diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/btrfs.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/btrfs.sh
index f95e60644..bf2a04c87 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/btrfs.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/btrfs.sh
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ _choose_btrfs_subvolume () {
         _btrfs_compress || return 1
     else
         if [[ -n "${_SUBVOLUMES_DETECTED}" ]]; then
-            _dialog --title " ERROR " --no-mouse --infobox "All subvolumes of the device are already in use.\nSwitching to create a new one now." 4 60
-            sleep 5
+            _dialog --title " ERROR " --no-mouse --infobox "All subvolumes of the device are already in use.\nSwitching to create a new subvolume..." 4 60
+            sleep 3
             _prepare_btrfs_subvolume || return 1
         fi
     fi