diff --git a/packages/server-side-render/src/server-side-render.js b/packages/server-side-render/src/server-side-render.js
index 06b67d7f62d0d8..35338196f6c2bb 100644
--- a/packages/server-side-render/src/server-side-render.js
+++ b/packages/server-side-render/src/server-side-render.js
@@ -182,14 +182,6 @@ export default function ServerSideRender( props ) {
 	const hasEmptyResponse = response === '';
 	const hasError = response?.error;
 
-	if ( hasEmptyResponse || ! hasResponse ) {
-		return <EmptyResponsePlaceholder { ...props } />;
-	}
-
-	if ( hasError ) {
-		return <ErrorResponsePlaceholder response={ response } { ...props } />;
-	}
-
 	if ( isLoading ) {
 		return (
 			<LoadingResponsePlaceholder { ...props } showLoader={ showLoader }>
@@ -200,5 +192,13 @@ export default function ServerSideRender( props ) {
 		);
 	}
 
+	if ( hasEmptyResponse || ! hasResponse ) {
+		return <EmptyResponsePlaceholder { ...props } />;
+	}
+
+	if ( hasError ) {
+		return <ErrorResponsePlaceholder response={ response } { ...props } />;
+	}
+
 	return <RawHTML className={ className }>{ response }</RawHTML>;
 }