diff --git a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/index.tsx
index ac12eee3f..904a94b79 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/index.tsx
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ export default function GenericNode({
               name="Play"
               className="absolute ml-0.5 h-5 fill-current stroke-2 text-status-green opacity-30 transition-all group-hover:opacity-0"
             />
-          ) : validationStatus && !validationStatus.valid ? (
+          ) : buildStatus === BuildStatus.ERROR ||
+            (validationStatus && !validationStatus.valid) ? (
             <Xmark
               isVisible={true}
               className="absolute ml-0.5 h-5 fill-current stroke-2 text-status-red opacity-100 transition-all group-hover:opacity-0"
@@ -301,7 +302,10 @@ export default function GenericNode({
       // INACTIVE should have its own class
       return "inactive-status";
     }
-    if (buildStatus === BuildStatus.BUILT && isInvalid) {
+    if (
+      (buildStatus === BuildStatus.BUILT && isInvalid) ||
+      buildStatus === BuildStatus.ERROR
+    ) {
       return isDark ? "built-invalid-status-dark" : "built-invalid-status";
     } else if (buildStatus === BuildStatus.BUILDING) {
       return "building-status";
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/chatComponent/buildTrigger/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/chatComponent/buildTrigger/index.tsx
index 269fcbb6b..72565cafb 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/chatComponent/buildTrigger/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/chatComponent/buildTrigger/index.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Loading from "../../../components/ui/loading";
 import { FlowType } from "../../../types/flow";
 
 import { MISSED_ERROR_ALERT } from "../../../constants/alerts_constants";
+import { BuildStatus } from "../../../constants/enums";
 import useAlertStore from "../../../stores/alertStore";
 import useFlowStore from "../../../stores/flowStore";
 import { validateNodes } from "../../../utils/reactflowUtils";
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export default function BuildTrigger({
   const buildFlow = useFlowStore((state) => state.buildFlow);
   const nodes = useFlowStore((state) => state.nodes);
   const edges = useFlowStore((state) => state.edges);
+  const updateBuildStatus = useFlowStore((state) => state.updateBuildStatus);
   const setErrorData = useAlertStore((state) => state.setErrorData);
 
   const eventClick = isBuilding ? "pointer-events-none" : "";
@@ -32,12 +34,15 @@ export default function BuildTrigger({
       if (isBuilding) {
         return;
       }
-      const errors = validateNodes(nodes, edges);
+      const errorsObjs = validateNodes(nodes, edges);
+      const errors = errorsObjs.flatMap((errorObj) => errorObj.errors);
       if (errors.length > 0) {
         setErrorData({
           title: MISSED_ERROR_ALERT,
           list: errors,
         });
+        const ids = errorsObjs.map((errorObj) => errorObj.id);
+        updateBuildStatus(ids, BuildStatus.ERROR);
         return;
       }
       const minimumLoadingTime = 200; // in milliseconds
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/modals/formModal/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/modals/formModal/index.tsx
index 9d9b343c1..0348280fe 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/modals/formModal/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/modals/formModal/index.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   CHAT_SECOND_INITIAL_TEXT,
   LANGFLOW_CHAT_TITLE,
 } from "../../constants/constants";
+import { BuildStatus } from "../../constants/enums";
 import { AuthContext } from "../../contexts/authContext";
 import { getBuildStatus } from "../../controllers/API";
 import useAlertStore from "../../stores/alertStore";
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ export default function FormModal({
 }): JSX.Element {
   const nodes = useFlowStore((state) => state.nodes);
   const edges = useFlowStore((state) => state.edges);
+  const updateBuildStatus = useFlowStore((state) => state.updateBuildStatus);
   const flowState = useFlowStore((state) => state.flowState);
   const setFlowState = useFlowStore((state) => state.setFlowState);
   const [chatValue, setChatValue] = useState(() => {
@@ -388,7 +390,8 @@ export default function FormModal({
 
   function sendMessage(): void {
     let nodeValidationErrors = validateNodes(nodes, edges);
-    if (nodeValidationErrors.length === 0) {
+    const errors = nodeValidationErrors.flatMap((error) => error.errors);
+    if (errors.length === 0) {
       setLockChat(true);
       let inputs = flowState?.input_keys;
       setChatValue("");
@@ -412,8 +415,10 @@ export default function FormModal({
     } else {
       setErrorData({
         title: INFO_MISSING_ALERT,
-        list: nodeValidationErrors,
+        list: errors,
       });
+      const ids = nodeValidationErrors.map((error) => error.id);
+      updateBuildStatus(ids, BuildStatus.ERROR);
     }
   }
   function clearChat(): void {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/stores/flowStore.ts b/src/frontend/src/stores/flowStore.ts
index 4b991e829..a7cec5573 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/stores/flowStore.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/stores/flowStore.ts
@@ -438,16 +438,20 @@ const useFlowStore = create<FlowStoreType>((set, get) => ({
     const setErrorData = useAlertStore.getState().setErrorData;
     const setNoticeData = useAlertStore.getState().setNoticeData;
     function validateSubgraph(nodes: string[]) {
-      const errors = validateNodes(
+      const errorsObjs = validateNodes(
         get().nodes.filter((node) => nodes.includes(node.id)),
         get().edges
       );
+      const errors = errorsObjs.map((obj) => obj.errors).flat();
       if (errors.length > 0) {
         setErrorData({
           title: MISSED_ERROR_ALERT,
           list: errors,
         });
         get().setIsBuilding(false);
+        const ids = errorsObjs.map((obj) => obj.id).flat();
+        console.log("ids", ids);
+        get().updateBuildStatus(ids, BuildStatus.ERROR);
         throw new Error("Invalid nodes");
       }
     }
@@ -538,7 +542,7 @@ const useFlowStore = create<FlowStoreType>((set, get) => ({
           .filter(Boolean) as string[];
         useFlowStore.getState().updateBuildStatus(idList, BuildStatus.BUILDING);
       },
-      validateNodes: validateSubgraph,
+      onValidateNodes: validateSubgraph,
     });
     get().setIsBuilding(false);
     get().revertBuiltStatusFromBuilding();
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/utils/buildUtils.ts b/src/frontend/src/utils/buildUtils.ts
index e702ec64b..1121fca04 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/utils/buildUtils.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/utils/buildUtils.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type BuildVerticesParams = {
   onBuildComplete?: (allNodesValid: boolean) => void;
   onBuildError?: (title, list, idList: VertexLayerElementType[]) => void;
   onBuildStart?: (idList: VertexLayerElementType[]) => void;
-  validateNodes?: (nodes: string[]) => void;
+  onValidateNodes?: (nodes: string[]) => void;
 };
 
 function getInactiveVertexData(vertexId: string): VertexBuildTypeAPI {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export async function buildVertices({
   onBuildComplete,
   onBuildError,
   onBuildStart,
-  validateNodes,
+  onValidateNodes,
 }: BuildVerticesParams) {
   let verticesBuild = useFlowStore.getState().verticesBuild;
   // if startNodeId and stopNodeId are provided
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ export async function buildVertices({
 
   if (onGetOrderSuccess) onGetOrderSuccess();
 
-  if (validateNodes) {
+  if (onValidateNodes) {
     try {
       const nodes = useFlowStore.getState().nodes;
-      validateNodes(nodes.map((node) => node.id));
+      onValidateNodes(nodes.map((node) => node.id));
     } catch (e) {
       return;
     }
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/utils/reactflowUtils.ts b/src/frontend/src/utils/reactflowUtils.ts
index ba2ddb81b..0c74979a5 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/utils/reactflowUtils.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/utils/reactflowUtils.ts
@@ -330,13 +330,23 @@ export function validateNode(node: NodeType, edges: Edge[]): Array<string> {
   }, [] as string[]);
 }
 
-export function validateNodes(nodes: Node[], edges: Edge[]) {
+export function validateNodes(
+  nodes: Node[],
+  edges: Edge[]
+): // this returns an array of tuples with the node id and the errors
+Array<{ id: string; errors: Array<string> }> {
   if (nodes.length === 0) {
     return [
-      "No nodes found in the flow. Please add at least one node to the flow.",
+      {
+        id: "",
+        errors: [
+          "No nodes found in the flow. Please add at least one node to the flow.",
+        ],
+      },
     ];
   }
-  return nodes.flatMap((n: NodeType) => validateNode(n, edges));
+  // validateNode(n, edges) returns an array of errors for the node
+  return nodes.map((n) => ({ id: n.id, errors: validateNode(n, edges) }));
 }
 
 export function updateEdges(edges: Edge[]) {