diff --git a/Maui.ServerDrivenUI/Views/ServerDrivenVisualElement.cs b/Maui.ServerDrivenUI/Views/ServerDrivenVisualElement.cs
index 91dbea0..626aca7 100644
--- a/Maui.ServerDrivenUI/Views/ServerDrivenVisualElement.cs
+++ b/Maui.ServerDrivenUI/Views/ServerDrivenVisualElement.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ internal static async Task InitializeComponentAsync(IServerDrivenVisualElement e
                     {
                         var xamlException = new UnableToLoadXamlException(XAML_LOAD_ERROR_MESSAGE, xaml, ex);
                         element.OnError(xamlException);
+                        errorMessage = XAML_LOAD_ERROR_MESSAGE;
                         forceRetry = true;
                     }