diff --git a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/components/Main/MainInputFormSequenceFilePicker.tsx b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/components/Main/MainInputFormSequenceFilePicker.tsx
index d1dfa268e..be623af71 100644
--- a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/components/Main/MainInputFormSequenceFilePicker.tsx
+++ b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/components/Main/MainInputFormSequenceFilePicker.tsx
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ export function MainInputFormSequenceFilePicker() {
           .catch((error) => {
             setGlobalStatus(AlgorithmGlobalStatus.failed)
             set(globalErrorAtom, sanitizeError(error))
-            console.error(error)
           })
       },
     [
diff --git a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/state/error.state.ts b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/state/error.state.ts
index 89674f718..7c814bfac 100644
--- a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/state/error.state.ts
+++ b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/state/error.state.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ import { atom, selector } from 'recoil'
 export const globalErrorAtom = atom<Error | undefined>({
   key: 'globalError',
   default: undefined,
+  effects: [
+    ({ onSet }) => {
+      onSet((error, _1, isReset) => {
+        if (error && !isReset) {
+          console.error(error)
+        }
+      })
+    },
+  ],
 })
 
 export const qrySeqErrorAtom = atom<string | undefined>({