diff --git a/frontend/src/components/v1/chat/event-content-helpers/get-observation-content.ts b/frontend/src/components/v1/chat/event-content-helpers/get-observation-content.ts
index 03e35ea9e9..39db76cd2e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/v1/chat/event-content-helpers/get-observation-content.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/v1/chat/event-content-helpers/get-observation-content.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ const getFileEditorObservationContent = (
 ): string => {
   const { observation } = event;
 
+  if (observation.error) {
+    return `**Error:**\n${observation.error}`;
+  }
+
   const successMessage = getObservationResult(event) === "success";
 
   // For view commands or successful edits with content changes, format as code block