diff --git a/src/app/_components/InstalledScriptsTab.tsx b/src/app/_components/InstalledScriptsTab.tsx
index 4799a31..a10e8cb 100644
--- a/src/app/_components/InstalledScriptsTab.tsx
+++ b/src/app/_components/InstalledScriptsTab.tsx
@@ -709,6 +709,8 @@ export function InstalledScriptsTab() {
       return;
     }
 
+    const containerType = script.is_vm ? "VM" : "LXC";
+
     setConfirmationModal({
       isOpen: true,
       variant: "simple",
@@ -718,7 +720,7 @@ export function InstalledScriptsTab() {
         setControllingScriptId(script.id);
         setLoadingModal({
           isOpen: true,
-          action: `${action === "start" ? "Starting" : "Stopping"} container ${script.container_id}...`,
+          action: `${action === "start" ? "Starting" : "Stopping"} ${containerType}...`,
         });
         void controlContainerMutation.mutate({ id: script.id, action });
         setConfirmationModal(null);
diff --git a/src/app/_components/LoadingModal.tsx b/src/app/_components/LoadingModal.tsx
index 9a06d3c..f3c642e 100644
--- a/src/app/_components/LoadingModal.tsx
+++ b/src/app/_components/LoadingModal.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ interface LoadingModalProps {
 
 export function LoadingModal({
   isOpen,
-  action: _action,
+  action,
   logs = [],
   isComplete = false,
   title,
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ export function LoadingModal({
             )}
           </div>
 
+          {/* Action text - displayed prominently */}
+          {action && (
+            <p className="text-foreground text-base font-medium">{action}</p>
+          )}
+
           {/* Static title text */}
           {title && <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">{title}</p>}