diff --git a/src/components/Prompt.tsx b/src/components/Prompt.tsx
index ed8c15f156..f21c98ff86 100644
--- a/src/components/Prompt.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Prompt.tsx
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ export function Outer({
         <Dialog.ScrollableInner
           accessibilityLabelledBy={titleId}
           accessibilityDescribedBy={descriptionId}
-          style={[
-            gtMobile ? {width: 'auto', maxWidth: 400, minWidth: 200} : a.w_full,
-          ]}>
+          style={[gtMobile ? {width: 400} : a.w_full]}>
           {children}
         </Dialog.ScrollableInner>
       </Context.Provider>
diff --git a/src/components/verification/VerificationCreatePrompt.tsx b/src/components/verification/VerificationCreatePrompt.tsx
index 66aca750c0..2190365a49 100644
--- a/src/components/verification/VerificationCreatePrompt.tsx
+++ b/src/components/verification/VerificationCreatePrompt.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {useCallback} from 'react'
+import {useCallback, useState} from 'react'
 import {View} from 'react-native'
 import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {useModerationOpts} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
 import {useVerificationCreateMutation} from '#/state/queries/verification/useVerificationCreateMutation'
 import * as Toast from '#/view/com/util/Toast'
-import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
+import {atoms as a, useBreakpoints} from '#/alf'
 import {Admonition} from '#/components/Admonition'
+import {Button, ButtonIcon,ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
 import {type DialogControlProps} from '#/components/Dialog'
 import * as Dialog from '#/components/Dialog'
 import {VerifiedCheck} from '#/components/icons/VerifiedCheck'
+import {Loader} from '#/components/Loader'
 import * as ProfileCard from '#/components/ProfileCard'
 import * as Prompt from '#/components/Prompt'
 import type * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
@@ -24,19 +26,22 @@ export function VerificationCreatePrompt({
   profile: bsky.profile.AnyProfileView
 }) {
   const {_} = useLingui()
+  const {gtMobile} = useBreakpoints()
   const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
-  const {mutateAsync: create} = useVerificationCreateMutation()
+  const {mutateAsync: create, isPending} = useVerificationCreateMutation()
+  const [error, setError] = useState(``)
   const onConfirm = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
       await create({profile})
       Toast.show(_(msg`Successfully verified`))
+      control.close()
     } catch (e) {
-      Toast.show(_(msg`Failed to create a verification`), 'xmark')
+      setError(_(msg`Verification failed, please try again.`))
       logger.error('Failed to create a verification', {
         safeMessage: e,
       })
     }
-  }, [_, profile, create])
+  }, [_, profile, create, control])
 
   return (
     <Prompt.Outer control={control}>
@@ -63,10 +68,24 @@ export function VerificationCreatePrompt({
         </ProfileCard.Header>
       ) : null}
 
+      {error && (
+        <View style={[a.pt_lg]}>
+          <Admonition type="error">{error}</Admonition>
+        </View>
+      )}
+
       <View style={[a.pt_xl]}>
         {profile.displayName ? (
           <Prompt.Actions>
-            <Prompt.Action cta={_(msg`Verify account`)} onPress={onConfirm} />
+            <Button
+              variant="solid"
+              color="primary"
+              size={gtMobile ? 'small' : 'large'}
+              label={_(msg`Verify account`)}
+              onPress={onConfirm}>
+              <ButtonText>{_(msg`Verify account`)}</ButtonText>
+              {isPending && <ButtonIcon icon={Loader} />}
+            </Button>
             <Prompt.Cancel />
           </Prompt.Actions>
         ) : (