diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/database/DatabaseModal/index.test.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/database/DatabaseModal/index.test.jsx
index 2724dcce25..4fb5d60cdd 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/database/DatabaseModal/index.test.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/database/DatabaseModal/index.test.jsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   cleanup,
   act,
 } from 'spec/helpers/testing-library';
+import * as hooks from 'src/views/CRUD/hooks';
 import DatabaseModal from './index';
 
 const dbProps = {
@@ -1269,4 +1270,94 @@ describe('DatabaseModal', () => {
       expect(schemasForFileUploadText).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('DatabaseModal w errors as objects', () => {
+    jest.mock('src/views/CRUD/hooks', () => ({
+      ...jest.requireActual('src/views/CRUD/hooks'),
+      useSingleViewResource: jest.fn(),
+    }));
+    const useSingleViewResourceMock = jest.spyOn(
+      hooks,
+      'useSingleViewResource',
+    );
+
+    useSingleViewResourceMock.mockReturnValue({
+      state: {
+        loading: false,
+        resource: null,
+        error: { _schema: 'Test Error With Object' },
+      },
+      fetchResource: jest.fn(),
+      createResource: jest.fn(),
+      updateResource: jest.fn(),
+      clearError: jest.fn(),
+    });
+
+    const renderAndWait = async () => {
+      const mounted = act(async () => {
+        render(<DatabaseModal {...dbProps} dbEngine="PostgreSQL" />, {
+          useRedux: true,
+        });
+      });
+
+      return mounted;
+    };
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      await renderAndWait();
+    });
+
+    test('Error displays when it is an object', async () => {
+      const step2of3text = screen.getByText(/step 2 of 3/i);
+      const errorSection = screen.getByText(/Database Creation Error/i);
+      expect(step2of3text).toBeVisible();
+      expect(errorSection).toBeVisible();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('DatabaseModal w errors as strings', () => {
+    jest.mock('src/views/CRUD/hooks', () => ({
+      ...jest.requireActual('src/views/CRUD/hooks'),
+      useSingleViewResource: jest.fn(),
+    }));
+    const useSingleViewResourceMock = jest.spyOn(
+      hooks,
+      'useSingleViewResource',
+    );
+
+    useSingleViewResourceMock.mockReturnValue({
+      state: {
+        loading: false,
+        resource: null,
+        error: 'Test Error With String',
+      },
+      fetchResource: jest.fn(),
+      createResource: jest.fn(),
+      updateResource: jest.fn(),
+      clearError: jest.fn(),
+    });
+
+    const renderAndWait = async () => {
+      const mounted = act(async () => {
+        render(<DatabaseModal {...dbProps} dbEngine="PostgreSQL" />, {
+          useRedux: true,
+        });
+      });
+
+      return mounted;
+    };
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      await renderAndWait();
+    });
+
+    test('Error displays when it is a string', async () => {
+      const step2of3text = screen.getByText(/step 2 of 3/i);
+      const errorTitleMessage = screen.getByText(/Database Creation Error/i);
+      const errorMessage = screen.getByText(/Test Error With String/i);
+      expect(step2of3text).toBeVisible();
+      expect(errorTitleMessage).toBeVisible();
+      expect(errorMessage).toBeVisible();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/database/DatabaseModal/index.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/database/DatabaseModal/index.tsx
index 9fb55246ce..de5d750ebd 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/database/DatabaseModal/index.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/database/DatabaseModal/index.tsx
@@ -1144,7 +1144,12 @@ const DatabaseModal: FunctionComponent<DatabaseModalProps> = ({
   const errorAlert = () => {
     let alertErrors: string[] = [];
     if (!isEmpty(dbErrors)) {
-      alertErrors = typeof dbErrors === 'object' ? Object.values(dbErrors) : [];
+      alertErrors =
+        typeof dbErrors === 'object'
+          ? Object.values(dbErrors)
+          : typeof dbErrors === 'string'
+          ? [dbErrors]
+          : [];
     } else if (!isEmpty(validationErrors)) {
       alertErrors =
         validationErrors?.error_type === 'GENERIC_DB_ENGINE_ERROR'