diff --git a/timesketch/frontend-ng/src/components/Explore/EventList.vue b/timesketch/frontend-ng/src/components/Explore/EventList.vue
index ee8584bb1b..53918775e7 100644
--- a/timesketch/frontend-ng/src/components/Explore/EventList.vue
+++ b/timesketch/frontend-ng/src/components/Explore/EventList.vue
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ export default {
           let msg = 'Sorry, there was a problem fetching your search results. Error: "'+ e.response.data.message +'"'
           if (e.response.data.message.includes('too_many_nested_clauses')) {
             msg = 'Sorry, your query is too complex. Use field-specific search (like "message:(<query terms>)") and try again.'
-            this.errorSnackBar(msg)
+            this.warningSnackBar(msg)
           } else {
             this.errorSnackBar(msg)
           }
diff --git a/timesketch/frontend-ng/src/mixins/snackBar.js b/timesketch/frontend-ng/src/mixins/snackBar.js
index 934804af4e..97ac9bc918 100644
--- a/timesketch/frontend-ng/src/mixins/snackBar.js
+++ b/timesketch/frontend-ng/src/mixins/snackBar.js
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ Vue.mixin({
             snackbar.color = "error"
             this.$store.dispatch('setSnackBar', snackbar)
         },
+        warningSnackBar(message) {
+          let snackbar = defaultSnackBar
+          snackbar.message = message
+          snackbar.color = "warning"
+          this.$store.dispatch('setSnackBar', snackbar)
+        },
         infoSnackBar(message) {
           let snackbar = defaultSnackBar
           snackbar.message = message