diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tui/components/bottom-bar.tsx b/packages/cli/src/tui/components/bottom-bar.tsx
index 7c494db..9729a73 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/tui/components/bottom-bar.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tui/components/bottom-bar.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export function BottomBar({
       </Box>
 
       {/* Line 2: token stats  ·····  (provider) model */}
-      <Box justifyContent="space-between">
+      <Box justifyContent="space-between" minHeight={1}>
         <Box>
           {hasTokens ? (
             <>
@@ -90,16 +90,14 @@ export function BottomBar({
               )}
             </>
           ) : (
-            <Text dimColor>—</Text>
+            <Text dimColor>^0 v0 $0.000</Text>
           )}
         </Box>
         <Box>
-          {(providerName ?? modelName) && (
-            <Text dimColor>
-              {providerName ? `(${providerName}) ` : ''}
-              {modelName ?? ''}
-            </Text>
-          )}
+          <Text dimColor>
+            {providerName ? `(${providerName}) ` : ''}
+            {modelName ?? 'awaiting model'}
+          </Text>
         </Box>
       </Box>
     </Box>