diff --git a/devtools/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/state-serializer/serialized-descriptor-factory.ts b/devtools/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/state-serializer/serialized-descriptor-factory.ts
index 24a3e4dd1cc..e7e3548971e 100644
--- a/devtools/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/state-serializer/serialized-descriptor-factory.ts
+++ b/devtools/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/state-serializer/serialized-descriptor-factory.ts
@@ -180,13 +180,13 @@ const getPreview = (propData: TerminalType | CompositeType, isGetterOrSetter: bo
   if (propData.containerType === 'ReadonlySignal') {
     const {error, value} = safelyReadSignalValue(propData.prop);
     if (error) {
-      return 'ERROR: Could not read signal value. See console for details.';
+      return `Signal(⚠️ Error)${error.message ? `: ${error.message}` : ''}`;
     }
     return `Readonly Signal(${typeToDescriptorPreview[propData.type](value)})`;
   } else if (propData.containerType === 'WritableSignal') {
     const {error, value} = safelyReadSignalValue(propData.prop);
     if (error) {
-      return 'ERROR: Could not read signal value. See console for details.';
+      return `Signal(⚠️ Error)${error.message ? `: ${error.message}` : ''}`;
     }
     return `Signal(${typeToDescriptorPreview[propData.type](value)})`;
   }
diff --git a/devtools/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/utils.ts b/devtools/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/utils.ts
index 3f423c3e2e9..087ff34cb57 100644
--- a/devtools/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/devtools/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ export function safelyReadSignalValue(signal: any): {error?: Error; value?: any}
     const value = signal();
     return {error: undefined, value};
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('[Angular DevTools]: Error reading signal value:', error);
     return {error: error as Error, value: undefined};
   }
 }