diff --git a/src/interface/desktop/config.html b/src/interface/desktop/config.html
index 59ee80a5..4fbea24b 100644
--- a/src/interface/desktop/config.html
+++ b/src/interface/desktop/config.html
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@
             <div class="card-description-row">
                 <div id="sync-status"></div>
             </div>
-            <div id="needs-subscription" style="display: none;">
-                Looks like you're out of space to sync your files. <a href="https://app.khoj.dev/config">Upgrade your plan</a> to unlock more space.
-            </div>
         </div>
     </body>
 
diff --git a/src/interface/desktop/main.js b/src/interface/desktop/main.js
index 587b8ef9..fff595af 100644
--- a/src/interface/desktop/main.js
+++ b/src/interface/desktop/main.js
@@ -215,8 +215,10 @@ function pushDataToKhoj (regenerate = false) {
     .catch(error => {
         console.error(error);
         state["completed"] = false;
-        if (error?.response?.status === 429 && (win = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()[0])) {
+        if (error?.response?.status === 429 && (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().find(win => win.webContents.getURL().includes('config')))) {
             state["error"] = `Looks like you're out of space to sync your files. <a href="https://app.khoj.dev/config">Upgrade your plan</a> to unlock more space.`;
+            const win = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().find(win => win.webContents.getURL().includes('config'));
+            if (win) win.webContents.send('needsSubscription', true);
         } else if (error?.code === 'ECONNREFUSED') {
             state["error"] = `Could not connect to Khoj server. Ensure you can connect to it at ${error.address}:${error.port}.`;
         } else {
diff --git a/src/interface/desktop/renderer.js b/src/interface/desktop/renderer.js
index 02f92163..4b4ea3fe 100644
--- a/src/interface/desktop/renderer.js
+++ b/src/interface/desktop/renderer.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const setFolderButton = document.getElementById('update-folder');
 const setFileButton = document.getElementById('update-file');
 const loadingBar = document.getElementById('loading-bar');
-const needsSubscriptionElement = document.getElementById('needs-subscription');
 
 async function removeFile(filePath) {
     const updatedFiles = await window.removeFileAPI.removeFile(filePath);
@@ -168,9 +167,8 @@ window.updateStateAPI.onUpdateState((event, state) => {
 window.needsSubscriptionAPI.onNeedsSubscription((event, needsSubscription) => {
     console.log("needs subscription", needsSubscription);
     if (needsSubscription) {
+        window.alert("Looks like you're out of space to sync your files. Upgrade your plan to unlock more space here: https://app.khoj.dev/config");
         needsSubscriptionElement.style.display = 'block';
-    } else {
-        needsSubscriptionElement.style.display = 'none';
     }
 });