diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/flash_messages/flash_messages.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/flash_messages/flash_messages.tsx
index 60d80487a2593..ef1a4a2d0be86 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/flash_messages/flash_messages.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/flash_messages/flash_messages.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const FLASH_MESSAGE_TYPES = {
   success: { color: 'success' as EuiCallOutProps['color'], icon: 'check' },
   info: { color: 'primary' as EuiCallOutProps['color'], icon: 'iInCircle' },
   warning: { color: 'warning' as EuiCallOutProps['color'], icon: 'alert' },
-  error: { color: 'danger' as EuiCallOutProps['color'], icon: 'cross' },
+  error: { color: 'danger' as EuiCallOutProps['color'], icon: 'alert' },
 };
 
 export const FlashMessages: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/indexing_status/indexing_status_errors.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/indexing_status/indexing_status_errors.tsx
index 0e69547cbf6b5..0a4a0a36ce417 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/indexing_status/indexing_status_errors.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/indexing_status/indexing_status_errors.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ interface IIndexingStatusErrorsProps {
 export const IndexingStatusErrors: React.FC<IIndexingStatusErrorsProps> = ({ viewLinkPath }) => (
   <EuiCallOut
     color="danger"
-    iconType="cross"
+    iconType="alert"
     title="There was an error"
     data-test-subj="IndexingStatusErrors"
   >