diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/no_results/no_results.tsx b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/no_results/no_results.tsx
index 104abcdbc8183..dd325398a9b3f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/no_results/no_results.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/no_results/no_results.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export function DiscoverNoResults({
             defaultMessage="We encountered an error retrieving search results"
           />
         }
-        color="warning"
+        color="danger"
         iconType="alert"
         data-test-subj="discoverNoResultsError"
       >