diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/states/ready_to_merge.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/states/ready_to_merge.vue
index 3ff2b9211c73afb0125bee45e74753a883b833a0..3ff2488d8787e4b7713cce078bf2e78788ee94ec 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/states/ready_to_merge.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/states/ready_to_merge.vue
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ export default {
       } catch (error) {
         createAlert({
           message: error.response?.data?.message || __('Failed to rebase. Please try again.'),
-          variant: 'error',
+          variant: 'danger',
         });
       } finally {
         this.isRebaseInProgress = false;