diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MisconfigurationScreen.tsx b/frontend/src/components/MisconfigurationScreen.tsx
index 1a9fbdeb..aaf8b2f8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MisconfigurationScreen.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MisconfigurationScreen.tsx
@@ -10,41 +10,55 @@ interface Props {
 export function MisconfigurationScreen({ missing }: Props) {
   return (
     <div className="min-h-screen bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-900 flex items-center justify-center p-4">
-      <div className="bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 rounded-lg shadow-lg max-w-lg w-full p-8">
+      <div className="bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 rounded-lg shadow-lg max-w-2xl w-full p-8">
         <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mb-4">
           <span className="text-3xl" aria-hidden="true">
             ⚠️
           </span>
-          <h1 className="text-xl font-bold text-red-600 dark:text-red-400">App Misconfiguration</h1>
+          <h1 className="text-xl font-bold text-red-600 dark:text-red-400">Configuration Required</h1>
         </div>
-        <p className="text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 mb-4">
-          The following required environment variables are not set. Copy{' '}
+        <p className="text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 mb-6">
+          To run this application, configure the required environment variables below. Copy{' '}
           <code className="bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-700 px-1 rounded text-sm">.env.example</code> to{' '}
-          <code className="bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-700 px-1 rounded text-sm">.env</code> and fill
-          in the values.
+          <code className="bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-700 px-1 rounded text-sm">.env</code> in the frontend directory.
         </p>
-        <ul className="space-y-2 mb-6">
-          {missing.map((item) => (
-            <li
-              key={item.key}
-              className="flex items-start gap-2 text-sm text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-200"
-            >
-              <span className="text-red-500 mt-0.5">•</span>
-              <div>
-                <code className="block font-mono font-semibold">{item.key}</code>
-                <span className="text-xs text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">{item.description}</span>
-              </div>
-            </li>
-          ))}
-        </ul>
-        <a
-          href="https://github.com/Stellar-forge/Stellar-forge#environment-variables"
-          target="_blank"
-          rel="noopener noreferrer"
-          className="text-sm text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline"
-        >
-          View setup instructions →
-        </a>
+        <div className="mb-6">
+          <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-200 mb-3">Missing Variables ({missing.length}):</h2>
+          <ul className="space-y-3">
+            {missing.map((item) => (
+              <li
+                key={item.key}
+                className="flex items-start gap-3 text-sm text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-200 bg-red-50 dark:bg-red-900/10 border border-red-200 dark:border-red-800 p-4 rounded-lg"
+              >
+                <span className="text-red-500 mt-0.5 font-bold">✗</span>
+                <div className="flex-1">
+                  <code className="block font-mono font-semibold text-red-600 dark:text-red-400 text-base">{item.key}</code>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 mt-1 block leading-relaxed">{item.description}</span>
+                </div>
+              </li>
+            ))}
+          </ul>
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-3 pt-4 border-t border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700">
+          <a
+            href="https://github.com/Stellar-forge/Stellar-forge#environment-variables"
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 text-sm text-white bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-700 rounded-lg transition-colors"
+          >
+            <span>📖</span>
+            <span>Setup Instructions</span>
+          </a>
+          <a
+            href="https://github.com/Zarmaijemimah/Stellar-forge/blob/main/frontend/.env.example"
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 text-sm text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 border border-blue-600 dark:border-blue-400 hover:bg-blue-50 dark:hover:bg-blue-900/20 rounded-lg transition-colors"
+          >
+            <span>📄</span>
+            <span>View .env.example</span>
+          </a>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   )