diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/casc/ConfigurationAsCode.java b/plugin/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/casc/ConfigurationAsCode.java
index ccd42c3640..100d8d182d 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/casc/ConfigurationAsCode.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/casc/ConfigurationAsCode.java
@@ -169,7 +169,18 @@ public void doReload(StaplerRequest request, StaplerResponse response) throws Ex
             response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
             return;
         }
-        configure();
+
+        try {
+            configure();
+        } catch (ConfiguratorException e) {
+            LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, "Failed to reload configuration", e);
+            request.setAttribute("error", e.getMessage());
+            if (e.getCause() != null) {
+                request.setAttribute("cause", e.getCause().getMessage());
+            }
+            request.getView(this, "error.jelly").forward(request, response);
+            return;
+        }
         response.sendRedirect("");
     }
 
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/resources/io/jenkins/plugins/casc/ConfigurationAsCode/error.jelly b/plugin/src/main/resources/io/jenkins/plugins/casc/ConfigurationAsCode/error.jelly
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e49c9de658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/main/resources/io/jenkins/plugins/casc/ConfigurationAsCode/error.jelly
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?jelly escape-by-default='true'?>
+<j:jelly xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:l="/lib/layout">
+  <l:layout type="one-column" title="${%Error loading configuration}">
+    <l:main-panel>
+     <l:app-bar title="${%Error loading configuration}" />
+
+      <p>${error}</p>
+      <j:if test="${cause != null}">
+        <p>${cause}</p>
+      </j:if>
+    </l:main-panel>
+  </l:layout>
+</j:jelly>