diff --git a/packages/console/src/components/Executions/ExecutionDetails/ExecutionDetailsActions.tsx b/packages/console/src/components/Executions/ExecutionDetails/ExecutionDetailsActions.tsx
index 8fd46e07d..30805a31d 100644
--- a/packages/console/src/components/Executions/ExecutionDetails/ExecutionDetailsActions.tsx
+++ b/packages/console/src/components/Executions/ExecutionDetails/ExecutionDetailsActions.tsx
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ export const ExecutionDetailsActions = ({
             variant="outlined"
             color="primary"
             onClick={() => setShowDeck(true)}
-            disabled={phase !== NodeExecutionPhase.SUCCEEDED}
           >
             {text?.flyteDeckText || t('flyteDeck')}
           </Button>
diff --git a/packages/console/src/components/Executions/ExecutionDetails/ExecutionNodeDeck.tsx b/packages/console/src/components/Executions/ExecutionDetails/ExecutionNodeDeck.tsx
index 2a389fd2c..41c2fb730 100644
--- a/packages/console/src/components/Executions/ExecutionDetails/ExecutionNodeDeck.tsx
+++ b/packages/console/src/components/Executions/ExecutionDetails/ExecutionNodeDeck.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useDownloadLink } from 'components/hooks/useDataProxy';
 import { WaitForData } from 'components/common/WaitForData';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Core } from '@flyteorg/flyteidl-types';
+import { NotFoundError } from 'errors/fetchErrors';
 
 /** Fetches and renders the deck data for a given `nodeExecutionId` */
 export const ExecutionNodeDeck: React.FC<{
@@ -10,6 +11,22 @@ export const ExecutionNodeDeck: React.FC<{
 }> = ({ nodeExecutionId, className = '' }) => {
   const downloadLink = useDownloadLink(nodeExecutionId);
 
+  if (downloadLink?.lastError instanceof NotFoundError) {
+    return (
+      <div style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>
+        <h1>The deck will be ready soon. Please try again later.</h1>
+        <p>
+          If you're using the real-time deck, it's because the 'persist'
+          function has not been invoked yet.
+        </p>
+        <p>
+          If you're not using the real-time deck, it's because the corresponding
+          task is still in progress.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <WaitForData {...downloadLink}>
       <iframe