diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/components/assistant/assistant-provider.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/components/assistant/assistant-provider.tsx
index 4657bccce..f68a69380 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/components/assistant/assistant-provider.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/components/assistant/assistant-provider.tsx
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ const createAssistantAttachmentAdapter = (allowImages: boolean): AttachmentAdapt
 };
 
 const AssistantPreferencesProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
+  const t = useScopedI18n("common.assistant");
   const { data, isLoading } = clientApi.assistant.getRuntimeOptions.useQuery(undefined, {
     staleTime: 10 * 60_000,
   });
@@ -192,9 +193,9 @@ const AssistantPreferencesProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
     try {
       const nextQuota = await workshopClient.getAssistantUsage(controller.signal);
       if (quotaRequestRef.current === controller && !controller.signal.aborted) setQuota(nextQuota);
-    } catch (error) {
+    } catch {
       if (quotaRequestRef.current === controller && !controller.signal.aborted) {
-        setQuotaError(error instanceof Error ? error.message : "The Homarr provider allowance could not be loaded.");
+        setQuotaError(t("providerQuota.loadError"));
       }
     } finally {
       if (quotaRequestRef.current === controller) {
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ const AssistantPreferencesProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
         setQuotaLoading(false);
       }
     }
-  }, [data?.provider, workshopClient]);
+  }, [data?.provider, t, workshopClient]);
   const signInToProvider = useCallback(async () => {
     setQuotaLoading(true);
     setQuotaError(null);
@@ -211,12 +212,12 @@ const AssistantPreferencesProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
       setProviderUser(user);
       await refreshQuota();
     } catch (error) {
-      setQuotaError(error instanceof Error ? error.message : "GitHub sign-in failed.");
+      setQuotaError(t("providerQuota.signInError"));
       throw error;
     } finally {
       setQuotaLoading(false);
     }
-  }, [refreshQuota, workshopClient]);
+  }, [refreshQuota, t, workshopClient]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!data) return;
diff --git a/apps/workshop/test.sh b/apps/workshop/test.sh
index 067cb8eed..826920b4b 100644
--- a/apps/workshop/test.sh
+++ b/apps/workshop/test.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ for client_id in workshop-test-client workshop-rotated-client; do
     node apps/workshop/tests/oauth-sync.integration.mjs
 done
 
-OPENROUTER_API_KEY= PB_EXPOSE_PORT="$WORKSHOP_TEST_PORT" docker compose -p "$WORKSHOP_TEST_PROJECT" \
+OPENROUTER_API_KEY="" PB_EXPOSE_PORT="$WORKSHOP_TEST_PORT" docker compose -p "$WORKSHOP_TEST_PROJECT" \
   -f apps/workshop/docker-compose.yml up -d --force-recreate workshop
 for attempt in $(seq 1 60); do
   if curl --fail --silent "http://127.0.0.1:$WORKSHOP_TEST_PORT/api/health" >/dev/null; then
diff --git a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
index c926b64c3..594482ef0 100644
--- a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
@@ -2094,6 +2094,8 @@
         "exhaustedDescription": "Your Homarr provider allowance is used for today. It resets at midnight UTC.",
         "unavailableDescription": "Sign in to the Workshop or wait for your Homarr provider allowance to reset.",
         "signIn": "Sign in with GitHub",
+        "signInError": "GitHub sign-in failed. Try again in a moment.",
+        "loadError": "The Homarr provider allowance could not be loaded.",
         "reset": "Resets {relative} at <time></time>",
         "toolCalls": "Each model request and completed tool call uses one request.",
         "retry": "Reload allowance",