diff --git a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/services/backendSrv.ts b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/services/backendSrv.ts
index 79447166773..355ed004956 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/services/backendSrv.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/services/backendSrv.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export function isFetchError<T = any>(e: unknown): e is FetchError<T> {
  *
  * @remarks
  * By default, Grafana displays an error message alert if the remote call fails. To prevent this from
- * happening `showErrorAlert = true` on the options object.
+ * happening `showErrorAlert = false` on the options object.
  *
  * @public
  */