diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 05567f8f579..b1d019cb113 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -734,7 +734,6 @@ impl fmt::Display for ConfigError {
         write!(
             f,
             "invalid config value{}:\n{}",
-            self.errors.len(),
             if self.errors.len() == 1 { "" } else { "s" },
             errors
         )
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/global_state.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/global_state.rs
index d68e51240b7..9f4dc444020 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/global_state.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/global_state.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ pub(crate) struct GlobalState {
     pub(crate) flycheck: Arc<[FlycheckHandle]>,
     pub(crate) flycheck_sender: Sender<flycheck::Message>,
     pub(crate) flycheck_receiver: Receiver<flycheck::Message>,
+    pub(crate) last_flycheck_error: Option<String>,
 
     // VFS
     pub(crate) loader: Handle<Box<dyn vfs::loader::Handle>, Receiver<vfs::loader::Message>>,
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ impl GlobalState {
             flycheck: Arc::from(Vec::new()),
             flycheck_sender,
             flycheck_receiver,
+            last_flycheck_error: None,
 
             vfs: Arc::new(RwLock::new((vfs::Vfs::default(), IntMap::default()))),
             vfs_config_version: 0,
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/handlers/notification.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/handlers/notification.rs
index 481004988d3..7074ef018a1 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/handlers/notification.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/handlers/notification.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_did_change_configuration(
                         // Note that json can be null according to the spec if the client can't
                         // provide a configuration. This is handled in Config::update below.
                         let mut config = Config::clone(&*this.config);
-                        config.update(json.take());
+                        this.config_errors = config.update(json.take()).err();
                         this.update_configuration(config);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
index 49595a45ea9..16d683957f0 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
@@ -602,21 +602,18 @@ impl GlobalState {
                         (Progress::Begin, None)
                     }
                     flycheck::Progress::DidCheckCrate(target) => (Progress::Report, Some(target)),
-                    flycheck::Progress::DidCancel => (Progress::End, None),
+                    flycheck::Progress::DidCancel => {
+                        self.last_flycheck_error = None;
+                        (Progress::End, None)
+                    }
                     flycheck::Progress::DidFailToRestart(err) => {
-                        self.show_and_log_error(
-                            "cargo check failed to start".to_string(),
-                            Some(err),
-                        );
+                        self.last_flycheck_error =
+                            Some(format!("cargo check failed to start: {err}"));
                         return;
                     }
                     flycheck::Progress::DidFinish(result) => {
-                        if let Err(err) = result {
-                            self.show_and_log_error(
-                                "cargo check failed".to_string(),
-                                Some(err.to_string()),
-                            );
-                        }
+                        self.last_flycheck_error =
+                            result.err().map(|err| format!("cargo check failed to start: {err}"));
                         (Progress::End, None)
                     }
                 };
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
index 5300349e7d2..4e294855738 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ impl GlobalState {
             status.health = lsp_ext::Health::Warning;
             format_to!(message, "{err}\n");
         }
+        if let Some(err) = &self.last_flycheck_error {
+            status.health = lsp_ext::Health::Warning;
+            message.push_str(err);
+            message.push('\n');
+        }
 
         for ws in self.workspaces.iter() {
             let (ProjectWorkspace::Cargo { sysroot, .. }