diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
index 5d037145..6f3677d0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
@@ -847,6 +847,7 @@ class ThreadActivity : SimpleActivity() {
     private fun sendMessage() {
         var msg = thread_type_message.value
         if (msg.isEmpty() && attachmentSelections.isEmpty()) {
+            toast(R.string.unknown_error_occurred, length = Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
             return
         }
 
@@ -878,9 +879,9 @@ class ThreadActivity : SimpleActivity() {
                     val mimeType = contentResolver.getType(selection.uri) ?: continue
                     message.addMedia(byteArray, mimeType)
                 } catch (e: Exception) {
-                    showErrorToast(e)
+                    showErrorToast(e, length = Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                 } catch (e: Error) {
-                    toast(e.localizedMessage ?: getString(R.string.unknown_error_occurred))
+                    toast(e.localizedMessage ?: getString(R.string.unknown_error_occurred), length = Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -903,9 +904,9 @@ class ThreadActivity : SimpleActivity() {
                 refreshMessages()
             }
         } catch (e: Exception) {
-            showErrorToast(e)
+            showErrorToast(e, length = Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
         } catch (e: Error) {
-            toast(e.localizedMessage ?: getString(R.string.unknown_error_occurred))
+            toast(e.localizedMessage ?: getString(R.string.unknown_error_occurred), length = Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
         }
     }