diff --git a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.ts b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.ts
index 02a14872c..3c8337d41 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.ts
+++ b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export class AddonModForumIndexComponent extends CoreCourseModuleMainActivityCom
         component: AddonModForumSortOrderSelectorComponent,
     };
 
+    protected fetchContentDefaultError = 'addon.mod_forum.errorgetforum';
     protected syncEventName = AddonModForumSyncProvider.AUTO_SYNCED;
     protected syncManualObserver?: CoreEventObserver; // It will observe the sync manual event.
     protected replyObserver?: CoreEventObserver;
@@ -325,17 +326,12 @@ export class AddonModForumIndexComponent extends CoreCourseModuleMainActivityCom
                 }),
             ]);
         } catch (error) {
-            if (refresh) {
-                CoreDomUtils.showErrorModalDefault(error, 'addon.mod_forum.errorgetforum', true);
+            this.fetchFailed = true; // Set to prevent infinite calls with infinite-loading.
 
-                this.fetchFailed = true; // Set to prevent infinite calls with infinite-loading.
-            } else {
-                // Get forum failed, retry without using cache since it might be a new activity.
-                await this.refreshContent(sync);
-            }
+            throw error; // Pass the error to the parent catch.
+        } finally {
+            this.fillContextMenu(refresh);
         }
-
-        this.fillContextMenu(refresh);
     }
 
     private async fetchForum(sync: boolean = false, showErrors: boolean = false): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/core/features/course/classes/main-activity-component.ts b/src/core/features/course/classes/main-activity-component.ts
index 3288f7d65..1c2621036 100644
--- a/src/core/features/course/classes/main-activity-component.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/course/classes/main-activity-component.ts
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ export class CoreCourseModuleMainActivityComponent extends CoreCourseModuleMainR
 
             await this.fetchContent(refresh, sync, showErrors);
         } catch (error) {
-            if (!refresh && !CoreSites.getCurrentSite()?.isOfflineDisabled()) {
-                // Some call failed, retry without using cache since it might be a new activity.
+            if (!refresh && !CoreSites.getCurrentSite()?.isOfflineDisabled() && this.isNotFoundError(error)) {
+                // Module not found, retry without using cache.
                 return await this.refreshContent(sync);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/core/features/course/classes/main-resource-component.ts b/src/core/features/course/classes/main-resource-component.ts
index 24964fc75..d3c200727 100644
--- a/src/core/features/course/classes/main-resource-component.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/course/classes/main-resource-component.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { AddonBlog } from '@addons/blog/services/blog';
 import { AddonBlogMainMenuHandlerService } from '@addons/blog/services/handlers/mainmenu';
 import { OnInit, OnDestroy, Input, Output, EventEmitter, Component, Optional, Inject } from '@angular/core';
 import { Params } from '@angular/router';
+import { CoreAnyError } from '@classes/errors/error';
 import { IonRefresher } from '@ionic/angular';
 import { CoreApp } from '@services/app';
 import { CoreNavigator } from '@services/navigator';
@@ -212,6 +213,11 @@ export class CoreCourseModuleMainResourceComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy,
         try {
             await this.fetchContent(refresh);
         } catch (error) {
+            if (!refresh && !CoreSites.getCurrentSite()?.isOfflineDisabled() && this.isNotFoundError(error)) {
+                // Module not found, retry without using cache.
+                return await this.refreshContent();
+            }
+
             CoreDomUtils.showErrorModalDefault(error, this.fetchContentDefaultError, true);
         } finally {
             this.loaded = true;
@@ -219,6 +225,16 @@ export class CoreCourseModuleMainResourceComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy,
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if an error is a "module not found" error.
+     *
+     * @param error Error.
+     * @return Whether the error is a "module not found" error.
+     */
+    protected isNotFoundError(error: CoreAnyError): boolean {
+        return CoreTextUtils.getErrorMessageFromError(error) === Translate.instant('core.course.modulenotfound');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Fill the context menu options
      */