diff --git a/public/app/features/panel/metrics_panel_ctrl.ts b/public/app/features/panel/metrics_panel_ctrl.ts
index ba8d6af3bff..06f9fc96b90 100644
--- a/public/app/features/panel/metrics_panel_ctrl.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/panel/metrics_panel_ctrl.ts
@@ -110,8 +110,10 @@ class MetricsPanelCtrl extends PanelCtrl {
       }
     }
 
-    this.events.emit('data-error', err);
     console.log('Panel data error:', err);
+    return this.$timeout(() => {
+      this.events.emit('data-error', err);
+    });
   }
 
   // Updates the response with information from the stream