diff --git a/CODE-AUDIT.md b/CODE-AUDIT.md
index deb9368..e8ee0ae 100644
--- a/CODE-AUDIT.md
+++ b/CODE-AUDIT.md
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ token system + shared primitives (UI/SIMP — high value, larger effort) · i18n
   "Reinstall AeroFetch, or drop…" vs "Download it into resources/bin/…" vs "Drop it into resources/bin/."
 - [x] **L47 — `probeMeta` 30s timeout returns null silently** — no surfaced message, unlike every
   other yt-dlp timeout ("Timed out …").
-- [ ] **L48 — `cleanError` strips a leading `error:`** for live failures, while raw `ERROR:` text
+- [x] **L48 — `cleanError` strips a leading `error:`** for live failures, while raw `ERROR:` text
   shows elsewhere (errorlog seed / terminal) — inconsistent error normalization.
 - [x] **L49 — Newlines in user-facing error strings.** download.ts missing-binary messages embed
   `\n`, which renders awkwardly in inline/Caption error spans.
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/errorlog.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/errorlog.ts
index 8c490a9..dda7b77 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/errorlog.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/errorlog.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const seed: ErrorLogEntry[] = PREVIEW
         title: 'Private video',
         url: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=err0r',
         kind: 'video',
-        error: 'ERROR: [youtube] err0r: Private video. Sign in if you have access.',
+        error: '[youtube] err0r: Private video. Sign in if you have access.',
         occurredAt: Date.now() - 1000 * 60 * 12
       }
     ]