet:
             self.on_channel_updated(channel)
 
-    #    elif event == 'channels_updated':
-    @qt_event_listener
-    def on_event_channels_updated(self, wallet):
-        if wallet == self.wallet:
-            self.init_model() # TODO: remove/add less crude than full re-init
-
     def on_destroy(self):
         self.unregister_callbacks()
 
@@ -124,6 +118,7 @@ class QEChannelListModel(QAbstractListModel, QtEventListener):
             i = i + 1
 
     def do_update(self, modelindex, channel):
+        self._logger.debug(f'updating our channel {channel.short_id_for_GUI()}')
         modelitem = self.channels[modelindex]
         modelitem.update(self.channel_to_model(channel))
 
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qechannelopener.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qechannelopener.py
index 7a44b5eb5..4932f7fe8 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qechannelopener.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qechannelopener.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import threading
+from concurrent.futures import CancelledError
+from asyncio.exceptions import TimeoutError
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtProperty, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, QObject
 
+from electrum.i18n import _
 from electrum.gui import messages
 from electrum.lnutil import extract_nodeid, LNPeerAddr, ln_dummy_address
 from electrum.lnworker import hardcoded_trampoline_nodes
@@ -168,6 +171,7 @@ class QEChannelOpener(QObject, AuthMixin):
         lnworker = self._wallet.wallet.lnworker
 
         def open_thread():
+            error = None
             try:
                 chan, _funding_tx = lnworker.open_channel(
                     connect_str=conn_str,
@@ -175,13 +179,19 @@ class QEChannelOpener(QObject, AuthMixin):
                     funding_sat=funding_sat,
                     push_amt_sat=0,
                     password=password)
+                self._logger.debug('opening channel succeeded')
+                self.channelOpenSuccess.emit(chan.channel_id.hex(), chan.has_onchain_backup())
+            except (CancelledError,TimeoutError):
+                error = _('Could not connect to channel peer')
             except Exception as e:
-                self._logger.exception("Problem opening channel: %s", repr(e))
-                self.channelOpenError.emit(repr(e))
-                return
+                error = str(e)
+                if not error:
+                    error = repr(e)
+            finally:
+                if error:
+                    self._logger.exception("Problem opening channel: %s", error)
+                    self.channelOpenError.emit(error)
 
-            self._logger.debug('opening channel succeeded')
-            self.channelOpenSuccess.emit(chan.channel_id.hex(), chan.has_onchain_backup())
 
         self._logger.debug('starting open thread')
         self.channelOpening.emit(conn_str)