diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/snapshot_restore/common/types/repository.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/snapshot_restore/common/types/repository.ts
index b9b26c55903246..fd18eabf9e7c78 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/snapshot_restore/common/types/repository.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/snapshot_restore/common/types/repository.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export interface SuccessfulRepositoryCleanup {
 
 export interface FailedRepositoryCleanup {
   cleaned: false;
-  error: object;
+  error: string;
 }
 
 export type RepositoryCleanup = FailedRepositoryCleanup | SuccessfulRepositoryCleanup;
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/snapshot_restore/public/app/sections/home/repository_list/repository_details/repository_details.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/snapshot_restore/public/app/sections/home/repository_list/repository_details/repository_details.tsx
index d4aab9cbb99fd8..ee0b6f68afca81 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/snapshot_restore/public/app/sections/home/repository_list/repository_details/repository_details.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/snapshot_restore/public/app/sections/home/repository_list/repository_details/repository_details.tsx
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ export const RepositoryDetails: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
       {cleanup ? (
         <>
           <EuiSpacer size="s" />
-          {cleanup?.cleaned ? (
+          {cleanup.cleaned ? (
             <div>
               <EuiTitle size="xs">
                 <h4>
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ export const RepositoryDetails: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
               <p>
                 <FormattedMessage
                   id="xpack.snapshotRestore.repositoryDetails.cleanupRepositoryErrorMessage"
-                  defaultMessage={JSON.stringify(cleanup.error)}
+                  defaultMessage={`${cleanup.error}`}
                 />
               </p>
             </EuiCallOut>