diff --git a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/FormattingProvider.scala b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/FormattingProvider.scala
index d6562896224..807ee7ee27b 100644
--- a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/FormattingProvider.scala
+++ b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/FormattingProvider.scala
@@ -205,10 +205,6 @@ final class FormattingProvider(
               tables.dismissedNotifications.ChangeScalafmtVersion
                 .dismiss(24, TimeUnit.HOURS)
               None
-            } else if (item == Messages.dontShowAgain) {
-              tables.dismissedNotifications.ChangeScalafmtVersion
-                .dismissForever()
-              None
             } else None
           }
       }
@@ -224,16 +220,15 @@ final class FormattingProvider(
         if (
           item == MissingScalafmtConf.createFile || item == MissingScalafmtConf.runDefaults
         ) {
-          val toWrite =
-            if (item == MissingScalafmtConf.createFile)
-              projectRoot.resolve(defaultScalafmtLocation)
-            else projectRoot.resolve(Directories.hiddenScalafmt)
-          Files
-            .write(
-              toWrite.toNIO,
-              initialConfig().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8),
-            )
-          client.showMessage(MissingScalafmtConf.fixedParams(isCancelled))
+          val relative =
+            if (item == MissingScalafmtConf.createFile) defaultScalafmtLocation
+            else Directories.hiddenScalafmt
+          val toWrite = projectRoot.resolve(relative)
+          Files.write(
+            toWrite.toNIO,
+            initialConfig().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8),
+          )
+          client.showMessage(MissingScalafmtConf.fixedParams(relative))
           Some(toWrite)
         } else if (item == Messages.notNow) {
           tables.dismissedNotifications.CreateScalafmtFile
diff --git a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/Messages.scala b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/Messages.scala
index 9536236c2f5..73e935dcac9 100644
--- a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/Messages.scala
+++ b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/Messages.scala
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.eclipse.lsp4j.MessageActionItem
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.MessageParams
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.MessageType
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.ShowMessageRequestParams
+import scala.meta.io.RelativePath
 
 /**
  * Constants for requests/dialogues via LSP window/showMessage and window/showMessageRequest.
@@ -615,20 +616,20 @@ object Messages {
       else ""
 
     def createFile = new MessageActionItem("Create .scalafmt.conf")
-    def runDefaults = new MessageActionItem("Run with defaults")
+    def runDefaults = new MessageActionItem("Run anyway")
 
-    def fixedParams(isAgain: Boolean): MessageParams =
+    def fixedParams(where: RelativePath): MessageParams =
       new MessageParams(
         MessageType.Info,
-        s"Created .scalafmt.conf${tryAgain(isAgain)}.",
+        s"Created $where.",
       )
 
     def isCreateScalafmtConf(params: ShowMessageRequestParams): Boolean =
       params.getMessage == createScalafmtConfMessage
 
     def createScalafmtConfMessage: String =
-      s"Unable to format since this workspace has no .scalafmt.conf file. " +
-        s"To fix this problem, create an empty .scalafmt.conf and try again."
+      s"No .scalafmt.conf file detected. " +
+        s"How would you like to proceed:"
 
     def params(): ShowMessageRequestParams = {
       val params = new ShowMessageRequestParams()
@@ -639,7 +640,6 @@ object Messages {
           createFile,
           runDefaults,
           notNow,
-          dontShowAgain,
         ).asJava
       )
       params