diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/services/DashboardLoaderSrv.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/services/DashboardLoaderSrv.ts
index d08c2f70b1a..f18b2c21aad 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/services/DashboardLoaderSrv.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/services/DashboardLoaderSrv.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class DashboardLoaderSrv {
         })
         .catch(() => {
           const dash = this._dashboardLoadFailed('Not found', true);
-          dash.dashboard.uid = uid;
+          dash.dashboard.uid = '';
           return dash;
         });
     } else {