diff --git a/ui/src/ui/app-channels.ts b/ui/src/ui/app-channels.ts
index eb05e83e81b..ff9aa5787fc 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/app-channels.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/app-channels.ts
@@ -25,12 +25,17 @@ export async function handleWhatsAppLogout(host: OpenClawApp) {
 }
 
 export async function handleChannelConfigSave(host: OpenClawApp) {
+  host.configSaveError = null;
   await saveConfig(host);
+  if (host.lastError) {
+    host.configSaveError = host.lastError;
+  }
   await loadConfig(host);
   await loadChannels(host, true);
 }
 
 export async function handleChannelConfigReload(host: OpenClawApp) {
+  host.configSaveError = null;
   await loadConfig(host);
   await loadChannels(host, true);
 }
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/app-render.ts b/ui/src/ui/app-render.ts
index 786a85b0757..540e65b0342 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/app-render.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/app-render.ts
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ export function renderApp(state: AppViewState) {
                   configUiHints: state.configUiHints,
                   configSaving: state.configSaving,
                   configFormDirty: state.configFormDirty,
-                  configSaveError: state.lastError,
+                  configSaveError: state.configSaveError,
                   nostrProfileFormState: state.nostrProfileFormState,
                   nostrProfileAccountId: state.nostrProfileAccountId,
                   onRefresh: (probe) => loadChannels(state, probe),
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/app-view-state.ts b/ui/src/ui/app-view-state.ts
index 375faa43137..75459ca5cbf 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/app-view-state.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/app-view-state.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ export type AppViewState = {
   channelsSnapshot: ChannelsStatusSnapshot | null;
   channelsError: string | null;
   channelsLastSuccess: number | null;
+  configSaveError: string | null;
   whatsappLoginMessage: string | null;
   whatsappLoginQrDataUrl: string | null;
   whatsappLoginConnected: boolean | null;
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/app.ts b/ui/src/ui/app.ts
index af0d0cb9c96..2c85ce883c9 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/app.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/app.ts
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ export class OpenClawApp extends LitElement {
   @state() channelsSnapshot: ChannelsStatusSnapshot | null = null;
   @state() channelsError: string | null = null;
   @state() channelsLastSuccess: number | null = null;
+  @state() configSaveError: string | null = null;
   @state() whatsappLoginMessage: string | null = null;
   @state() whatsappLoginQrDataUrl: string | null = null;
   @state() whatsappLoginConnected: boolean | null = null;
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/controllers/channels.types.ts b/ui/src/ui/controllers/channels.types.ts
index 4fb8e6bc510..f30a674ca2e 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/controllers/channels.types.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/controllers/channels.types.ts
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ export type ChannelsState = {
   whatsappLoginQrDataUrl: string | null;
   whatsappLoginConnected: boolean | null;
   whatsappBusy: boolean;
+  configSaveError: string | null;
 };