diff --git a/modules/widget_engine_entity_form/src/Controller/WidgetEntityBrowserController.php b/modules/widget_engine_entity_form/src/Controller/WidgetEntityBrowserController.php
index 71c78d254c80d01343b1eac5098b56ec718ef9d0..62e8549b2a70c07f05aa7364ac2495d74a54fb86 100644
--- a/modules/widget_engine_entity_form/src/Controller/WidgetEntityBrowserController.php
+++ b/modules/widget_engine_entity_form/src/Controller/WidgetEntityBrowserController.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class WidgetEntityBrowserController extends ControllerBase {
       $response = AjaxResponse::create()->addCommand(new OpenDialogCommand('#' . $entity->getEntityTypeId() . '-' . $entity->id() . '-edit-dialog', $title, $form, $options));
       if ($form_state->getErrors()) {
         $response->addCommand(
-          new PrependCommand('#' . $entity->getEntityTypeId() . '-' . $entity->id() . '-edit-dialog', StatusMessages::renderMessages())
+          new PrependCommand('#' . $entity->getEntityTypeId() . '-' . $entity->id() . '-edit-dialog', StatusMessages::renderMessages('error'))
         );
       }
       return $response;