diff --git a/packages/web-console/src/scenes/Schema/index.tsx b/packages/web-console/src/scenes/Schema/index.tsx
index 285559ef1..09b40b3e5 100644
--- a/packages/web-console/src/scenes/Schema/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/web-console/src/scenes/Schema/index.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ import {
   VirtualList,
 } from "../../components"
 import { actions, selectors } from "../../store"
-import { color, ErrorResult } from "../../utils"
+import { color, ErrorResult, isServerError } from "../../utils"
 import * as QuestDB from "../../utils/questdb"
 import Table from "./Table"
 import LoadingError from "./LoadingError"
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ const Schema = ({
         }
       },
       (error) => {
-        setLoadingError(error)
+        if (isServerError(error)) {
+          setLoadingError(error)
+        }
       },
       () => {
         setLoading(false)
diff --git a/packages/web-console/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/web-console/src/utils/index.ts
index a9392d308..84f0c8a6d 100644
--- a/packages/web-console/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/web-console/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 export * from "./copyToClipboard"
+export * from "./isServerError"
 export * from "./fetch"
 export * from "./fromFetch"
 export * from "./questdb"
diff --git a/packages/web-console/src/utils/isServerError.ts b/packages/web-console/src/utils/isServerError.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a37089dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web-console/src/utils/isServerError.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// isServerError takes api response and checks if the error is of type server error or timeout
+// returns true if server error type
+export const isServerError = (response: Response): boolean => {
+    return response.status === 408 || response.status >= 500;
+};
diff --git a/packages/web-console/src/utils/questdb.ts b/packages/web-console/src/utils/questdb.ts
index cfe2cb852..8d59e66ec 100644
--- a/packages/web-console/src/utils/questdb.ts
+++ b/packages/web-console/src/utils/questdb.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  *  limitations under the License.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
+import { isServerError } from "utils";
 import { BusEvent } from "../consts"
 import { TelemetryConfigShape } from "./../store/Telemetry/types"
 
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ type RawResult = RawDqlResult | RawDdlResult | RawErrorResult
 
 export type ErrorResult = RawErrorResult & {
   type: Type.ERROR
+  status: number
 }
 
 export type QueryRawResult =
@@ -328,17 +330,18 @@ export class Client {
       }
     }
 
-    const errorPayload = {
-      error: `QuestDB is not reachable [${response.status}]`,
-      position: -1,
-      query,
-      type: Type.ERROR,
+    const errorPayload: Record<string, string | number> = {
+      status: response.status,
+      error: response.statusText,
     }
 
-    bus.trigger(BusEvent.MSG_CONNECTION_ERROR, {
-      ...errorPayload,
-      status: response.status,
-    })
+    if (isServerError(response)) {
+      errorPayload.error = `QuestDB is not reachable [${response.status}]`;
+      errorPayload.position = -1;
+      errorPayload.query = query;
+      errorPayload.type = Type.ERROR;
+      bus.trigger(BusEvent.MSG_CONNECTION_ERROR, errorPayload)
+    }
 
     // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-promise-reject-errors
     return await Promise.reject(errorPayload)