diff --git a/src/hooks/tests/useDashboardConfig.test.ts b/src/hooks/tests/useDashboardConfig.test.ts
index 4aeb41e..b1b4da7 100644
--- a/src/hooks/tests/useDashboardConfig.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/tests/useDashboardConfig.test.ts
@@ -199,12 +199,11 @@ describe('useDashboardConfig', () => {
     });
 
     expect(result.current.isLoaded).toBe(true);
-    expect(mockAddNotification).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        variant: 'danger',
-        title: 'Failed to fetch dashboard template',
-      })
-    );
+    expect(mockAddNotification).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      variant: 'warning',
+      title: 'No homepage dashboard set',
+      description: 'Set a dashboard as your homepage in the Dashboard Hub, or create a new one.',
+    });
     consoleSpy.mockRestore();
   });
 
diff --git a/src/hooks/useDashboardConfig.ts b/src/hooks/useDashboardConfig.ts
index f265d02..c5ad2b7 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useDashboardConfig.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useDashboardConfig.ts
@@ -70,11 +70,19 @@ const useDashboardConfig = (layoutType: LayoutTypes = 'landing-landingPage') =>
       })
       .catch((err) => {
         console.error(err);
-        addNotification({
-          variant: 'danger',
-          title: 'Failed to fetch dashboard template',
-          description: 'Try reloading the page.',
-        });
+        if (err instanceof Error && err.message === 'No custom default template found') {
+          addNotification({
+            variant: 'warning',
+            title: 'No homepage dashboard set',
+            description: 'Set a dashboard as your homepage in the Dashboard Hub, or create a new one.',
+          });
+        } else {
+          addNotification({
+            variant: 'danger',
+            title: 'Failed to fetch dashboard template',
+            description: 'Try reloading the page.',
+          });
+        }
       })
       .finally(() => {
         setIsLoaded(true);