diff --git a/src/tui/mode/mini/file_browser.zig b/src/tui/mode/mini/file_browser.zig
index fd2dcbe..ed4aa4b 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/mini/file_browser.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/mini/file_browser.zig
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ pub fn Create(options: type) type {
             } else {
                 try self.construct_path(self.query.items, self.entries.items[self.complete_trigger_count - 1], self.complete_trigger_count - 1);
             }
-            log.logger("file_browser").print("{d}/{d}", .{ self.matched_entry + 1, self.entries.items.len });
+            message("{d}/{d}", .{ self.matched_entry + 1, self.entries.items.len });
         }
 
         fn construct_path(self: *Self, path_: []const u8, entry: Entry, entry_no: usize) !void {
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ pub fn Create(options: type) type {
                 try self.construct_path(self.query.items, entry, last_no);
                 self.complete_trigger_count = matched;
             } else {
-                log.logger("file_browser").print("no match for '{s}'", .{self.match.items});
+                message("no match for '{s}'", .{self.match.items});
                 try self.construct_path(self.query.items, .{ .name = self.match.items, .type = .file }, 0);
             }
         }
@@ -322,5 +322,10 @@ pub fn Create(options: type) type {
                 self.file_path.clearRetainingCapacity();
             }
         }
+
+        fn message(comptime fmt: anytype, args: anytype) void {
+            var buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
+            tp.self_pid().send(.{ "message", std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, fmt, args) catch @panic("too large") }) catch {};
+        }
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/status/minilog.zig b/src/tui/status/minilog.zig
index 2fa6e5b..4290947 100644
--- a/src/tui/status/minilog.zig
+++ b/src/tui/status/minilog.zig
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ fn receive_log(self: *Self, _: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) MessageFilter.Error!bo
         try logview.process_log(m);
         try self.process_log(m);
         return true;
+    } else if (try cbor.match(m.buf, .{ "message", tp.more })) {
+        try self.process_message(m);
+        return true;
     } else if (try cbor.match(m.buf, .{ "MINILOG", tp.extract(&clear_msg_num) })) {
         if (clear_msg_num == self.msg_counter)
             self.clear();
@@ -114,6 +117,12 @@ fn process_log(self: *Self, m: tp.message) MessageFilter.Error!void {
     }
 }
 
+fn process_message(self: *Self, m: tp.message) MessageFilter.Error!void {
+    var msg: []const u8 = undefined;
+    if (try cbor.match(m.buf, .{ tp.string, tp.extract(&msg) }))
+        try self.set(msg, .info);
+}
+
 fn update_clear_timer(self: *Self) !void {
     self.msg_counter += 1;
     const delay = std.time.us_per_s * @as(u64, if (self.level == .err) error_display_time_seconds else message_display_time_seconds);