diff --git a/service/dap/server.go b/service/dap/server.go
index 39e74a82..664944d4 100644
--- a/service/dap/server.go
+++ b/service/dap/server.go
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ func (s *Server) convertVariableWithOpts(v *proc.Variable, qualifiedNameOrExpr s
 // variables, so consider also adding the following:
 // -- print {expression} - return the result as a string like from dlv cli
 func (s *Server) onEvaluateRequest(request *dap.EvaluateRequest) {
-	showErrorToUser := request.Arguments.Context != "watch"
+	showErrorToUser := request.Arguments.Context != "watch" && request.Arguments.Context != "repl"
 	if s.debugger == nil {
 		s.sendErrorResponseWithOpts(request.Request, UnableToEvaluateExpression, "Unable to evaluate expression", "debugger is nil", showErrorToUser)
 		return
diff --git a/service/dap/server_test.go b/service/dap/server_test.go
index 73cd7e4b..7c5e3265 100644
--- a/service/dap/server_test.go
+++ b/service/dap/server_test.go
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func TestLaunchStopOnEntry(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// 10 >> evaluate, << error
 		client.EvaluateRequest("foo", 0 /*no frame specified*/, "repl")
-		erResp := client.ExpectVisibleErrorResponse(t)
+		erResp := client.ExpectErrorResponse(t)
 		if erResp.Seq != 0 || erResp.RequestSeq != 10 || erResp.Body.Error.Id != 2009 {
 			t.Errorf("\ngot %#v\nwant Seq=0, RequestSeq=10 Id=2009", erResp)
 		}
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func TestAttachStopOnEntry(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// 10 >> evaluate, << error
 		client.EvaluateRequest("foo", 0 /*no frame specified*/, "repl")
-		erResp := client.ExpectVisibleErrorResponse(t)
+		erResp := client.ExpectErrorResponse(t)
 		if erResp.Seq != 0 || erResp.RequestSeq != 10 || erResp.Body.Error.Id != 2009 {
 			t.Errorf("\ngot %#v\nwant Seq=0, RequestSeq=10 Id=2009", erResp)
 		}