diff --git a/javascript/gallery.js b/javascript/gallery.js
index 73b033757..511815be6 100644
--- a/javascript/gallery.js
+++ b/javascript/gallery.js
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ class SimpleProgressBar {
   #hideTimeout = null;
   #interval = null;
   #max = 0;
+  #errorState = false;
   /** @type {Set} */
   #monitoredSet;
 
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ class SimpleProgressBar {
   }
 
   start(total) {
+    if (this.#errorState) return;
     this.clear();
     this.#max = total;
     this.#interval = setInterval(() => {
@@ -215,6 +217,7 @@ class SimpleProgressBar {
 
   clear() {
     this.#stop();
+    this.#errorState = false;
     clearTimeout(this.#hideTimeout);
     this.#hideTimeout = null;
     this.#container.style.display = 'none';
@@ -224,12 +227,17 @@ class SimpleProgressBar {
   }
 
   error(message) {
-    this.#stop();
-    clearTimeout(this.#hideTimeout);
-    this.#text.textContent = message;
-    this.#hideTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      this.clear();
-    }, 2000);
+    if (!this.#errorState) {
+      this.#errorState = true;
+      this.#stop();
+      this.#container.style.display = 'block';
+      this.#visible = true;
+      clearTimeout(this.#hideTimeout);
+      this.#text.textContent = message;
+      this.#hideTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        this.clear();
+      }, 2000);
+    }
   }
 
   #update(loaded, max) {
@@ -653,6 +661,7 @@ async function addSeparators() {
 const gallerySendImage = (_images) => [currentImage]; // invoked by gradio button
 
 async function getHash(str) {
+  galleryProgressBar.error('File hash error');
   try {
     let hex = '';
     const strBuf = new TextEncoder().encode(str);