diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtectionStatusView.swift b/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtectionStatusView.swift
index 953881fd00..ffd1ace366 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtectionStatusView.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtectionStatusView.swift
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ private struct NetworkProtectionErrorView: View {
                 .daxBodyRegular()
                 .foregroundColor(.primary)
         }
-        .listRowBackground(Color(designSystemColor: .accent))
+        .listRowBackground(Color(designSystemColor: .surface))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtectionStatusViewModel.swift b/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtectionStatusViewModel.swift
index 904eb97fc0..0d317bbdcb 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtectionStatusViewModel.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtectionStatusViewModel.swift
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ final class NetworkProtectionStatusViewModel: ObservableObject {
         setUpServerInfoPublishers()
         setUpLocationPublishers()
         setUpThroughputRefreshTimer()
+        setUpErrorPublishers()
 
         // Prefetching this now for snappy load times on the locations screens
         Task {
@@ -288,6 +289,24 @@ final class NetworkProtectionStatusViewModel: ObservableObject {
             .store(in: &cancellables)
     }
 
+    private func setUpErrorPublishers() {
+        guard AppDependencyProvider.shared.internalUserDecider.isInternalUser else {
+            return
+        }
+
+        errorObserver.publisher
+            .map { errorMessage in
+                guard let errorMessage else {
+                    return nil
+                }
+
+                return ErrorItem(title: "Failed to Connect", message: errorMessage)
+            }
+            .receive(on: DispatchQueue.main)
+            .assign(to: \.error, onWeaklyHeld: self)
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
+    }
+
     private func setUpLocationPublishers() {
         settings.selectedLocationPublisher
             .receive(on: DispatchQueue.main)