diff --git a/src/components/FileUpload.tsx b/src/components/FileUpload.tsx
index 5c05105..eb65511 100644
--- a/src/components/FileUpload.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FileUpload.tsx
@@ -386,11 +386,8 @@ export function FileUpload() {
           )}
 
           {pesData && boundsCheck.error && (
-            <Alert
-              variant="destructive"
-              className="bg-danger-100 dark:bg-danger-900/20 border-danger-200 dark:border-danger-800"
-            >
-              <AlertDescription className="text-danger-900 dark:text-danger-100 text-sm">
+            <Alert variant="destructive">
+              <AlertDescription>
                 <strong>Pattern too large:</strong> {boundsCheck.error}
               </AlertDescription>
             </Alert>
diff --git a/src/components/ui/alert.tsx b/src/components/ui/alert.tsx
index aa7de24..b0c828f 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/alert.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/alert.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const alertVariants = cva(
       variant: {
         default: "bg-card text-card-foreground",
         destructive:
-          "text-destructive bg-card [&>svg]:text-current *:data-[slot=alert-description]:text-destructive/90",
+          "bg-danger-100 dark:bg-danger-900/20 border-danger-200 dark:border-danger-800 text-danger-900 dark:text-danger-100 [&>svg]:text-current *:data-[slot=alert-description]:text-danger-900 dark:*:data-[slot=alert-description]:text-danger-100",
       },
     },
     defaultVariants: {