diff --git a/packages/dashboard-frontend/src/components/WorkspaceProgress/StartingSteps/StartWorkspace/index.tsx b/packages/dashboard-frontend/src/components/WorkspaceProgress/StartingSteps/StartWorkspace/index.tsx
index 8b0b16cdd..7178ddce6 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard-frontend/src/components/WorkspaceProgress/StartingSteps/StartWorkspace/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard-frontend/src/components/WorkspaceProgress/StartingSteps/StartWorkspace/index.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ import {
 import { ProgressStepTitle } from '@/components/WorkspaceProgress/StepTitle';
 import { TimeLimit } from '@/components/WorkspaceProgress/TimeLimit';
 import workspaceStatusIs from '@/components/WorkspaceProgress/workspaceStatusIs';
+import { lazyInject } from '@/inversify.config';
 import { WorkspaceParams } from '@/Routes/routes';
+import { AppAlerts } from '@/services/alerts/appAlerts';
 import { findTargetWorkspace } from '@/services/helpers/factoryFlow/findTargetWorkspace';
 import { AlertItem, DevWorkspaceStatus, LoaderTab } from '@/services/helpers/types';
 import { Workspace, WorkspaceAdapter } from '@/services/workspace-adapter';
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ import { AppState } from '@/store';
 import { selectApplications } from '@/store/ClusterInfo/selectors';
 import { selectStartTimeout } from '@/store/ServerConfig/selectors';
 import * as WorkspaceStore from '@/store/Workspaces';
+import { selectDevWorkspaceWarnings } from '@/store/Workspaces/devWorkspaces/selectors';
 import { selectAllWorkspaces } from '@/store/Workspaces/selectors';
 
 export type Props = MappedProps &
@@ -47,15 +50,20 @@ export type Props = MappedProps &
 export type State = ProgressStepState & {
   shouldStart: boolean; // should the loader start a workspace?
   shouldUpdateWithDefaultDevfile: boolean;
+  warning: string | undefined;
 };
 
 class StartingStepStartWorkspace extends ProgressStep<Props, State> {
   protected readonly name = 'Waiting for workspace to start';
 
+  @lazyInject(AppAlerts)
+  private readonly appAlerts: AppAlerts;
+
   constructor(props: Props) {
     super(props);
 
     this.state = {
+      warning: undefined,
       shouldStart: true,
       name: this.name,
       shouldUpdateWithDefaultDevfile: false,
@@ -112,6 +120,15 @@ class StartingStepStartWorkspace extends ProgressStep<Props, State> {
       return true;
     }
 
+    if (
+      workspace !== undefined &&
+      nextWorkspace !== undefined &&
+      this.props.devWorkspaceWarnings[workspace.uid] !==
+        nextProps.devWorkspaceWarnings[nextWorkspace.uid]
+    ) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -132,6 +149,15 @@ class StartingStepStartWorkspace extends ProgressStep<Props, State> {
       });
     }
 
+    if (workspace !== undefined) {
+      const warning = this.props.devWorkspaceWarnings[workspace.uid];
+      if (warning) {
+        this.setState({
+          warning,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
     this.prepareAndRun();
   }
 
@@ -169,6 +195,15 @@ class StartingStepStartWorkspace extends ProgressStep<Props, State> {
       );
     }
 
+    if (this.state.warning !== undefined) {
+      this.appAlerts.showAlert({
+        key: 'start-workspace-warning',
+        title: `WARNING: ${this.state.warning}`,
+        variant: AlertVariant.warning,
+      });
+      return true;
+    }
+
     if (this.state.shouldUpdateWithDefaultDevfile) {
       await this.props.updateWorkspaceWithDefaultDevfile(workspace);
       this.setState({ shouldUpdateWithDefaultDevfile: false });
@@ -298,6 +333,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state: AppState) => ({
   allWorkspaces: selectAllWorkspaces(state),
   applications: selectApplications(state),
   startTimeout: selectStartTimeout(state),
+  devWorkspaceWarnings: selectDevWorkspaceWarnings(state),
 });
 
 const connector = connect(mapStateToProps, WorkspaceStore.actionCreators, null, {
diff --git a/packages/dashboard-frontend/src/services/oauth/__tests__/index.spec.ts b/packages/dashboard-frontend/src/services/oauth/__tests__/index.spec.ts
index d2df4a05c..6ecd0a410 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard-frontend/src/services/oauth/__tests__/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard-frontend/src/services/oauth/__tests__/index.spec.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ describe('OAuth service', () => {
     try {
       await OAuthService.refreshTokenIfProjectExists(devWorkspace);
     } catch (e: any) {
-      fail('it should not reach here');
+      // ignore
     }
 
     expect(refreshFactoryOauthTokenSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('origin:project');
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ describe('OAuth service', () => {
     try {
       await OAuthService.refreshTokenIfProjectExists(devWorkspace);
     } catch (e: any) {
-      fail('it should not reach here');
+      // ignore
     }
 
     expect(refreshFactoryOauthTokenSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('origin:project');
diff --git a/packages/dashboard-frontend/src/services/oauth/index.ts b/packages/dashboard-frontend/src/services/oauth/index.ts
index dea3b2c13..7b99ee46e 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard-frontend/src/services/oauth/index.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard-frontend/src/services/oauth/index.ts
@@ -56,10 +56,8 @@ export class OAuthService {
           response.data.attributes.oauth_authentication_url,
           redirectUrl.toString(),
         );
-        // Interrupt the workspace start. The workspace should start again after the authentication.
-        throw e;
       }
-      // Skip other exceptions to proceed the workspace start.
+      throw e;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/dashboard-frontend/src/store/Workspaces/devWorkspaces/index.ts b/packages/dashboard-frontend/src/store/Workspaces/devWorkspaces/index.ts
index 6f846ea3a..93b49c385 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard-frontend/src/store/Workspaces/devWorkspaces/index.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard-frontend/src/store/Workspaces/devWorkspaces/index.ts
@@ -309,7 +309,16 @@ export const actionCreators: ActionCreators = {
         return;
       }
       try {
-        await OAuthService.refreshTokenIfProjectExists(workspace);
+        try {
+          await OAuthService.refreshTokenIfProjectExists(workspace);
+        } catch (e: any) {
+          // Do not interrupt the workspace start, but show a warning notification.
+          dispatch({
+            type: Type.UPDATE_WARNING,
+            workspace: workspace,
+            warning: e.response.data.message,
+          });
+        }
         await dispatch({ type: Type.REQUEST_DEVWORKSPACE, check: AUTHORIZED });
         if (!(await selectAsyncIsAuthorized(getState()))) {
           const error = selectSanityCheckError(getState());