diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/report_page.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/report_page.py
index ebe84457f9..cc0f425c30 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/report_page.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/report_page.py
@@ -1486,19 +1486,14 @@ class ErrorDetailWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         main_layout.addWidget(error_detail_input, 0)
         main_layout.addStretch(1)
 
+        error_detail_input.setVisible(not error_detail_expand_btn.collapsed)
+
         error_detail_top.clicked.connect(self._on_detail_toggle)
 
         self._error_detail_top = error_detail_top
         self._error_detail_expand_btn = error_detail_expand_btn
         self._error_detail_input = error_detail_input
 
-    def showEvent(self, event):
-        super().showEvent(event)
-        # Calling this in __init__ does not seem to propagate the visibility
-        #   correctly
-        self._error_detail_input.setVisible(
-            not self._error_detail_expand_btn.collapsed
-        )
 
     def set_detail(self, detail):
         if not detail:
@@ -1520,7 +1515,10 @@ class ErrorDetailWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
     def _set_visible_inputs(self, visible):
         self._error_detail_top.setVisible(visible)
-        self._error_detail_input.setVisible(visible)
+        input_visible = visible
+        if input_visible:
+            input_visible = not self._error_detail_expand_btn.collapsed
+        self._error_detail_input.setVisible(input_visible)
 
     def _on_detail_toggle(self):
         self._error_detail_expand_btn.set_collapsed()