diff --git a/src/core/Cline.ts b/src/core/Cline.ts
index afbae37..e1ba0c1 100644
--- a/src/core/Cline.ts
+++ b/src/core/Cline.ts
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ export class Cline {
 		} catch (error) {
 			// note that this api_req_failed ask is unique in that we only present this option if the api hasn't streamed any content yet (ie it fails on the first chunk due), as it would allow them to hit a retry button. However if the api failed mid-stream, it could be in any arbitrary state where some tools may have executed, so that error is handled differently and requires cancelling the task entirely.
 			if (alwaysApproveResubmit) {
+				const requestDelay = requestDelaySeconds || 5
 				// Automatically retry with delay
 				await this.say(
 					"error",
@@ -823,10 +824,10 @@ export class Cline {
 					    : error.message?.includes("500") || error.message?.includes("503")
 					      ? "internal server error"
 					      : "unknown"
-					}). ↺ Retrying...`,
+					}). ↺ Retrying in ${requestDelay} seconds...`,
 				)
 				await this.say("api_req_retry_delayed")
-				await delay((requestDelaySeconds || 5) * 1000)
+				await delay(requestDelay * 1000)
 				await this.say("api_req_retried")
 				// delegate generator output from the recursive call
 				yield* this.attemptApiRequest(previousApiReqIndex)
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx
index d24bd49..956b76b 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx
@@ -370,10 +370,10 @@ const SettingsView = ({ onDone }: SettingsViewProps) => {
 						<VSCodeCheckbox
 							checked={alwaysApproveResubmit}
 							onChange={(e: any) => setAlwaysApproveResubmit(e.target.checked)}>
-							<span style={{ fontWeight: "500" }}>Always approve resubmit request</span>
+							<span style={{ fontWeight: "500" }}>Always retry failed API requests</span>
 						</VSCodeCheckbox>
 						<p style={{ fontSize: "12px", marginTop: "5px", color: "var(--vscode-descriptionForeground)" }}>
-							Automatically retry request when server returns an error response, with a configurable delay
+							Automatically retry failed API requests when server returns an error response
 						</p>
 						{alwaysApproveResubmit && (
 							<div style={{ marginTop: 10 }}>