diff --git a/docs/channels/googlechat.md b/docs/channels/googlechat.md
index b97f5e975..f7ccaccd6 100644
--- a/docs/channels/googlechat.md
+++ b/docs/channels/googlechat.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ If you already use `gog` for Google Workspace, you can reuse its OAuth client +
   channels: {
     "googlechat": {
       actions: { reactions: true },
-      typingIndicator: "message",
+      typingIndicator: "reaction",
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/extensions/googlechat/src/file-utils.ts b/extensions/googlechat/src/file-utils.ts
index 8219b4771..1c0c898b5 100644
--- a/extensions/googlechat/src/file-utils.ts
+++ b/extensions/googlechat/src/file-utils.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function readJsonFile(filePath: string): unknown | null {
   } catch (err) {
     // Log meaningful errors (permission issues, malformed JSON) for debugging
     if (err instanceof Error && err.message && !err.message.includes("ENOENT")) {
-      console.error(`Failed to read or parse JSON file ${filePath}: ${err.message}`);
+      console.error(`Failed to read or parse JSON file ${filePath}`);
     }
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/extensions/googlechat/src/gog.ts b/extensions/googlechat/src/gog.ts
index b7add3b75..994a55b56 100644
--- a/extensions/googlechat/src/gog.ts
+++ b/extensions/googlechat/src/gog.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ export function readGogRefreshTokenSync(params: {
         "auth",
         "tokens",
         "export",
+        "--",
         account,
         "--out",
         outPath,