diff --git a/public/locales/en/common.json b/public/locales/en/common.json
index fc0108a1e..6f490c226 100644
--- a/public/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/public/locales/en/common.json
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@
         "playing": "Playing",
         "transcoding": "Transcoding",
         "bitrate": "Bitrate",
-        "no_active": "No Active Streams"
+        "no_active": "No Active Streams",
+        "plex_connection_error": "Check Plex Connection"
     },
     "omada": {
         "connectedAp": "Connected APs",
diff --git a/src/widgets/tautulli/component.jsx b/src/widgets/tautulli/component.jsx
index a0328383a..e52eeb5d3 100644
--- a/src/widgets/tautulli/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/tautulli/component.jsx
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
     refreshInterval: 5000,
   });
 
-  if (activityError) {
-    return <Container service={service} error={activityError} />;
+  if (activityError || (activityData && Object.keys(activityData.response.data).length === 0)) {
+    return <Container service={service} error={activityError ?? { message: t("tautulli.plex_connection_error") } } />;
   }
 
   if (!activityData) {