diff --git a/backend/backend/application/context/no_code_model.py b/backend/backend/application/context/no_code_model.py
index 1d49e607..9b8e354b 100644
--- a/backend/backend/application/context/no_code_model.py
+++ b/backend/backend/application/context/no_code_model.py
@@ -3,13 +3,37 @@
 from typing import Any
 
 from backend.application.context.application import ApplicationContext
+from backend.core.models.config_models import ConfigModels
 from backend.errors import InvalidModelConfigError
 
 
+NON_EXECUTION_CONFIG_TYPES = {"presentation"}
+
+
 class NoCodeModel(ApplicationContext):
     def __init__(self, project_id: str, environment_id: str = "") -> None:
         super().__init__(project_id, environment_id)
 
+    def _reset_model_run_status(self, model_name: str) -> None:
+        """Reset run status when the model spec changes so the explorer
+        doesn't keep showing a stale failure indicator."""
+        try:
+            model_instance = ConfigModels.objects.get(
+                project_instance__project_uuid=self.session.project_id,
+                model_name=model_name,
+            )
+            if model_instance.run_status == ConfigModels.RunStatus.FAILED:
+                model_instance.run_status = ConfigModels.RunStatus.NOT_STARTED
+                model_instance.failure_reason = None
+                model_instance.save(update_fields=["run_status", "failure_reason"])
+        except ConfigModels.DoesNotExist:
+            pass
+        except Exception:
+            logging.warning(
+                f"[_reset_model_run_status] Failed to reset run status for model={model_name}",
+                exc_info=True,
+            )
+
     def _validate_and_update_model(
             self,
             model_data: dict[str, Any],
@@ -49,7 +73,11 @@ def _validate_and_update_model(
             config_type=config_type
         )
         # Converting the current model to python.
-        return self.update_model(model_name=model_name, model_data=model_data)
+        result = self.update_model(model_name=model_name, model_data=model_data)
+        # Only reset stale run status for changes that affect model execution
+        if config_type not in NON_EXECUTION_CONFIG_TYPES:
+            self._reset_model_run_status(model_name)
+        return result
 
     def set_model_config_and_reference(self, no_code_data: dict[str, Any], model_name: str):
         """
diff --git a/backend/backend/core/routers/execute/views.py b/backend/backend/core/routers/execute/views.py
index eb30a716..73995d72 100644
--- a/backend/backend/core/routers/execute/views.py
+++ b/backend/backend/core/routers/execute/views.py
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 from rest_framework.request import Request
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from visitran.singleton import Singleton
+from visitran.errors.base_exceptions import VisitranBaseExceptions
 import logging
 
 from backend.application.context.application import ApplicationContext
+from backend.errors.visitran_backend_base_exceptions import VisitranBackendBaseException
 from backend.core.utils import handle_http_request, sanitize_data
 from backend.utils.cache_service.decorators.cache_decorator import clear_cache
 from backend.utils.constants import HTTPMethods
@@ -63,10 +65,15 @@ def execute_run_command(request: Request, project_id: str) -> Response:
         logger.info(f"[execute_run_command] Completed successfully for file_name={file_name}")
         _data = {"status": "success"}
         return Response(data=_data)
-    except Exception:
+    except (VisitranBaseExceptions, VisitranBackendBaseException) as err:
         logger.exception(f"[execute_run_command] DAG execution failed for file_name={file_name}")
-        _data = {"status": "failed", "error_message": "Model execution failed. Check server logs for details."}
-        return Response(data=_data, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        if hasattr(err, 'to_response'):
+            return err.to_response()
+        return Response(data=err.error_response(), status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+    except Exception:
+        logger.exception(f"[execute_run_command] Unexpected error during DAG execution for file_name={file_name}")
+        _data = {"status": "failed", "error_message": "An unexpected error occurred while executing the model. Please try again or contact support if the issue persists."}
+        return Response(data=_data, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
     finally:
         app.visitran_context.close_db_connection()
 
diff --git a/backend/backend/errors/visitran_backend_base_exceptions.py b/backend/backend/errors/visitran_backend_base_exceptions.py
index 0e7ef4cc..a7d64ac0 100644
--- a/backend/backend/errors/visitran_backend_base_exceptions.py
+++ b/backend/backend/errors/visitran_backend_base_exceptions.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def severity(self) -> str:
         return "Error"
 
     def error_response(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        return {
+        response = {
             "status": "failed",
             "class": self.__class__.__name__,
             "error_message": self.error_message,
@@ -65,3 +65,6 @@ def error_response(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
             "severity": self.severity,
             "is_markdown": self._is_markdown,
         }
+        if "is_rollback" in self._msg_args:
+            response["is_rollback"] = self._msg_args["is_rollback"]
+        return response
diff --git a/backend/visitran/errors/base_exceptions.py b/backend/visitran/errors/base_exceptions.py
index f7bac007..e86e6740 100644
--- a/backend/visitran/errors/base_exceptions.py
+++ b/backend/visitran/errors/base_exceptions.py
@@ -37,10 +37,13 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
         return self._error_msg
 
     def error_response(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        return {
+        response = {
             "status": "failed",
             "error_message": self.error_message,
             "message_args": self._msg_args,
             "severity": self.severity,
             "is_markdown": self._is_markdown,
         }
+        if "is_rollback" in self._msg_args:
+            response["is_rollback"] = self._msg_args["is_rollback"]
+        return response