diff --git a/.changeset/strong-pears-wink.md b/.changeset/strong-pears-wink.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..811eb56519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/strong-pears-wink.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder': patch
+---
+
+Fix display error when it fails to load a template (/create) page
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/api.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/api.ts
index 37d78d0fda..3e0ac3eccb 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/api.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/api.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export class ScaffolderClient implements ScaffolderApi {
     });
 
     if (!response.ok) {
-      throw ResponseError.fromResponse(response);
+      throw await ResponseError.fromResponse(response);
     }
 
     const schema: TemplateParameterSchema = await response.json();