diff --git a/aider/sendchat.py b/aider/sendchat.py
index 0068d6447..86a065407 100644
--- a/aider/sendchat.py
+++ b/aider/sendchat.py
@@ -118,10 +118,11 @@ def simple_send_with_retries(model_name, messages, extra_params=None):
             _hash, response = send_completion(**kwargs)
             return response.choices[0].message.content
         except retry_exceptions() as err:
+            print(str(err))
             retry_delay *= 2
             if retry_delay > RETRY_TIMEOUT:
                 break
-            print(f"{str(err)}\nRetrying in {retry_delay:.1f} seconds...")
+            print(f"Retrying in {retry_delay:.1f} seconds...")
             time.sleep(retry_delay)
             continue
         except AttributeError:
diff --git a/tests/basic/test_sendchat.py b/tests/basic/test_sendchat.py
index 459937b1e..e2395bc14 100644
--- a/tests/basic/test_sendchat.py
+++ b/tests/basic/test_sendchat.py
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ import httpx
 from aider.llm import litellm
 from aider.sendchat import retry_exceptions, simple_send_with_retries
 
-# ai: fix these test errors! it should not test for 2 print() calls!
-FAILED tests/basic/test_sendchat.py::TestSendChat::test_simple_send_with_retries_connection_error - AssertionError: Expected 'print' to have been called once. Called 2 times.
-FAILED tests/basic/test_sendchat.py::TestSendChat::test_simple_send_with_retries_rate_limit_error - AssertionError: Expected 'print' to have been called once. Called 2 times.
 
 class PrintCalled(Exception):
     pass