diff --git a/public/locale/en.json b/public/locale/en.json
index 758ef1965db..83e7d4f8357 100644
--- a/public/locale/en.json
+++ b/public/locale/en.json
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
   "DOMESTIC_HEALTHCARE_SUPPORT__FAMILY_MEMBER": "Family member",
   "DOMESTIC_HEALTHCARE_SUPPORT__NO_SUPPORT": "No support",
   "DOMESTIC_HEALTHCARE_SUPPORT__PAID_CAREGIVER": "Paid caregiver",
+  "ERROR_FETCHING_CONSULTATION": "Error while retrieving consultation data",
   "GENDER__1": "Male",
   "GENDER__2": "Female",
   "GENDER__3": "Non-binary",
diff --git a/src/components/Facility/DischargeModal.tsx b/src/components/Facility/DischargeModal.tsx
index be71997aa43..05f50aaad5f 100644
--- a/src/components/Facility/DischargeModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Facility/DischargeModal.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
@@ -28,8 +29,8 @@ import { PLUGIN_Component } from "@/PluginEngine";
 import * as Notification from "@/Utils/Notifications";
 import dayjs from "@/Utils/dayjs";
 import routes from "@/Utils/request/api";
+import query from "@/Utils/request/query";
 import request from "@/Utils/request/request";
-import useTanStackQueryInstead from "@/Utils/request/useQuery";
 
 interface PreDischargeFormInterface {
   new_discharge_reason: number | null;
@@ -92,10 +93,22 @@ const DischargeModal = ({
     setFacility(referred_to);
   }, [referred_to]);
 
-  const initialDiagnoses = useTanStackQueryInstead(routes.getConsultation, {
-    pathParams: { id: consultationData.id ?? "" },
-    prefetch: !!consultationData.id,
-  }).data?.diagnoses;
+  const { data, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: [routes.getConsultation.path, consultationData.id],
+    queryFn: query(routes.getConsultation, {
+      pathParams: { id: consultationData.id },
+      silent: true,
+    }),
+    enabled: consultationData.id !== undefined,
+  });
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (error) {
+      Notification.Error({ msg: t("ERROR_FETCHING_CONSULTATION") });
+    }
+  }, [error]);
+
+  const initialDiagnoses = data?.diagnoses ?? [];
 
   const discharge_reason =
     new_discharge_reason ?? preDischargeForm.new_discharge_reason;
@@ -177,9 +190,8 @@ const DischargeModal = ({
         ? "death_datetime"
         : "discharge_date"
     ];
-  if (initialDiagnoses == null) {
-    return <Loading />;
-  }
+
+  if (isLoading) return <Loading />;
 
   return (
     <>