diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index a3fd74bfb00..885c5f84572 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         <td>
             <p>
                 <t t-js="d">
-                    var message = d.error.message ? d.error.message : d.error.data.fault_code;
+                    var message = d.message ? d.message : d.error.data.fault_code;
                     d.html_error = context.engine.tools.html_escape(message)
                         .replace(/\n/g, '<br/>');
                 </t>