diff --git a/src/Managing.Api/Controllers/LlmController.cs b/src/Managing.Api/Controllers/LlmController.cs
index e8e34635..cd839e0b 100644
--- a/src/Managing.Api/Controllers/LlmController.cs
+++ b/src/Managing.Api/Controllers/LlmController.cs
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public class LlmController : BaseController
             await PublishProgressUpdate(streamId, new LlmProgressUpdate
             {
                 Type = "thinking",
-                Message = "Sending request to LLM...",
+                Message = "Thinking...",
                 Iteration = iteration,
                 MaxIterations = maxIterations
             });
diff --git a/src/Managing.WebApp/src/components/organism/AiChat.tsx b/src/Managing.WebApp/src/components/organism/AiChat.tsx
index 88ac4e5a..1e62e54b 100644
--- a/src/Managing.WebApp/src/components/organism/AiChat.tsx
+++ b/src/Managing.WebApp/src/components/organism/AiChat.tsx
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ function AiChat({ onClose }: AiChatProps): JSX.Element {
       // Messages to filter out (internal/system messages not useful for users)
       // These only appear when developerMode is enabled
       const filteredMessages = [
-        'Sending request to LLM...',
+        'Thinking...',
         'Waiting briefly to respect rate limits...',
         'Initializing conversation and loading available tools...'
       ]