diff --git a/gui/dialogs/terrasync.xml b/gui/dialogs/terrasync.xml
index 2267e43fb..b1f830ab5 100644
--- a/gui/dialogs/terrasync.xml
+++ b/gui/dialogs/terrasync.xml
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ var computeStatusText = func {
     if (!getprop('/sim/terrasync/active'))
         return "Automatic download inactive";
 
-    var errCount = getprop('/sim/terrasync/error-count');
-    if (errCount > 0)
-        return "Errors occurred during download";
-
 # we need to suggest some remedial action here!
     if (getprop('/sim/terrasync/stalled'))
         return "Downloading has stalled. Check your network connection and settings";
@@ -303,17 +299,31 @@ setprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/terrasync/display-mode", "0");
             </equals>
           </visible>
 
-          <!-- status text is generated by Nasal dynamically -->
           <text>
             <row>0</row>
             <col>0</col>
+
+            <halign>left</halign>
+            <label>Status:</label>
+            <live>true</live>
+            <color>
+              <red>0.7</red>
+              <green>0.7</green>
+              <blue>0.7</blue>
+              <alpha>1</alpha>
+            </color>
+          </text>
+
+          <text>
+            <row>0</row>
+            <col>1</col>
             <colspan>2</colspan>
 
             <halign>left</halign>
-            <pref-width>200</pref-width>
-            <format>Status: %s</format>
+            <!-- status text is generated by Nasal dynamically -->
             <property>/sim/gui/dialogs/terrasync/status</property>
             <live>true</live>
+            <halign>right</halign>
             <color>
               <red>0.7</red>
               <green>0.7</green>
@@ -405,6 +415,34 @@ setprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/terrasync/display-mode", "0");
               <alpha>1</alpha>
             </color>
           </text>
+
+          <text>
+            <halign>left</halign>
+            <row>4</row>
+            <col>0</col>
+            <label>Number of errors:</label>
+            <color>
+              <red>0.7</red>
+              <green>0.7</green>
+              <blue>0.7</blue>
+              <alpha>1</alpha>
+            </color>
+          </text>
+          <text>
+            <row>4</row>
+            <col>1</col>
+            <format>%s</format>
+            <property>/sim/terrasync/error-count</property>
+            <live>true</live>
+            <stretch>true</stretch>
+            <halign>right</halign>
+            <color>
+              <red>0.7</red>
+              <green>0.7</green>
+              <blue>0.7</blue>
+              <alpha>1</alpha>
+            </color>
+          </text>
         </group>
 
         <loglist>