diff --git a/components/pollen-balance/pollen-balance-display-view.tsx b/components/pollen-balance/pollen-balance-display-view.tsx
index 09cd8f9..4fa1e74 100644
--- a/components/pollen-balance/pollen-balance-display-view.tsx
+++ b/components/pollen-balance/pollen-balance-display-view.tsx
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ export const PollenBalanceDisplayView = memo(function PollenBalanceDisplayView({
             Error
           </Badge>
         </TooltipTrigger>
-        <TooltipContent 
-          side="bottom" 
+        <TooltipContent
+          side="bottom"
           className="p-3 min-w-[200px] bg-popover border border-border dark:border-white/15 text-popover-foreground shadow-[0_20px_60px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.8)] animate-in fade-in-0 zoom-in-95 duration-200"
         >
           <div className="space-y-3">
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ export const PollenBalanceDisplayView = memo(function PollenBalanceDisplayView({
           {formattedBalance}
         </Badge>
       </TooltipTrigger>
-      <TooltipContent 
-        side="bottom" 
+      <TooltipContent
+        side="bottom"
         className="p-3 min-w-[200px] bg-popover border border-border dark:border-white/15 text-popover-foreground shadow-[0_20px_60px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.8)] animate-in fade-in-0 zoom-in-95 duration-200"
       >
         <div className="space-y-3">
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export const PollenBalanceDisplayView = memo(function PollenBalanceDisplayView({
           </div>
           <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed">
             {isLowBalance
-              ? "Your balance is running low. Consider topping up."
+              ? "Your balance is running low."
               : "Your current Pollinations account balance."}
           </p>
         </div>
diff --git a/hooks/use-pollen-balance.test.tsx b/hooks/use-pollen-balance.test.tsx
index 7963aec..9ba6dbe 100644
--- a/hooks/use-pollen-balance.test.tsx
+++ b/hooks/use-pollen-balance.test.tsx
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ describe("hooks/use-pollen-balance", () => {
           (balance) => {
             const result = formatBalance(balance);
             expect(result).not.toBeNull();
-            
+
             // Verify format: should have exactly 2 decimal places
             const parts = result!.split(".");
             expect(parts.length).toBe(2);
             expect(parts[1].length).toBe(2);
-            
+
             // Verify the numeric value is preserved (within floating point tolerance)
             const parsed = parseFloat(result!);
             expect(Math.abs(parsed - balance)).toBeLessThan(0.01);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ describe("usePollenBalance hook", () => {
 
       // Make fetch hang to test loading state
       mockFetchPollenBalance.mockImplementation(
-        () => new Promise(() => {}) // Never resolves
+        () => new Promise(() => { }) // Never resolves
       );
 
       const { result } = renderHook(() => usePollenBalance(), {
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ describe("usePollenBalance hook", () => {
         isLoading: false,
       });
 
-      mockFetchPollenBalance.mockResolvedValue({ balance: 0.5 }); // Below default threshold of 1
+      mockFetchPollenBalance.mockResolvedValue({ balance: 0.49 }); // Below default threshold of 1
 
       const { result } = renderHook(() => usePollenBalance(), {
         wrapper: createWrapper(),
diff --git a/hooks/use-pollen-balance.ts b/hooks/use-pollen-balance.ts
index b6a1065..66c37d6 100644
--- a/hooks/use-pollen-balance.ts
+++ b/hooks/use-pollen-balance.ts
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ import { queryKeys, STALE_TIMES, GC_TIMES } from "@/lib/query";
 
 /**
  * Default threshold for low balance warning (in pollen units)
- * Set to 1 because we can't infer max balance from the API - users can top up
- * via Polar.sh at any time. 1 pollen means they're genuinely running low.
+ * Set to 0.5 because we can't infer max balance from the API - users can top up
+ * via Polar.sh at any time. 0.5 pollen means they're genuinely running low.
  */
-export const DEFAULT_LOW_BALANCE_THRESHOLD = 1;
+export const DEFAULT_LOW_BALANCE_THRESHOLD = 0.5;
 
 /**
  * Minimum interval between balance refreshes (in milliseconds)