diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/FlowChart/FlowItemHeader.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/FlowChart/FlowItemHeader.svelte
index 99c6f251f9..31df2585b8 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/FlowChart/FlowItemHeader.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/FlowChart/FlowItemHeader.svelte
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
     if (!results) {
       return {}
     }
-    if (results.outputs?.status?.toLowerCase() === "stopped") {
+    const lcStatus = results.outputs?.status?.toLowerCase()
+    if (lcStatus === "stopped" || lcStatus === "stopped_error") {
       return { yellow: true, message: "Stopped" }
     } else if (results.outputs?.success || isTrigger) {
       return { positive: true, message: "Success" }
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/portal/overview/automation/HistoryDetailsPanel.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/portal/overview/automation/HistoryDetailsPanel.svelte
index e32669067e..370688e798 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/portal/overview/automation/HistoryDetailsPanel.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/portal/overview/automation/HistoryDetailsPanel.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-  import { Layout, Icon, ActionButton } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import { Layout, Icon, ActionButton, InlineAlert } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import StatusRenderer from "./StatusRenderer.svelte"
   import DateTimeRenderer from "components/common/renderers/DateTimeRenderer.svelte"
   import TestDisplay from "components/automation/AutomationBuilder/TestDisplay.svelte"
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   export let history
   export let appId
   export let close
+  const STOPPED_ERROR = "stopped_error"
 
   $: exists = $automationStore.automations?.find(
     auto => auto._id === history?.automationId
@@ -32,6 +33,15 @@
         <Icon name="JourneyVoyager" />
         <div>{history.automationName}</div>
       </div>
+      {#if history.status === STOPPED_ERROR}
+        <div class="cron-error">
+          <InlineAlert
+            type="error"
+            header="CRON automation disabled"
+            message="Fix the error and re-publish your app to re-activate."
+          />
+        </div>
+      {/if}
       <div>
         {#if exists}
           <ActionButton
@@ -87,4 +97,10 @@
     grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
     gap: var(--spacing-s);
   }
+
+  .cron-error {
+    display: flex;
+    width: 100%;
+    justify-content: center;
+  }
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/portal/overview/automation/StatusRenderer.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/portal/overview/automation/StatusRenderer.svelte
index 5f71041809..a50932c582 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/portal/overview/automation/StatusRenderer.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/portal/overview/automation/StatusRenderer.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   export let value
 
   $: isError = !value || value.toLowerCase() === "error"
-  $: isStopped = value?.toLowerCase() === "stopped"
+  $: isStoppedError = value?.toLowerCase() === "stopped_error"
+  $: isStopped = value?.toLowerCase() === "stopped" || isStoppedError
   $: status = getStatus(isError, isStopped)
 
   function getStatus(error, stopped) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts b/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
index ac43874ab1..9a2e3b5100 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,15 @@ class Orchestrator {
         `CRON disabled due to errors - ${this._appId}/${this._automation._id}`
       )
       await disableCron(this._repeat?.jobId, this._repeat?.jobKey)
-      this.updateExecutionOutput(trigger.id, trigger.stepId, {}, STOPPED_STATUS)
+      this.updateExecutionOutput(
+        trigger.id,
+        trigger.stepId,
+        {},
+        {
+          status: AutomationStatus.STOPPED_ERROR,
+          success: false,
+        }
+      )
       await storeLog(automation, this.executionOutput)
       return true
     }
@@ -183,8 +191,20 @@ class Orchestrator {
 
   updateExecutionOutput(id: string, stepId: string, inputs: any, outputs: any) {
     const stepObj = { id, stepId, inputs, outputs }
+    // replacing trigger when disabling CRON
+    if (
+      stepId === CRON_STEP_ID &&
+      outputs.status === AutomationStatus.STOPPED_ERROR
+    ) {
+      this.executionOutput.trigger = stepObj
+      this.executionOutput.steps = [stepObj]
+      return
+    }
     // first entry is always the trigger (constructor)
-    if (this.executionOutput.steps.length === 0) {
+    if (
+      this.executionOutput.steps.length === 0 ||
+      this.executionOutput.trigger.id === id
+    ) {
       this.executionOutput.trigger = stepObj
     }
     this.executionOutput.steps.push(stepObj)
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
index ce72adda92..50562461e4 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export enum AutomationStatus {
   SUCCESS = "success",
   ERROR = "error",
   STOPPED = "stopped",
+  STOPPED_ERROR = "stopped_error",
 }
 
 export interface AutomationResults {