diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/infra/public/pages/metrics/page_template.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/infra/public/pages/metrics/page_template.tsx
index d48b77404767d..85c91b7eac851 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/infra/public/pages/metrics/page_template.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/infra/public/pages/metrics/page_template.tsx
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ export const MetricsPageTemplate: React.FC<LazyObservabilityPageTemplateProps> =
 
   if (isLoading && !source) return <SourceLoadingPage />;
 
-  if (!remoteClustersExist) {
-    return <NoRemoteCluster />;
+  if (sourceError) {
+    return <SourceErrorPage errorMessage={sourceError} retry={loadSource} />;
   }
 
-  if (sourceError) {
-    <SourceErrorPage errorMessage={sourceError} retry={loadSource} />;
+  if (!isLoading && !remoteClustersExist) {
+    return <NoRemoteCluster />;
   }
 
   if (dataViewLoadError) {