diff --git a/src/app.css b/src/app.css
index 910af7ed..996ce98d 100644
--- a/src/app.css
+++ b/src/app.css
@@ -294,6 +294,16 @@ html {
   color: var(--base-content);
 }
 
+/* content rendered by welshman/content */
+
+.welshman-content a {
+  @apply link;
+}
+
+.welshman-content-error a {
+  @apply underline;
+}
+
 /* date input */
 
 .picker {
diff --git a/src/app/commands.ts b/src/app/commands.ts
index 136c1261..459d5c58 100644
--- a/src/app/commands.ts
+++ b/src/app/commands.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as nip19 from "nostr-tools/nip19"
 import {get} from "svelte/store"
-import {randomId, ifLet, poll, uniq, equals, TIMEZONE, LOCALE} from "@welshman/lib"
+import {randomId, poll, uniq, equals, TIMEZONE, LOCALE} from "@welshman/lib"
 import type {Feed} from "@welshman/feeds"
 import type {TrustedEvent, EventContent} from "@welshman/util"
 import {
@@ -266,18 +266,20 @@ export const checkRelayAccess = async (url: string, claim = "") => {
     relays: [url],
   })
 
-  ifLet(await getThunkError(thunk), error => {
+  const error = await getThunkError(thunk)
+
+  if (error) {
     const message =
-      socket.auth.details?.replace(/^.*: /, "") ||
-      error?.replace(/^.*: /, "") ||
+      socket.auth.details?.replace(/^\w+: /, "") ||
+      error?.replace(/^\w+: /, "") ||
       "join request rejected"
 
     // If it's a strict NIP 29 relay don't worry about requesting access
     // TODO: remove this if relay29 ever gets less strict
     if (message !== "missing group (`h`) tag") {
-      return `Failed to join relay (${message})`
+      return message
     }
-  })
+  }
 }
 
 export const checkRelayProfile = async (url: string) => {
diff --git a/src/app/components/QRCode.svelte b/src/app/components/QRCode.svelte
index fc9abd5c..f3aef80e 100644
--- a/src/app/components/QRCode.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/QRCode.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import {clip} from "@app/toast"
 
-  const {code} = $props()
+  const {code, ...props} = $props()
 
   let canvas: Element | undefined = $state()
   let wrapper: Element | undefined = $state()
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   })
 </script>
 
-<Button class="max-w-full" onclick={copy}>
+<Button class="max-w-full {props.class}" onclick={copy}>
   <div bind:this={wrapper} style={`height: ${height}px`}>
     <canvas
       class="rounded-box"
diff --git a/src/app/components/SpaceAuthError.svelte b/src/app/components/SpaceAuthError.svelte
index 39a39fbd..2b6e9c82 100644
--- a/src/app/components/SpaceAuthError.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/SpaceAuthError.svelte
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import {displayRelayUrl} from "@welshman/util"
+  import {parse, renderAsHtml} from "@welshman/content"
   import Spinner from "@lib/components/Spinner.svelte"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
-  import Field from "@lib/components/Field.svelte"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import {preventDefault} from "@lib/html"
+  import {ucFirst} from "@lib/util"
   import ModalHeader from "@lib/components/ModalHeader.svelte"
   import ModalFooter from "@lib/components/ModalFooter.svelte"
   import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
@@ -15,8 +16,8 @@
 
   const back = () => history.back()
 
-  const joinRelay = async (claim: string) => {
-    const error = await attemptRelayAccess(url, claim)
+  const joinRelay = async () => {
+    const error = await attemptRelayAccess(url)
 
     if (error) {
       return pushToast({theme: "error", message: error})
@@ -33,13 +34,12 @@
     loading = true
 
     try {
-      await joinRelay(claim)
+      await joinRelay()
     } finally {
       loading = false
     }
   }
 
-  let claim = $state("")
   let loading = $state(false)
 </script>
 
@@ -53,32 +53,17 @@
     {/snippet}
   </ModalHeader>
   <p>
-    We received an error from the relay indicating you don't have access to {displayRelayUrl(url)}.
+    We received an error from the relay indicating you don't have access to {displayRelayUrl(url)}:
   </p>
-  <p class="border-l border-solid border-error pl-4 text-error">
-    {error}
+  <p class="bg-alt card2 welshman-content">
+    {@html renderAsHtml(parse({content: ucFirst(error)}))}
   </p>
-  <p>If you have one, you can try entering an invite code below to request access.</p>
-  <Field>
-    {#snippet label()}
-      <p>Invite code</p>
-    {/snippet}
-    {#snippet input()}
-      <label class="input input-bordered flex w-full items-center gap-2">
-        <Icon icon="link-round" />
-        <input bind:value={claim} class="grow" type="text" />
-      </label>
-    {/snippet}
-    {#snippet info()}
-      <p>Enter an invite code provided to you by the admin of the relay.</p>
-    {/snippet}
-  </Field>
   <ModalFooter>
     <Button class="btn btn-link" onclick={back}>
       <Icon icon="alt-arrow-left" />
       Go back
     </Button>
-    <Button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" disabled={!claim || loading}>
+    <Button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" disabled={loading}>
       <Spinner {loading}>Request Access</Spinner>
       <Icon icon="alt-arrow-right" />
     </Button>
diff --git a/src/app/components/SpaceInviteAccept.svelte b/src/app/components/SpaceInviteAccept.svelte
index 60126653..38dfd97d 100644
--- a/src/app/components/SpaceInviteAccept.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/SpaceInviteAccept.svelte
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     const error = await attemptRelayAccess(url, claim)
 
     if (error) {
-      return pushToast({theme: "error", message: error})
+      return pushToast({theme: "error", message: error, timeout: 30_000})
     }
 
     const socket = Pool.get().get(url)
diff --git a/src/app/components/Toast.svelte b/src/app/components/Toast.svelte
index 655afc5d..e0557b43 100644
--- a/src/app/components/Toast.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/Toast.svelte
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+  import {parse, renderAsHtml} from "@welshman/content"
   import {fly} from "@lib/transition"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
@@ -15,7 +16,9 @@
         class:bg-base-100={theme === "info"}
         class:text-base-content={theme === "info"}
         class:alert-error={theme === "error"}>
-        {$toast.message}
+        <p class="welshman-content-error">
+          {@html renderAsHtml(parse({content: $toast.message}))}
+        </p>
         <Button class="flex items-center opacity-75" onclick={() => popToast($toast.id)}>
           <Icon icon="close-circle" />
         </Button>
diff --git a/src/lib/util.ts b/src/lib/util.ts
index b1fd835d..343e48b9 100644
--- a/src/lib/util.ts
+++ b/src/lib/util.ts
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ export const nsecDecode = (nsec: string) => {
 export const day = (seconds: number) => Math.floor(seconds / DAY)
 
 export const daysBetween = (start: number, end: number) => [...range(start, end, DAY)].map(day)
+
+export const ucFirst = (s: string) => s.slice(0, 1).toUpperCase() + s.slice(1)