diff --git a/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/maintenance/DfuFlasher.java b/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/maintenance/DfuFlasher.java
index 28bb1ab129..9ad501f7a2 100644
--- a/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/maintenance/DfuFlasher.java
+++ b/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/maintenance/DfuFlasher.java
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ public class DfuFlasher {
             if (signature.get() == null) {
                 wnd.append("*** ERROR *** rusEFI has not responded on selected " + port + "\n" +
                         "Maybe try automatic serial port detection?");
+                wnd.setErrorState(true);
                 return null;
             }
             boolean isSignatureValidatedLocal = DfuHelper.sendDfuRebootCommand(parent, signature.get(), stream, wnd);
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ public class DfuFlasher {
             wnd.append("Auto-detecting port...\n");
             // instead of opening the just-detected port we execute the command using the same stream we used to discover port
             // it's more reliable this way
+            // ISSUE: that's blocking stuff on UI thread at the moment, TODO smarter threading!
             port = PortDetector.autoDetectSerial(callbackContext -> {
                 boolean isSignatureValidatedLocal = DfuHelper.sendDfuRebootCommand(parent, callbackContext.getSignature(), callbackContext.getStream(), wnd);
                 isSignatureValidated.set(isSignatureValidatedLocal);
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ public class DfuFlasher {
             }).getSerialPort();
             if (port == null) {
                 wnd.append("*** ERROR *** rusEFI serial port not detected");
+                wnd.setErrorState(true);
                 return null;
             } else {
                 wnd.append("Detected rusEFI on " + port + "\n");
diff --git a/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ui/StatusWindow.java b/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ui/StatusWindow.java
index c80cb03698..5e1d9f4a7f 100644
--- a/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ui/StatusWindow.java
+++ b/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ui/StatusWindow.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.datatransfer.StringSelection;
 
 import static com.devexperts.logging.Logging.getLogging;
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ public class StatusWindow implements StatusConsumer {
     private static final Logging log = getLogging(StatusWindow.class);
 
     private static final Color LIGHT_RED = new Color(255, 102, 102);
-    private static final Color LIGHT_GREEN = new Color(102, 255 ,102);
+    private static final Color LIGHT_GREEN = new Color(102, 255, 102);
     // todo: extract driver from console bundle? find a separate driver bundle?
     private final JTextArea logTextArea = new JTextArea();
     private final JPanel content = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ public class StatusWindow implements StatusConsumer {
     public void setErrorState(boolean isErrorState) {
         if (isErrorState) {
             logTextArea.setBackground(LIGHT_RED);
+            copyContentToClipboard();
         } else {
             logTextArea.setBackground(LIGHT_GREEN);
         }
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ public class StatusWindow implements StatusConsumer {
 
     @Override
     public void append(final String string) {
+        // todo: check if AWT thread and do not invokeLater if already on AWT thread
         SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
             String s = string.replaceAll(Character.toString((char) 219), "");
             log.info(s);
@@ -82,6 +85,15 @@ public class StatusWindow implements StatusConsumer {
         });
     }
 
+    public void copyContentToClipboard() {
+        // kludge: due to 'append' method using invokeLater even while on AWT thread we also need invokeLater to
+        // actually get overall status message
+        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard()
+                .setContents(new StringSelection(logTextArea.getText()), null));
+
+        append("hint: error state is already in your clipboard, please use PASTE or Ctrl-V while reporting issues");
+    }
+
     public void setStatus(String status) {
         bottomStatusLabel.setText(status);
     }