diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 01da4bacd..2331a8dcc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@
     "viewsWelcome": [
       {
         "view": "snyk.views.welcome",
-        "contents": "Snyk has encountered a problem. Please restart the extension: \n[Restart](command:snyk.start 'Restart Snyk')\nIf the error persists, please check your [settings](command:snyk.settings) and [contact us](https://snyk.io/contact-us/?utm_source=vsc)!",
-        "when": "snyk:error == 'blocking'"
+        "contents": "Snyk has encountered a problem. Please restart the extension: \n[Restart](command:snyk.start 'Restart Snyk')\nIf the error persists, please check your [settings](command:snyk.settings) and [contact us](https://snyk.io/contact-us/?utm_source=vsc).\n\n You can check the logs to see the exact error in [Snyk Security](command:snyk.showOutputChannel) and [Snyk Language Server](command:snyk.showLsOutputChannel) output channels.\n[Display Error](command:snyk.showErrorFromContext)\n",
+        "when": "snyk:error"
       },
       {
         "view": "snyk.views.welcome",
diff --git a/src/snyk/common/constants/commands.ts b/src/snyk/common/constants/commands.ts
index ed4d71000..527296e6c 100644
--- a/src/snyk/common/constants/commands.ts
+++ b/src/snyk/common/constants/commands.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export const SNYK_OPEN_ISSUE_COMMAND = 'snyk.showissue';
 export const SNYK_IGNORE_ISSUE_COMMAND = 'snyk.ignoreissue';
 export const SNYK_SHOW_OUTPUT_COMMAND = 'snyk.showOutputChannel';
 export const SNYK_SHOW_LS_OUTPUT_COMMAND = 'snyk.showLsOutputChannel';
+export const SNYK_SHOW_ERROR_FROM_CONTEXT_COMMAND = 'snyk.showErrorFromContext';
 export const SNYK_GET_LESSON_COMMAND = 'snyk.getLearnLesson';
 export const SNYK_GET_SETTINGS_SAST_ENABLED = 'snyk.getSettingsSastEnabled';
 export const SNYK_SET_BASE_BRANCH_COMMAND = 'snyk.setBaseBranch';
diff --git a/src/snyk/common/constants/views.ts b/src/snyk/common/constants/views.ts
index 44b362e86..438827751 100644
--- a/src/snyk/common/constants/views.ts
+++ b/src/snyk/common/constants/views.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ export const SNYK_CONTEXT = {
   DELTA_FINDINGS_ENABLED: 'deltaFindingsEnabled',
 };
 
-export const SNYK_ERROR_CODES = {
-  BLOCKING: 'blocking',
-};
-
 export const SNYK_ANALYSIS_STATUS = {
   FILTERS: 'Supported extentions',
   COLLECTING: 'Collecting files',
diff --git a/src/snyk/common/error/errorHandler.ts b/src/snyk/common/error/errorHandler.ts
index 835abb015..24f568a97 100644
--- a/src/snyk/common/error/errorHandler.ts
+++ b/src/snyk/common/error/errorHandler.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ILoadingBadge } from '../../base/views/loadingBadge';
-import { SNYK_CONTEXT, SNYK_ERROR_CODES } from '../constants/views';
+import { SNYK_CONTEXT } from '../constants/views';
 import { ILog } from '../logger/interfaces';
 import { IContextService } from '../services/contextService';
 import { ErrorReporter, Tags } from './errorReporter';
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class ErrorHandler {
     contextService: IContextService,
     loadingBadge: ILoadingBadge,
   ): Promise<void> {
-    await contextService.setContext(SNYK_CONTEXT.ERROR, SNYK_ERROR_CODES.BLOCKING);
+    await contextService.setContext(SNYK_CONTEXT.ERROR, error);
     loadingBadge.setLoadingBadge(true);
     ErrorHandler.handle(error, logger);
   }
diff --git a/src/snyk/common/services/productService.ts b/src/snyk/common/services/productService.ts
index 2921de123..96e02559d 100644
--- a/src/snyk/common/services/productService.ts
+++ b/src/snyk/common/services/productService.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { CodeActionsProvider } from '../editor/codeActionsProvider';
 import { ILanguageServer } from '../languageServer/languageServer';
 import { Issue, Scan, ScanProduct, ScanStatus } from '../languageServer/types';
 import { ILog } from '../logger/interfaces';
-import { IViewManagerService } from '../services/viewManagerService';
+import { IViewManagerService } from './viewManagerService';
 import { IProductWebviewProvider } from '../views/webviewProvider';
 import { ExtensionContext } from '../vscode/extensionContext';
 import { IVSCodeLanguages } from '../vscode/languages';
diff --git a/src/snyk/extension.ts b/src/snyk/extension.ts
index 61e2022cd..f603a4a88 100644
--- a/src/snyk/extension.ts
+++ b/src/snyk/extension.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { AuthenticationService } from './base/services/authenticationService';
 import { ScanModeService } from './base/services/scanModeService';
 import { EmptyTreeDataProvider } from './base/views/emptyTreeDataProvider';
 import { SupportProvider } from './base/views/supportProvider';
-import { messages } from './cli/messages/messages';
 import { CommandController } from './common/commands/commandController';
 import { OpenIssueCommandArg } from './common/commands/types';
 import { configuration } from './common/configuration/instance';
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   SNYK_SET_BASE_BRANCH_COMMAND,
   SNYK_SET_TOKEN_COMMAND,
   SNYK_SETTINGS_COMMAND,
+  SNYK_SHOW_ERROR_FROM_CONTEXT_COMMAND,
   SNYK_SHOW_LS_OUTPUT_COMMAND,
   SNYK_SHOW_OUTPUT_COMMAND,
   SNYK_START_COMMAND,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ import OssIssueTreeProvider from './snykOss/providers/ossVulnerabilityTreeProvid
 import { OssVulnerabilityCountService } from './snykOss/services/vulnerabilityCount/ossVulnerabilityCountService';
 import { FeatureFlagService } from './common/services/featureFlagService';
 import { DiagnosticsIssueProvider } from './common/services/diagnosticsService';
-import { CodeIssueData, IacIssueData, OssIssueData, ScanProduct } from './common/languageServer/types';
+import { CodeIssueData, IacIssueData, OssIssueData } from './common/languageServer/types';
 
 class SnykExtension extends SnykLib implements IExtension {
   public async activate(vscodeContext: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ class SnykExtension extends SnykLib implements IExtension {
       this.folderConfigs,
     );
 
-    let securityCodeView = SNYK_VIEW_ANALYSIS_CODE_SECURITY;
-    let codeQualityView = SNYK_VIEW_ANALYSIS_CODE_QUALITY;
+    const securityCodeView = SNYK_VIEW_ANALYSIS_CODE_SECURITY;
+    const codeQualityView = SNYK_VIEW_ANALYSIS_CODE_QUALITY;
 
     const codeSecurityTree = vscode.window.createTreeView(securityCodeView, {
       treeDataProvider: codeSecurityIssueProvider,
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ class SnykExtension extends SnykLib implements IExtension {
 
   private initDependencyDownload(): DownloadService {
     this.downloadService.downloadOrUpdate().catch(err => {
-      Logger.error(`${messages.lsDownloadFailed} ${ErrorHandler.stringifyError(err)}`);
+      void ErrorHandler.handleGlobal(err, Logger, this.contextService, this.loadingBadge);
     });
 
     return this.downloadService;
@@ -444,6 +444,10 @@ class SnykExtension extends SnykLib implements IExtension {
       vscode.commands.registerCommand(SNYK_SET_BASE_BRANCH_COMMAND, (folderPath: string) =>
         this.commandController.setBaseBranch(folderPath),
       ),
+      vscode.commands.registerCommand(SNYK_SHOW_ERROR_FROM_CONTEXT_COMMAND, () => {
+        const err = this.contextService.viewContext[SNYK_CONTEXT.ERROR] as Error;
+        void vscode.window.showErrorMessage(err.message);
+      }),
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/snyk/snykCode/views/webviewPanelSerializer.ts b/src/snyk/snykCode/views/webviewPanelSerializer.ts
index e48327bef..fca27e31a 100644
--- a/src/snyk/snykCode/views/webviewPanelSerializer.ts
+++ b/src/snyk/snykCode/views/webviewPanelSerializer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { WebviewProvider } from '../../../snyk/common/views/webviewProvider';
-import { Logger } from '../../common/logger/logger';
 
 export class WebviewPanelSerializer<Provider extends WebviewProvider<State>, State>
   implements vscode.WebviewPanelSerializer
diff --git a/src/snyk/snykOss/ossService.ts b/src/snyk/snykOss/ossService.ts
index 235cb0e9d..271fd3449 100644
--- a/src/snyk/snykOss/ossService.ts
+++ b/src/snyk/snykOss/ossService.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { IConfiguration } from '../common/configuration/configuration';
 import { IWorkspaceTrust } from '../common/configuration/trustedFolders';
 import { ILanguageServer } from '../common/languageServer/languageServer';
-import { CodeIssueData, OssIssueData, Scan, ScanProduct } from '../common/languageServer/types';
+import { OssIssueData, Scan, ScanProduct } from '../common/languageServer/types';
 import { ILog } from '../common/logger/interfaces';
 import { ProductService } from '../common/services/productService';
 import { IViewManagerService } from '../common/services/viewManagerService';
diff --git a/src/test/unit/common/commands/commandController.test.ts b/src/test/unit/common/commands/commandController.test.ts
index 7cc3226a4..3da22aa27 100644
--- a/src/test/unit/common/commands/commandController.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/unit/common/commands/commandController.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import * as util from 'util';
 import { IAuthenticationService } from '../../../../snyk/base/services/authenticationService';
 import { ScanModeService } from '../../../../snyk/base/services/scanModeService';
 import { CommandController } from '../../../../snyk/common/commands/commandController';
-import { COMMAND_DEBOUNCE_INTERVAL } from '../../../../snyk/common/constants/general';
 import { CodeIssueData, IacIssueData } from '../../../../snyk/common/languageServer/types';
 import { IOpenerService } from '../../../../snyk/common/services/openerService';
 import { IProductService } from '../../../../snyk/common/services/productService';