diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/components/datatree-output-component.tsx b/packages/react-components/src/components/datatree-output-component.tsx
index ee4e21d04..75ab0656a 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/src/components/datatree-output-component.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/components/datatree-output-component.tsx
@@ -60,9 +60,16 @@ export class DataTreeOutputComponent extends AbstractOutputComponent<AbstractOut
                     xyTree: treeResponse.model.entries,
                     columns
                 });
+            } else {
+                this.setState({
+                    outputStatus: treeResponse.status
+                });
             }
             return treeResponse.status;
         }
+        this.setState({
+            outputStatus: ResponseStatus.FAILED
+        });
         return ResponseStatus.FAILED;
     }