diff --git a/examples/browser/package.json b/examples/browser/package.json
index aef6fcbab1072..5cfdc9277b381 100644
--- a/examples/browser/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser/package.json
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
     "@theia/ai-code-completion": "1.54.0",
     "@theia/ai-core": "1.54.0",
     "@theia/ai-history": "1.54.0",
-    "@theia/ai-ollama": "1.54.0",
     "@theia/ai-llamafile": "1.54.0",
+    "@theia/ai-ollama": "1.54.0",
     "@theia/ai-openai": "1.54.0",
     "@theia/ai-terminal": "1.54.0",
     "@theia/ai-workspace-agent": "1.54.0",
diff --git a/examples/electron/package.json b/examples/electron/package.json
index 04482481be284..5dcb9b9007a93 100644
--- a/examples/electron/package.json
+++ b/examples/electron/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "@theia/ai-code-completion": "1.54.0",
     "@theia/ai-core": "1.54.0",
     "@theia/ai-history": "1.54.0",
+    "@theia/ai-llamafile": "1.54.0",
     "@theia/ai-ollama": "1.54.0",
     "@theia/ai-openai": "1.54.0",
     "@theia/ai-terminal": "1.54.0",
diff --git a/examples/electron/tsconfig.json b/examples/electron/tsconfig.json
index e36e0e73f4457..9199410a96828 100644
--- a/examples/electron/tsconfig.json
+++ b/examples/electron/tsconfig.json
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
     {
       "path": "../../packages/ai-history"
     },
+    {
+      "path": "../../packages/ai-llamafile"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../../packages/ai-ollama"
     },
diff --git a/packages/ai-llamafile/src/browser/llamafile-command-contribution.ts b/packages/ai-llamafile/src/browser/llamafile-command-contribution.ts
index 7e2b9f881f3e0..ed829406118b6 100644
--- a/packages/ai-llamafile/src/browser/llamafile-command-contribution.ts
+++ b/packages/ai-llamafile/src/browser/llamafile-command-contribution.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export class LlamafileCommandContribution implements CommandContribution {
                     this.llamafileManager.startServer(result.label);
                 } catch (error) {
                     console.error('Something went wrong during the llamafile start.', error);
+                    this.messageService.error(`Something went wrong during the llamafile start: ${error.message}.\nFor more information, see the console.`);
                 }
             }
         }));