diff --git a/rslib/ftl/network.ftl b/rslib/ftl/network.ftl
index 0a97f861c..9fff6a92b 100644
--- a/rslib/ftl/network.ftl
+++ b/rslib/ftl/network.ftl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 network-offline = Please check your internet connection.
-network-timeout = Connection timed out. Please try again on a different network.
+network-timeout = Connection timed out. Please try again. If you see frequent timeouts, please try a different network connection.
 network-proxy-auth = Your proxy requires authentication.
 network-other = A network error occurred.
 
diff --git a/rslib/src/err.rs b/rslib/src/err.rs
index 4ec230194..c07f3923d 100644
--- a/rslib/src/err.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/err.rs
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ fn guess_reqwest_error(mut info: String) -> AnkiError {
     }
     let kind = if info.contains("unreachable") || info.contains("dns") {
         NetworkErrorKind::Offline
+    } else if info.contains("timed out") {
+        NetworkErrorKind::Timeout
     } else {
         if info.contains("invalid type") {
             info = format!(