diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_callout.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_callout.tsx
index 993b15d404cf8..a72a328188c6f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_callout.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_callout.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import { docLinks } from '../../../../../shared/doc_links';
 import { KibanaLogic } from '../../../../../shared/kibana';
 
 import { useTextExpansionCallOutData } from './text_expansion_callout_data';
-import { TextExpansionCalloutLogic } from './text_expansion_callout_logic';
+import { getTextExpansionError, TextExpansionCalloutLogic } from './text_expansion_callout_logic';
 import { TextExpansionErrors } from './text_expansion_errors';
 
 export interface TextExpansionCallOutState {
@@ -339,19 +339,12 @@ export const TextExpansionCallOut: React.FC<TextExpansionCallOutProps> = (props)
   } = useValues(TextExpansionCalloutLogic);
 
   // In case of an error, show the error callout only
-  if (
-    createTextExpansionModelError !== undefined ||
-    fetchTextExpansionModelError !== undefined ||
-    startTextExpansionModelError !== undefined
-  ) {
-    return (
-      <TextExpansionErrors
-        createError={createTextExpansionModelError}
-        fetchError={fetchTextExpansionModelError}
-        startError={startTextExpansionModelError}
-      />
-    );
-  }
+  const error = getTextExpansionError(
+    createTextExpansionModelError,
+    fetchTextExpansionModelError,
+    startTextExpansionModelError
+  );
+  if (error) return <TextExpansionErrors error={error} />;
 
   if (!show) return null;
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_callout_logic.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_callout_logic.test.ts
index c47dcf985564f..15e1d929ebdf9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_callout_logic.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_callout_logic.test.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ import { LogicMounter } from '../../../../../__mocks__/kea_logic';
 
 import { HttpResponse } from '@kbn/core/public';
 
-import { ErrorResponse, Status } from '../../../../../../../common/types/api';
+import { ErrorResponse, HttpError, Status } from '../../../../../../../common/types/api';
 import { MlModelDeploymentState } from '../../../../../../../common/types/ml';
 import { CreateTextExpansionModelApiLogic } from '../../../../api/ml_models/text_expansion/create_text_expansion_model_api_logic';
 import { FetchTextExpansionModelApiLogic } from '../../../../api/ml_models/text_expansion/fetch_text_expansion_model_api_logic';
 
 import {
+  getTextExpansionError,
   TextExpansionCalloutLogic,
   TextExpansionCalloutValues,
 } from './text_expansion_callout_logic';
@@ -58,6 +59,37 @@ describe('TextExpansionCalloutLogic', () => {
     expect(TextExpansionCalloutLogic.values).toEqual(DEFAULT_VALUES);
   });
 
+  describe('getTextExpansionError', () => {
+    const error = {
+      body: {
+        error: 'some-error',
+        message: 'some-error-message',
+        statusCode: 500,
+      },
+    } as HttpError;
+    it('returns null if there is no error', () => {
+      expect(getTextExpansionError(undefined, undefined, undefined)).toBe(null);
+    });
+    it('uses the correct title and message from a create error', () => {
+      expect(getTextExpansionError(error, undefined, undefined)).toEqual({
+        title: 'Error with ELSER deployment',
+        message: error.body?.message,
+      });
+    });
+    it('uses the correct title and message from a create error', () => {
+      expect(getTextExpansionError(undefined, error, undefined)).toEqual({
+        title: 'Error fetching ELSER model',
+        message: error.body?.message,
+      });
+    });
+    it('uses the correct title and message from a create error', () => {
+      expect(getTextExpansionError(undefined, undefined, error)).toEqual({
+        title: 'Error starting ELSER deployment',
+        message: error.body?.message,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('listeners', () => {
     describe('createTextExpansionModelPollingTimeout', () => {
       const duration = 5000;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_callout_logic.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_callout_logic.ts
index 0ebe1577b29f1..488d0b9aae9e3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_callout_logic.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_callout_logic.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { kea, MakeLogicType } from 'kea';
 
 import { HttpError, Status } from '../../../../../../../common/types/api';
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   StartTextExpansionModelApiLogic,
   StartTextExpansionModelApiLogicActions,
 } from '../../../../api/ml_models/text_expansion/start_text_expansion_model_api_logic';
+import { getErrorsFromHttpResponse } from '../../../../../shared/flash_messages/handle_api_errors';
 
 const FETCH_TEXT_EXPANSION_MODEL_POLLING_DURATION = 5000; // 5 seconds
 const FETCH_TEXT_EXPANSION_MODEL_POLLING_DURATION_ON_FAILURE = 30000; // 30 seconds
@@ -62,6 +64,51 @@ export interface TextExpansionCalloutValues {
   textExpansionModelPollTimeoutId: null | ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Extracts the topmost error in precedence order (create > start > fetch).
+ * @param createError 
+ * @param fetchError 
+ * @param startError 
+ * @returns the extracted error or null if there is no error
+ */
+export const getTextExpansionError = (
+  createError: HttpError | undefined,
+  fetchError: HttpError | undefined,
+  startError: HttpError | undefined
+) => {
+  return createError !== undefined
+    ? {
+        title: i18n.translate(
+          'xpack.enterpriseSearch.content.indices.pipelines.textExpansionCreateError.title',
+          {
+            defaultMessage: 'Error with ELSER deployment',
+          }
+        ),
+        message: getErrorsFromHttpResponse(createError)[0],
+      }
+    : startError !== undefined
+    ? {
+        title: i18n.translate(
+          'xpack.enterpriseSearch.content.indices.pipelines.textExpansionStartError.title',
+          {
+            defaultMessage: 'Error starting ELSER deployment',
+          }
+        ),
+        message: getErrorsFromHttpResponse(startError)[0],
+      }
+    : fetchError !== undefined
+    ? {
+        title: i18n.translate(
+          'xpack.enterpriseSearch.content.indices.pipelines.textExpansionFetchError.title',
+          {
+            defaultMessage: 'Error fetching ELSER model',
+          }
+        ),
+        message: getErrorsFromHttpResponse(fetchError)[0],
+      }
+    : null;
+};
+
 export const TextExpansionCalloutLogic = kea<
   MakeLogicType<TextExpansionCalloutValues, TextExpansionCalloutActions>
 >({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_errors.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_errors.test.tsx
index 7f4410f90b169..cb15c2c5c5411 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_errors.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_errors.test.tsx
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
 
 import { EuiCallOut } from '@elastic/eui';
 
-import { HttpError } from '../../../../../../../common/types/api';
-
 import { TextExpansionErrors } from './text_expansion_errors';
 
 describe('TextExpansionErrors', () => {
@@ -23,38 +21,14 @@ describe('TextExpansionErrors', () => {
     setMockValues({});
   });
   const error = {
-    body: {
-      error: 'some-error',
-      message: 'some-error-message',
-      statusCode: 500,
-    },
-  } as HttpError;
-  it('renders error panel if ELSER deployment fails', () => {
-    const wrapper = shallow(
-      <TextExpansionErrors createError={error} fetchError={undefined} startError={undefined} />
-    );
-    expect(wrapper.find(EuiCallOut).length).toBe(1);
-    expect(wrapper.find(EuiCallOut).prop('title')).toEqual('Error with ELSER deployment');
-  });
-  it('renders error panel if ELSER fetching fails', () => {
-    const wrapper = shallow(
-      <TextExpansionErrors createError={undefined} fetchError={error} startError={undefined} />
-    );
+    title: 'some-error-title',
+    message: 'some-error-message',
+  };
+  it('extracts error panel with the given title and message', () => {
+    const wrapper = shallow(<TextExpansionErrors error={error} />);
     expect(wrapper.find(EuiCallOut).length).toBe(1);
-    expect(wrapper.find(EuiCallOut).prop('title')).toEqual('Error fetching ELSER model');
-  });
-  it('renders error panel if ELSER starting fails', () => {
-    const wrapper = shallow(
-      <TextExpansionErrors createError={undefined} fetchError={undefined} startError={error} />
-    );
-    expect(wrapper.find(EuiCallOut).length).toBe(1);
-    expect(wrapper.find(EuiCallOut).prop('title')).toEqual('Error starting ELSER deployment');
-  });
-  it('extracts and renders the error message', () => {
-    const wrapper = shallow(
-      <TextExpansionErrors createError={error} fetchError={undefined} startError={undefined} />
-    );
+    expect(wrapper.find(EuiCallOut).prop('title')).toEqual(error.title);
     expect(wrapper.find(EuiCallOut).find('p').length).toBe(1);
-    expect(wrapper.find(EuiCallOut).find('p').text()).toEqual(error?.body?.message);
+    expect(wrapper.find(EuiCallOut).find('p').text()).toEqual(error.message);
   });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_errors.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_errors.tsx
index 05a8dc15abd5a..d9b1d1f1f2bc2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_errors.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/pipelines/ml_inference/text_expansion_errors.tsx
@@ -13,59 +13,17 @@ import { EuiCallOut, EuiLink } from '@elastic/eui';
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 
-import { HttpError } from '../../../../../../../common/types/api';
-import { getErrorsFromHttpResponse } from '../../../../../shared/flash_messages/handle_api_errors';
 import { HttpLogic } from '../../../../../shared/http';
 
 import { ML_NOTIFICATIONS_PATH } from '../../../../routes';
 
-export const TextExpansionErrors = ({
-  createError,
-  fetchError,
-  startError,
-}: {
-  createError: HttpError | undefined;
-  fetchError: HttpError | undefined;
-  startError: HttpError | undefined;
-}) => {
+export const TextExpansionErrors = ({ error }: { error: { title: string; message: string } }) => {
   const { http } = useValues(HttpLogic);
 
-  // Extract the topmost error in precedence order
-  const error: HttpError | undefined = createError ?? startError ?? fetchError;
-  if (error === undefined) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const topError = getErrorsFromHttpResponse(error)[0];
-
   return (
     <>
-      <EuiCallOut
-        color="danger"
-        iconType="error"
-        title={
-          createError !== undefined
-            ? i18n.translate(
-                'xpack.enterpriseSearch.content.indices.pipelines.textExpansionCreateError.title',
-                {
-                  defaultMessage: 'Error with ELSER deployment',
-                }
-              )
-            : startError !== undefined
-            ? i18n.translate(
-                'xpack.enterpriseSearch.content.indices.pipelines.textExpansionStartError.title',
-                {
-                  defaultMessage: 'Error starting ELSER deployment',
-                }
-              )
-            : i18n.translate(
-                'xpack.enterpriseSearch.content.indices.pipelines.textExpansionFetchError.title',
-                {
-                  defaultMessage: 'Error fetching ELSER model',
-                }
-              )
-        }
-      >
-        <p>{topError}</p>
+      <EuiCallOut color="danger" iconType="error" title={error.title}>
+        <p>{error.message}</p>
         <EuiLink href={http.basePath.prepend(ML_NOTIFICATIONS_PATH)} target="_blank">
           {i18n.translate(
             'xpack.enterpriseSearch.content.indices.pipelines.textExpansionCreateError.mlNotificationsLink',