diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/ExecutionsView/ExecutionsList.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/ExecutionsView/ExecutionsList.vue
index 3e2653797d..98f8377a04 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/ExecutionsView/ExecutionsList.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/ExecutionsView/ExecutionsList.vue
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ import { Route } from 'vue-router';
 import { executionHelpers } from '@/mixins/executionsHelpers';
 import { range as _range } from 'lodash';
 import { debounceHelper } from '@/mixins/debounce';
-import { getNodeViewTab } from '@/utils';
+import { getNodeViewTab, NO_NETWORK_ERROR_CODE } from '@/utils';
 import { workflowHelpers } from '@/mixins/workflowHelpers';
 import { mapStores } from 'pinia';
 import { useWorkflowsStore } from '@/stores/workflows';
@@ -372,8 +372,9 @@ export default mixins(
 			if (updatedActiveExecution !== null) {
 				this.workflowsStore.activeWorkflowExecution = updatedActiveExecution;
 			} else {
-				const activeNotInTheList =
-					existingExecutions.find((ex) => ex.id === this.activeExecution.id) === undefined;
+				const activeNotInTheList = !existingExecutions.some(
+					(ex) => ex.id === this.activeExecution?.id,
+				);
 				if (activeNotInTheList && this.executions.length > 0) {
 					this.$router
 						.push({
@@ -394,7 +395,22 @@ export default mixins(
 			try {
 				return await this.workflowsStore.loadCurrentWorkflowExecutions(this.filter);
 			} catch (error) {
-				this.$showError(error, this.$locale.baseText('executionsList.showError.refreshData.title'));
+				if (error.errorCode === NO_NETWORK_ERROR_CODE) {
+					this.$showMessage(
+						{
+							title: this.$locale.baseText('executionsList.showError.refreshData.title'),
+							message: error.message,
+							type: 'error',
+							duration: 3500,
+						},
+						false,
+					);
+				} else {
+					this.$showError(
+						error,
+						this.$locale.baseText('executionsList.showError.refreshData.title'),
+					);
+				}
 				return [];
 			}
 		},
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/apiUtils.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/apiUtils.ts
index 04b97dd78e..bd107ae78f 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/apiUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/apiUtils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import axios, { AxiosRequestConfig, Method } from 'axios';
 import { IDataObject } from 'n8n-workflow';
-import type { IRestApiContext } from '../Interface';
+import type { IRestApiContext } from '@/Interface';
+
+export const NO_NETWORK_ERROR_CODE = 999;
 
 class ResponseError extends Error {
 	// The HTTP status code of response
@@ -67,7 +69,9 @@ async function request(config: {
 		return response.data;
 	} catch (error) {
 		if (error.message === 'Network Error') {
-			throw new ResponseError('API-Server can not be reached. It is probably down.');
+			throw new ResponseError('API-Server can not be reached. It is probably down.', {
+				errorCode: NO_NETWORK_ERROR_CODE,
+			});
 		}
 
 		const errorResponseData = error.response.data;