diff --git a/QualityControl/public/common/enums/root.enum.js b/QualityControl/public/common/enums/root.enum.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d481d342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/QualityControl/public/common/enums/root.enum.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2019-2020 CERN and copyright holders of ALICE O2.
+ * See http://alice-o2.web.cern.ch/copyright for details of the copyright holders.
+ * All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License v3 (GPL Version 3), copied verbatim in the file "COPYING".
+ *
+ * In applying this license CERN does not waive the privileges and immunities
+ * granted to it by virtue of its status as an Intergovernmental Organization
+ * or submit itself to any jurisdiction.
+ */
+
+export const JS_ROOT_ERROR_LABEL = 'ROOT_ERROR';
+export const JS_ROOT_FAILED_TO_PLOT_MESSAGE = 'JSROOT failed to plot the object';
diff --git a/QualityControl/public/common/object/draw.js b/QualityControl/public/common/object/draw.js
index b51acdcfa..e54978ad2 100644
--- a/QualityControl/public/common/object/draw.js
+++ b/QualityControl/public/common/object/draw.js
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@
 
 /* global JSROOT */
 
-import { h, iconWarning } from '/js/src/index.js';
+import { h } from '/js/src/index.js';
 import { generateDrawingOptionString, isObjectOfTypeChecker } from './../../../library/qcObject/utils.js';
 import checkersPanel from './checkersPanel.js';
 import { keyedTimerDebouncer, pointerId } from '../utils.js';
+import { failureToDrawPanel } from './failureToDrawPanel.js';
 
 /**
  * Renders a QCObject as a virtual DOM node using JSROOT.
@@ -32,14 +33,11 @@ import { keyedTimerDebouncer, pointerId } from '../utils.js';
  * @param {(Error) => void} failFn - optional function to execute upon drawing failure
  * @returns {vnode} output virtual-dom, a single div with JSROOT attached to it
  */
-export const draw = (remoteData, options = {}, drawingOptions = [], failFn = () => {}) =>
+export const draw = (remoteData = {}, options = {}, drawingOptions = [], failFn = () => {}) =>
   remoteData?.match({
     NotAsked: () => null,
     Loading: () => h('.flex-column.items-center.justify-center', [h('.animate-slow-appearance', 'Loading')]),
-    Failure: (error) => h('.error-box.danger.flex-column.justify-center.f6.text-center', {}, [
-      h('span.error-icon', { title: 'Error' }, iconWarning()),
-      h('span', error),
-    ]),
+    Failure: (error) => failureToDrawPanel(error),
     Success: (data) => drawObject(data, options, drawingOptions, failFn),
   });
 
@@ -55,9 +53,11 @@ export const draw = (remoteData, options = {}, drawingOptions = [], failFn = ()
  */
 export const drawObject = (object, options = {}, drawingOptions = [], failFn = () => {}) => {
   const { qcObject, etag } = object;
-  const { root } = qcObject;
+  const { root, rootError } = qcObject;
   if (isObjectOfTypeChecker(root)) {
     return checkersPanel(root);
+  } else if (rootError) {
+    return failureToDrawPanel(rootError);
   }
 
   drawingOptions = Array.from(new Set(drawingOptions));
@@ -123,15 +123,11 @@ const drawOnCreate = async (dom, root, drawingOptions, failFn) => {
   const finalDrawingOptions = generateDrawingOptionString(root, drawingOptions);
   JSROOT.draw(dom, root, finalDrawingOptions).then((painter) => {
     if (painter === null) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-      console.error('null painter in JSROOT');
       if (typeof failFn === 'function') {
         failFn(new Error('null painter in JSROOT'));
       }
     }
   }).catch((error) => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.error(error);
     if (typeof failFn === 'function') {
       failFn(error);
     }
@@ -235,8 +231,6 @@ const redraw = (dom, root, drawingOptions, failFn) => {
   try {
     JSROOT.redraw(dom, root, finalDrawingOptions);
   } catch (error) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.error(error);
     if (typeof failFn === 'function') {
       failFn(error);
     }
diff --git a/QualityControl/public/common/object/failureToDrawPanel.js b/QualityControl/public/common/object/failureToDrawPanel.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16beab0e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/QualityControl/public/common/object/failureToDrawPanel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2019-2020 CERN and copyright holders of ALICE O2.
+ * See http://alice-o2.web.cern.ch/copyright for details of the copyright holders.
+ * All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License v3 (GPL Version 3), copied verbatim in the file "COPYING".
+ *
+ * In applying this license CERN does not waive the privileges and immunities
+ * granted to it by virtue of its status as an Intergovernmental Organization
+ * or submit itself to any jurisdiction.
+ */
+
+import { h, iconWarning } from '/js/src/index.js';
+
+/**
+ * Panel to show when an object failed to be drawn
+ * @param {string} error - error message to show
+ * @returns {vnode} - virtual node element
+ */
+export const failureToDrawPanel = (error) =>h('.error-box.danger.flex-column.justify-center.f6.text-center', {}, [
+  h('span.error-icon', { title: 'Error' }, iconWarning()),
+  h('span', error),
+]);
diff --git a/QualityControl/public/common/object/updateWithPlotErrorOnQcRemoteData.js b/QualityControl/public/common/object/updateWithPlotErrorOnQcRemoteData.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0b7e56c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/QualityControl/public/common/object/updateWithPlotErrorOnQcRemoteData.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2019-2020 CERN and copyright holders of ALICE O2.
+ * See http://alice-o2.web.cern.ch/copyright for details of the copyright holders.
+ * All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License v3 (GPL Version 3), copied verbatim in the file "COPYING".
+ *
+ * In applying this license CERN does not waive the privileges and immunities
+ * granted to it by virtue of its status as an Intergovernmental Organization
+ * or submit itself to any jurisdiction.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @type {QcObjectRemoteData}
+ * should contain:
+ * {
+ *  ...objectProperties as per ObjectDTO: '' // built specifically for the page
+ *  root: JSON version of the root object to plot
+ *  rootError: '' // error message if root object could not be retrieved
+ *  timestampList: '',
+ * }
+ */
+
+import { RemoteData } from '/js/src/index.js';
+import { JS_ROOT_ERROR_LABEL, JS_ROOT_FAILED_TO_PLOT_MESSAGE } from '../enums/root.enum.js';
+
+/**
+ * Update the RemoteData object to include an error message on the qcObject
+ * @param {QcObjectRemoteData} qcObjectRemoteData - the RemoteData object containing the qcObject
+ * @param {string} error - the failure message to display
+ * @returns {QcObjectRemoteData} - updated RemoteData object with error message
+ */
+export const updateWithPlotErrorOnQcRemoteData = (qcObjectRemoteData, error) => {
+  if (qcObjectRemoteData.isSuccess()) {
+    const updatedQcObject = {
+      ...qcObjectRemoteData.payload.qcObject,
+      rootError: `${JS_ROOT_ERROR_LABEL}: ${error || JS_ROOT_FAILED_TO_PLOT_MESSAGE}`,
+    };
+    qcObjectRemoteData = RemoteData.success({ ...qcObjectRemoteData.payload, qcObject: updatedQcObject });
+  } else {
+    qcObjectRemoteData = RemoteData.failure('Cannot update error message on a non-successful RemoteData object');
+  }
+  return qcObjectRemoteData;
+};
diff --git a/QualityControl/public/layout/view/page.js b/QualityControl/public/layout/view/page.js
index 62bc8abe6..54da1c7f7 100644
--- a/QualityControl/public/layout/view/page.js
+++ b/QualityControl/public/layout/view/page.js
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ const drawComponent = (model, tabObject) => {
         display: 'flex',
         'flex-direction': 'column',
       },
-    }, draw(
+    }, objectFromQcdbAsRemoteData && draw(
       objectFromQcdbAsRemoteData,
       {},
       toUseDrawingOptions,
diff --git a/QualityControl/public/layout/view/panels/objectTreeSidebar.js b/QualityControl/public/layout/view/panels/objectTreeSidebar.js
index 6ecbe619d..ad90cd187 100644
--- a/QualityControl/public/layout/view/panels/objectTreeSidebar.js
+++ b/QualityControl/public/layout/view/panels/objectTreeSidebar.js
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ export default (model) =>
     Loading: () => h('.flex-column.items-center', [spinner(2), h('.f6', 'Loading Objects')]),
     Success: (objects) => {
       let objectsToDisplay = [];
-      const { searchInput = '' } = model.object;
+      const { searchInput = '', selectedObject, objects: objectsRemoteDataMap = {} } = model.object;
       if (searchInput.trim() !== '') {
         objectsToDisplay = objects.filter((qcObject) =>
           qcObject.name.toLowerCase().includes(searchInput.toLowerCase()));
       }
+      const objectRemoteData = objectsRemoteDataMap[selectedObject?.name];
       return [
         searchForm(model),
         h('.flex-column.flex-grow', {}, [
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ export default (model) =>
             ? virtualTable(model, 'side', objectsToDisplay)
             : h('.scroll-y', treeTable(model)),
         ]),
-        objectPreview(model),
+        objectRemoteData && objectPreview(selectedObject?.name, objectRemoteData),
       ];
     },
     Failure: (error) => h('.f6.danger.flex-column.text-center', [
@@ -186,19 +187,17 @@ const leafRow = (model, sideTree, level) => {
 /**
  * Shows a JSROOT plot of selected object inside the tree of sidebar allowing the user to preview object and decide
  * if it should be added to layout
- * @param {Model} model - root model of the application
+ * @param {string} name - name of the selected object
+ * @param {QcObjectRemoteData} objectRemoteData - RemoteData of the selected object
  * @returns {vnode} - virtual node element
  */
-const objectPreview = (model) => {
-  const isSelected = model.object.selected;
-  if (isSelected) {
-    return isSelected && h(
+const objectPreview = (name, objectRemoteData = null) =>
+  objectRemoteData
+    ? h(
       '.bg-white',
       { style: 'height: 20em' },
-      draw(model.object.objects[model.object.selected.name], {}, [], (error) => {
-        model.object.invalidObject(model.object.selected.name, error.message);
+      draw(objectRemoteData, {}, [], (error) => {
+        model.object.invalidObject(name, error.message);
       }),
-    );
-  }
-  return null;
-};
+    )
+    : null;
diff --git a/QualityControl/public/object/QCObject.js b/QualityControl/public/object/QCObject.js
index 659a22945..95507a4c7 100644
--- a/QualityControl/public/object/QCObject.js
+++ b/QualityControl/public/object/QCObject.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { simpleDebouncer, prettyFormatDate, setBrowserTabTitle } from './../comm
 import { isObjectOfTypeChecker } from './../library/qcObject/utils.js';
 import { BaseViewModel } from '../common/abstracts/BaseViewModel.js';
 import { StorageKeysEnum } from '../common/enums/storageKeys.enum.js';
+import { updateWithPlotErrorOnQcRemoteData } from '../common/object/updateWithPlotErrorOnQcRemoteData.js';
 
 /**
  * Model namespace for all about QC's objects (not javascript objects)
@@ -347,11 +348,11 @@ export default class QCObject extends BaseViewModel {
   /**
    * Indicate that the object loaded is wrong. Used after trying to print it with jsroot
    * @param {string} name - name of the object
-   * @param {string} reason - the reason for invalidating the object
+   * @param {object} details - object containing detail information for invalidation
    * @returns {undefined}
    */
-  invalidObject(name, reason) {
-    this.objects[name] = RemoteData.failure(reason || 'JSROOT was unable to draw this object');
+  invalidObject(name, details) {
+    this.objects[name] = updateWithPlotErrorOnQcRemoteData(this.objects[name], details);
     this.notify();
   }
 
diff --git a/QualityControl/public/object/objectTreePage.js b/QualityControl/public/object/objectTreePage.js
index c3a608f5d..b5fb15ef8 100644
--- a/QualityControl/public/object/objectTreePage.js
+++ b/QualityControl/public/object/objectTreePage.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export default (model) => {
  */
 function objectPanel(model) {
   const selectedObjectName = model.object.selected.name;
-  if (model.object.objects && model.object.objects[selectedObjectName]) {
+  if (model.object.objects && model.object.objects?.[selectedObjectName]) {
     return model.object.objects[selectedObjectName].match({
       NotAsked: () => null,
       Loading: () =>
diff --git a/QualityControl/public/pages/objectView/ObjectViewModel.js b/QualityControl/public/pages/objectView/ObjectViewModel.js
index 0063f7fc8..d91b812e1 100644
--- a/QualityControl/public/pages/objectView/ObjectViewModel.js
+++ b/QualityControl/public/pages/objectView/ObjectViewModel.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { BaseViewModel } from '../../common/abstracts/BaseViewModel.js';
 import { setBrowserTabTitle } from '../../common/utils.js';
 import { RemoteData, BrowserStorage } from '/js/src/index.js';
 import { StorageKeysEnum } from '../../common/enums/storageKeys.enum.js';
+import { updateWithPlotErrorOnQcRemoteData } from '../../common/object/updateWithPlotErrorOnQcRemoteData.js';
 
 /**
  * Model namespace for ObjectViewPage
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export default class ObjectViewModel extends BaseViewModel {
      * {
      *  ...objectProperties as per ObjectDTO: '' // built specifically for the page
      *  root: JSON version of the root object to plot
+     *  rootError: '' // error message if root object could not be retrieved
      *  timestampList: '',
      * }
      */
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ export default class ObjectViewModel extends BaseViewModel {
    * @param {string} message - the failure message to display
    */
   drawingFailureOccurred(message) {
-    this.selected = RemoteData.failure(message || 'Failed to draw JSROOT plot');
+    this.selected = updateWithPlotErrorOnQcRemoteData(this.selected, message);
     this.notify();
   }
 }
diff --git a/QualityControl/public/pages/objectView/ObjectViewPage.js b/QualityControl/public/pages/objectView/ObjectViewPage.js
index d7e076c9f..7bc68ad0a 100644
--- a/QualityControl/public/pages/objectView/ObjectViewPage.js
+++ b/QualityControl/public/pages/objectView/ObjectViewPage.js
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ const objectPlotAndInfo = (objectViewModel) =>
     Success: (qcObject) => {
       const {
         id,
+        name,
+        qcObject: { root = {} } = {},
         validFrom,
         ignoreDefaults = false,
         drawOptions = [],
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ const objectPlotAndInfo = (objectViewModel) =>
         layoutDisplayOptions
         : [...drawOptions, ...displayHints, ...layoutDisplayOptions];
       const isObjectInfoVisible = objectViewModel.objectInfoVisible;
+
       return h('.w-100.h-100.flex-column.scroll-off#ObjectPlot', [
         h('.flex-row.justify-center.items-center.h-10', [
           h(
@@ -66,9 +69,9 @@ const objectPlotAndInfo = (objectViewModel) =>
             ),
           ),
           h('.item-action-row.flex-row.g1.p2', [
-            downloadRootImageDropdown(qcObject.name, qcObject.qcObject.root, drawingOptions),
+            downloadRootImageDropdown(name, root, drawingOptions),
             downloadButton({
-              href: objectViewModel.getDownloadQcdbObjectUrl(qcObject.id),
+              href: objectViewModel.getDownloadQcdbObjectUrl(id),
               title: 'Download root object',
             }),
             visibilityToggleButton(