diff --git a/spec/more_speech/nostr/zaps_spec.clj b/spec/more_speech/nostr/zaps_spec.clj
index ab4d7d0..06ef57b 100644
--- a/spec/more_speech/nostr/zaps_spec.clj
+++ b/spec/more_speech/nostr/zaps_spec.clj
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
               event {}
               comment "12345678901234567890"
               lnurl "lnurl"]
-          (should-throw Exception "Amount 100 is below minimum of 1000"
+          (should-throw Exception "Amount 0 is below minimum of 1"
                         (zaps/make-zap-request wallet-response
                                                event amount comment lnurl))))
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
               comment "12345678901234567890"
               lnurl "lnurl"
               amount 2000000]
-          (should-throw Exception "Amount 2000000 is larger than maximum of 1000000"
+          (should-throw Exception "Amount 2000 is larger than maximum of 1000"
                         (zaps/make-zap-request wallet-response
                                                event amount comment lnurl))))
 
diff --git a/src/more_speech/nostr/zaps.clj b/src/more_speech/nostr/zaps.clj
index b892494..b613efb 100644
--- a/src/more_speech/nostr/zaps.clj
+++ b/src/more_speech/nostr/zaps.clj
@@ -71,9 +71,15 @@
         _ (when-not allowsNostr
             (throw (Exception. (str "Recipient does not accept Nostr zaps."))))
         _ (when (< amount minSendable)
-            (throw (Exception. (str "Amount " amount " is below minimum of " minSendable))))
+            (throw (Exception. (str "Amount "
+                                    (quot amount 1000)
+                                    " is below minimum of "
+                                    (quot minSendable 1000)))))
         _ (when (> amount maxSendable)
-            (throw (Exception. (str "Amount " amount " is larger than maximum of " maxSendable))))
+            (throw (Exception. (str "Amount "
+                                    (quot amount 1000)
+                                    " is larger than maximum of "
+                                    (quot maxSendable 1000)))))
         _ (when (and (some? comment)
                      (some? commentAllowed)
                      (> (count comment) commentAllowed))
diff --git a/src/more_speech/ui/swing/article_panel.clj b/src/more_speech/ui/swing/article_panel.clj
index 3b5c778..78a1fe2 100644
--- a/src/more_speech/ui/swing/article_panel.clj
+++ b/src/more_speech/ui/swing/article_panel.clj
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
         (text! up-arrow "👍🏻")
         (text! dn-arrow "👎🏻")))
     (if zapped?
-      (text! zap-icon "❗⚡ ")
+      (text! zap-icon "❗⚡ ") ;₿ use the bitcoin char?
       (text! zap-icon ""))
     (swing-util/clear-popup relays-popup)
     (swing-util/clear-popup reactions-popup)