diff --git a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/Browser/index.test.tsx b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/Browser/index.test.tsx
index 708be1078..473c8d182 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/Browser/index.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/Browser/index.test.tsx
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ describe("<Browser />", () => {
   it("renders loading placeholder before fetch finishes", () => {
     (useFetchGet as any).fetch.setMockedData({
       response: null,
-      error: false,
+      error: null,
       isLoading: true,
       isRetrying: false,
     });
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ describe("<Browser />", () => {
   it("renders loading placeholder before fetch finishes", () => {
     (useFetchGet as any).fetch.setMockedData({
       response: null,
-      error: false,
+      error: null,
       isLoading: true,
       isRetrying: true,
     });
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ describe("<Browser />", () => {
   it("renders empty placeholder after fetch with zero results", () => {
     (useFetchGet as any).fetch.setMockedData({
       response: [],
-      error: false,
+      error: null,
       isLoading: false,
       isRetrying: false,
     });
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ describe("<Browser />", () => {
           silence: silence,
         },
       ],
-      error: false,
+      error: null,
       isLoading: false,
       isRetrying: false,
     });
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ describe("<Browser />", () => {
     global.window.innerWidth = 1024;
     (useFetchGet as any).fetch.setMockedData({
       response: MockSilenceList(7),
-      error: false,
+      error: null,
       isLoading: false,
       isRetrying: false,
     });
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ describe("<Browser />", () => {
     global.window.innerWidth = 500;
     (useFetchGet as any).fetch.setMockedData({
       response: MockSilenceList(7),
-      error: false,
+      error: null,
       isLoading: false,
       isRetrying: false,
     });
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ describe("<Browser />", () => {
   it("renders last silence after page change", () => {
     (useFetchGet as any).fetch.setMockedData({
       response: MockSilenceList(7),
-      error: false,
+      error: null,
       isLoading: false,
       isRetrying: false,
     });
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ describe("<Browser />", () => {
   it("renders next/previous page after arrow key press", () => {
     (useFetchGet as any).fetch.setMockedData({
       response: MockSilenceList(13),
-      error: false,
+      error: null,
       isLoading: false,
       isRetrying: false,
     });
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ describe("<Browser />", () => {
   it("resets pagination to last page on truncation", () => {
     (useFetchGet as any).fetch.setMockedData({
       response: MockSilenceList(13),
-      error: false,
+      error: null,
       isLoading: false,
       isRetrying: false,
     });
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ describe("<Browser />", () => {
 
     (useFetchGet as any).fetch.setMockedData({
       response: MockSilenceList(8),
-      error: false,
+      error: null,
       isLoading: false,
       isRetrying: false,
     });
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ describe("<Browser />", () => {
 
     (useFetchGet as any).fetch.setMockedData({
       response: [],
-      error: false,
+      error: null,
       isLoading: false,
       isRetrying: false,
     });
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/Browser/index.tsx b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/Browser/index.tsx
index dd844e5ca..bb7b19582 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/Browser/index.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/Browser/index.tsx
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ const Browser: FC<{
           Sort order
         </button>
       </div>
-      {response === null && isLoading ? (
+      {isLoading ? (
         <Placeholder
           content={
             <FontAwesomeIcon
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ const Browser: FC<{
             />
           }
         />
-      ) : error || response === null ? (
+      ) : error !== null ? (
         <FetchError message={error} />
-      ) : response.length === 0 ? (
+      ) : response === null || response.length === 0 ? (
         <Placeholder content="Nothing to show" />
       ) : (
         <React.Fragment>