diff --git a/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_loader.rs b/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_loader.rs
index 602b2c4b..39cb4362 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_loader.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_loader.rs
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ impl<'a> PluginLoader<'a> {
         Ok(module)
     }
     pub fn compile_module(&mut self) -> Result<Module> {
+        self.loading_indication.override_previous_error();
         display_loading_stage!(
             indicate_loading_plugin_from_hd_cache_notfound,
             self.loading_indication,
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs b/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs
index 5b7761f1..bb58d611 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs
@@ -927,5 +927,4 @@ pub fn handle_plugin_crash(plugin_id: PluginId, message: String, senders: Thread
         plugin_id,
         loading_indication,
     ));
-    let _ = senders.send_to_plugin(PluginInstruction::Unload(plugin_id));
 }
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/ui/loading_indication.rs b/zellij-server/src/ui/loading_indication.rs
index 1aa514ec..1026c8ae 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/ui/loading_indication.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/ui/loading_indication.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pub struct LoadingIndication {
     animation_offset: usize,
     plugin_name: String,
     terminal_emulator_colors: Option<Palette>,
+    override_previous_error: bool,
 }
 
 impl LoadingIndication {
@@ -46,13 +47,16 @@ impl LoadingIndication {
         let current_animation_offset = self.animation_offset;
         let current_terminal_emulator_colors = self.terminal_emulator_colors.take();
         let mut current_error = self.error.take();
+        let override_previous_error = other.override_previous_error;
         drop(std::mem::replace(self, other));
         self.animation_offset = current_animation_offset;
         self.terminal_emulator_colors = current_terminal_emulator_colors;
         if let Some(current_error) = current_error.take() {
             // we do this so that only the first error (usually the root cause) will be shown
             // when plugins support scrolling, we might want to do an append here
-            self.error = Some(current_error);
+            if !override_previous_error {
+                self.error = Some(current_error);
+            }
         }
     }
     pub fn indicate_loading_plugin_from_memory(&mut self) {
@@ -113,6 +117,9 @@ impl LoadingIndication {
     pub fn is_error(&self) -> bool {
         self.error.is_some()
     }
+    pub fn override_previous_error(&mut self) {
+        self.override_previous_error = true;
+    }
     fn started_loading(&self) -> bool {
         self.loading_from_memory.is_some()
             || self.loading_from_hd_cache.is_some()