diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/stack/header/HeaderMetaSection.svelte b/apps/desktop/src/lib/stack/header/HeaderMetaSection.svelte
index 6712d5324..d347fdb81 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/stack/header/HeaderMetaSection.svelte
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/stack/header/HeaderMetaSection.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	import Button from '@gitbutler/ui/Button.svelte';
 
 	interface Props {
-		series: PatchSeries[];
+		series: (PatchSeries | Error)[];
 		onCollapseButtonClick: () => void;
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/stack/header/SeriesLabels.svelte b/apps/desktop/src/lib/stack/header/SeriesLabels.svelte
index 4b352dbaa..0593840da 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/stack/header/SeriesLabels.svelte
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/stack/header/SeriesLabels.svelte
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import Select from '$lib/select/Select.svelte';
-	import { PatchSeries } from '$lib/vbranches/types';
+	import { isPatchSeries, PatchSeries } from '$lib/vbranches/types';
 	import Icon from '@gitbutler/ui/Icon.svelte';
 	import SeriesLabelsRow from '@gitbutler/ui/SeriesLabelsRow.svelte';
 
 	interface Props {
-		series: PatchSeries[];
+		series: (PatchSeries | Error)[];
 		disableSelector?: boolean;
 	}
 
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@
 
 	const shiftedSeries = $derived(series.slice(1));
 	const seriesTypes = $derived(
-		shiftedSeries.map((s) => (s.patches?.[0] ? s.patches?.[0].status : 'local'))
+		shiftedSeries.map((s) => {
+			if (isPatchSeries(s) && s.patches?.[0]) {
+				return s.patches?.[0].status;
+			}
+			return 'error';
+		})
 	);
 </script>
 
@@ -174,6 +179,10 @@
 		&.integrated {
 			background-color: var(--clr-commit-integrated);
 		}
+
+		&.error {
+			background-color: var(--clr-theme-err-element);
+		}
 	}
 
 	.selector-series-chain-icon {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/stack/header/StackHeader.svelte b/apps/desktop/src/lib/stack/header/StackHeader.svelte
index 81058d557..c77e5d08a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/stack/header/StackHeader.svelte
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/stack/header/StackHeader.svelte
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	import { BranchController } from '$lib/vbranches/branchController';
 	import { VirtualBranch } from '$lib/vbranches/types';
 	import { getContext } from '@gitbutler/shared/context';
+	import { isError } from '@gitbutler/ui/utils/typeguards';
 
 	interface Props {
 		branch: VirtualBranch;
@@ -14,7 +15,12 @@
 
 	const { onCollapseButtonClick, branch }: Props = $props();
 
-	const nonArchivedSeries = $derived(branch.validSeries.filter((s) => !s.archived));
+	const nonArchivedSeries = $derived(
+		branch.series.filter((s) => {
+			if (isError(s)) return s;
+			return !s.archived;
+		})
+	);
 </script>
 
 <div class="stack-header">