diff --git a/src/utils/getTranslatedCommitMessage.ts b/src/utils/getTranslatedCommitMessage.ts
index 7c0def5..bea9855 100644
--- a/src/utils/getTranslatedCommitMessage.ts
+++ b/src/utils/getTranslatedCommitMessage.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import * as vscode from "vscode";
+import { AxiosError } from "axios";
 import { postDeeplApi } from "../api/postDeeplApi";
+import { setApiKeyCommand } from "../commands";
 import { getConfiguration } from "./configuration/getConfiguration";
 
 type getTranslatedCommitMessageProps = {
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@ export default async function getTranslatedCommitMessage({
 }: getTranslatedCommitMessageProps): Promise<string> {
   try {
     const targetLanguage =
-      getConfiguration().get<string | undefined>("deepl.targetLanguage") ?? "EN";
+      getConfiguration().get<string | undefined>("deepl.targetLanguage") ??
+      "EN";
 
     const response = await postDeeplApi({
       text: commit.trim(),
@@ -22,11 +24,17 @@ export default async function getTranslatedCommitMessage({
     });
     return response.translations[0].text;
   } catch (error) {
-    if (error instanceof Error) {
-      vscode.window.showErrorMessage(error.message);
-      throw error;
+    if (error instanceof AxiosError && error.response?.status === 403) {
+      const errorMessage = "The API Key is invalid, please enter it again.";
+      setApiKeyCommand();
+      throw new Error(errorMessage);
+    } else if (error instanceof Error) {
+      const errorMessage = "Error in deepl api: " + error.message;
+      throw new Error(errorMessage);
     } else {
-      throw new Error("An error occurred while translating the commit message.");
+      const errorMessage =
+        "An unexpected error occurred while translating the commit message.";
+      throw new Error(errorMessage);
     }
   }
 }