diff --git a/src/translate-modal.js b/src/translate-modal.js
index d3c42ff..f7d0e60 100644
--- a/src/translate-modal.js
+++ b/src/translate-modal.js
@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@ export function openTranslateModal() {
 			const { countTokensWithUpstream } = await import("./token_estimator.js");
 			const { getSelectedModel, getSelectedModelMaxTokens } = await import("./models.js");
 			
+			const selectedModel = getSelectedModel();
+			
 			let rawContent;
 			let remoteUrl; // Store URL for remote translations
 			if (activeTab === "page") {
@@ -426,7 +428,7 @@ ${samplePreserved}`;
 
 				if (elapsed < 3000) statusText.textContent = "Analyzing content...";
 				else if (elapsed < estimatedSeconds * 500)
-					statusText.textContent = "Translating with Hermes AI...";
+					statusText.textContent = `Translating with ${selectedModel}...`;
 				else statusText.textContent = "Finalizing translation...";
 			}, 500);