diff --git a/AvaloniaVS.Shared/Views/AvaloniaDesigner.xaml.cs b/AvaloniaVS.Shared/Views/AvaloniaDesigner.xaml.cs
index 2b4089c1..748de54e 100644
--- a/AvaloniaVS.Shared/Views/AvaloniaDesigner.xaml.cs
+++ b/AvaloniaVS.Shared/Views/AvaloniaDesigner.xaml.cs
@@ -646,7 +646,6 @@ private void ShowError(string heading, string message)
             previewer.error.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
             previewer.errorHeading.Text = heading;
             previewer.errorMessage.Text = message;
-            previewer.previewScroller.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
         }
 
         private void ShowPreview()
diff --git a/AvaloniaVS.Shared/Views/AvaloniaPreviewer.xaml b/AvaloniaVS.Shared/Views/AvaloniaPreviewer.xaml
index c044e764..0e7f56bb 100644
--- a/AvaloniaVS.Shared/Views/AvaloniaPreviewer.xaml
+++ b/AvaloniaVS.Shared/Views/AvaloniaPreviewer.xaml
@@ -34,46 +34,53 @@
             </Grid>
         </ScrollViewer>
 
-        <StackPanel
-            Name="error"
-            HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-            VerticalAlignment="Center"
+    <Border Name="error"
+            HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
+            VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
+            Background="Gray"
+            Opacity=".75"
             Visibility="Collapsed">
-            <StackPanel HorizontalAlignment="Center" Orientation="Horizontal">
-                <Grid Margin="0,0,7,0">
-                    <Ellipse
-                        Width="22"
-                        Height="22"
-                        Fill="#f55762" />
-                    <TextBlock
-                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                        FontSize="16"
-                        FontWeight="ExtraBold"
-                        Foreground="White"
-                        Text="!" />
-                </Grid>
-
-                <TextBlock
-                    Name="errorHeading"
-                    HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                    FontSize="18" />
-            </StackPanel>
 
+      <StackPanel Background="Black"
+                  HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                  VerticalAlignment="Center">
+        <StackPanel HorizontalAlignment="Center" Orientation="Horizontal">
+          <Grid Margin="0,0,7,0">
+            <Ellipse
+                Width="22"
+                Height="22"
+                Fill="#f55762" />
             <TextBlock
-                Name="errorMessage"
-                Margin="20,10,20,0"
-                HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                TextWrapping="Wrap" />
-            <Button
-                Name="buildButton"
-                Margin="0,15,0,0"
-                Padding="7,5,7,5"
-                Visibility="Hidden"
                 HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                 VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                Content="Build" />
+                FontSize="16"
+                FontWeight="ExtraBold"
+                Foreground="White"
+                Text="!" />
+          </Grid>
+
+          <TextBlock
+            Name="errorHeading"
+            HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+            FontSize="18" />
         </StackPanel>
 
+        <TextBlock
+        Name="errorMessage"
+        Margin="20,10,20,0"
+        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+        TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+        <Button
+          Name="buildButton"
+          Margin="0,15,0,0"
+          Padding="7,5,7,5"
+          Visibility="Hidden"
+          HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+          VerticalAlignment="Center"
+          Content="Build" />
+      </StackPanel>
+    </Border>
+        
+
     </Grid>
 </UserControl>
diff --git a/AvaloniaVS.Shared/Views/AvaloniaPreviewer.xaml.cs b/AvaloniaVS.Shared/Views/AvaloniaPreviewer.xaml.cs
index 35ca0f39..7e8fa757 100644
--- a/AvaloniaVS.Shared/Views/AvaloniaPreviewer.xaml.cs
+++ b/AvaloniaVS.Shared/Views/AvaloniaPreviewer.xaml.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 using System.Windows.Media;
 using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
 using Avalonia.Remote.Protocol.Input;
-using AvaloniaVS.Models;
 using AvaloniaVS.Services;
 using EnvDTE;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell;
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ public partial class AvaloniaPreviewer : UserControl, IDisposable
         private PreviewerProcess _process;
         private bool _centerPreviewer;
         private Size _lastBitmapSize;
+        private WeakReference<BitmapSource> _lastBitmap = new(default);
 
         public Project SelectedProject { get; set; }
         public AvaloniaPreviewer()
@@ -138,9 +138,18 @@ private async void Update(object sender, EventArgs e)
 
         private void Update(BitmapSource bitmap)
         {
+            if (Process is null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            if (bitmap is null)
+            {
+                _lastBitmap.TryGetTarget(out bitmap);
+            }
+            
             preview.Source = bitmap;
 
-            if (bitmap != null)
+            if (bitmap is not null)
             {
                 var scaling = VisualTreeHelper.GetDpi(this).DpiScaleX;
 
@@ -173,10 +182,7 @@ private void Update(BitmapSource bitmap)
                     _centerPreviewer = true;
                     _lastBitmapSize = new Size(preview.Width, preview.Height);
                 }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                previewScroller.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+                _lastBitmap.SetTarget(bitmap);
             }
         }