diff --git a/lib/pangea/course_chats/course_chats_page.dart b/lib/pangea/course_chats/course_chats_page.dart
index 525852251..a26eeb56d 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/course_chats/course_chats_page.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/course_chats/course_chats_page.dart
@@ -237,7 +237,10 @@ class CourseChatsController extends State<CourseChats>
       Logs().w('Unable to load hierarchy', e, s);
       if (mounted) {
         ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
-          SnackBar(content: Text(e.toLocalizedString(context))),
+          SnackBar(
+            content: Text(e.toLocalizedString(context)),
+            showCloseIcon: true,
+          ),
         );
       }
     } finally {
diff --git a/lib/utils/error_reporter.dart b/lib/utils/error_reporter.dart
index adddefd1b..d529292da 100644
--- a/lib/utils/error_reporter.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/error_reporter.dart
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ class ErrorReporter {
           content: Text(
             l10n.oopsSomethingWentWrong, // Use the non-null L10n instance to get the error message
           ),
+          // #Pangea
+          showCloseIcon: true,
+          // Pangea#
         ),
       );
     } catch (err) {