diff --git a/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/TextTile.js b/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/TextTile.js
index 60ffa9ce..29c2311b 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/TextTile.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/TextTile.js
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ class ReplyPreviewTile extends TextTile {
     }
 
     get decryptionError() {
-        return !!this._entry.decryptionError;
+        return this._entry.decryptionError;
     }
 
-    get error() {
-        return this.isRedacted || this.decryptionError;
+    get hasError() {
+        return this.isRedacted || !!this.decryptionError;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/ReplyPreviewView.js b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/ReplyPreviewView.js
index cedf59b2..3837bf1e 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/ReplyPreviewView.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/ReplyPreviewView.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class ReplyPreviewView extends TemplateView {
             while (replyContainer.lastChild) {
                 replyContainer.removeChild(replyContainer.lastChild);
             }
-            replyContainer.appendChild(vm.error? this._renderError(vm) : this._renderReplyPreview(vm));
+            replyContainer.appendChild(vm.hasError? this._renderError(vm) : this._renderReplyPreview(vm));
         })
         return replyContainer;
     }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class ReplyPreviewView extends TemplateView {
             return "This message has been deleted.";
         }
         else if (vm.decryptionError) {
-            return "This message could not be decrypted."
+            return vm.decryptionError.message;
         }
     }