diff --git a/packages/openlayers/lib/map/create-map.test.ts b/packages/openlayers/lib/map/create-map.test.ts
index 7007928..80dcf8d 100644
--- a/packages/openlayers/lib/map/create-map.test.ts
+++ b/packages/openlayers/lib/map/create-map.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import {
   MapContextLayer,
   MapContextLayerGeojson,
   MapContextLayerWms,
-  SourceLoadErrorEvent,
 } from "@geospatial-sdk/core";
 import Layer from "ol/layer/Layer";
 import {
@@ -39,17 +38,18 @@ import { VectorTile } from "ol/source";
 import { MapboxVectorLayer } from "ol-mapbox-style";
 import {
   handleEndpointError,
-  tileLoadErrorCatchFunction,
+  imageTileLoadErrorCatchFunction,
 } from "./handle-errors";
 import { ImageTile } from "ol";
 import TileState from "ol/TileState.js";
 import VectorTileLayer from "ol/layer/VectorTile";
+import MVT from "ol/format/MVT";
 
 vi.mock("./handle-errors", async (importOriginal) => {
   const actual = await importOriginal();
   return {
     ...actual,
-    tileLoadErrorCatchFunction: vi.fn(),
+    imageTileLoadErrorCatchFunction: vi.fn(),
     handleEndpointError: vi.fn(),
   };
 });
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe("MapContextService", () => {
           "https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png",
         );
       });
-      it("should set tileLoadErrorCatchFunction to handle errors", () => {
+      it("should set imageTileLoadErrorCatchFunction to handle errors", () => {
         const source = layer.getSource() as XYZ;
         const tileLoadFunction = source.getTileLoadFunction();
         expect(tileLoadFunction).toBeInstanceOf(Function);
@@ -97,7 +97,11 @@ describe("MapContextService", () => {
           () => {},
         );
         tileLoadFunction(tile, "http://example.com/tile");
-        expect(tileLoadErrorCatchFunction).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(imageTileLoadErrorCatchFunction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          layer,
+          tile,
+          "http://example.com/tile",
+        );
       });
     });
     describe("OGCAPI", () => {
@@ -166,7 +170,7 @@ describe("MapContextService", () => {
         const gutter = source["gutter_"];
         expect(gutter).toBe(20);
       });
-      it("should set tileLoadErrorCatchFunction to handle errors", () => {
+      it("should set imageTileLoadErrorCatchFunction to handle errors", () => {
         const source = layer.getSource() as TileWMS;
         const tileLoadFunction = source.getTileLoadFunction();
         expect(tileLoadFunction).toBeInstanceOf(Function);
@@ -178,7 +182,7 @@ describe("MapContextService", () => {
           () => {},
         );
         tileLoadFunction(tile, "http://example.com/tile");
-        expect(tileLoadErrorCatchFunction).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(imageTileLoadErrorCatchFunction).toHaveBeenCalled();
       });
     });
 
@@ -415,6 +419,16 @@ describe("MapContextService", () => {
         expect(layer.getOpacity()).toBe(1);
         expect(layer.get("label")).toBeUndefined();
       });
+      it("should set imageTileLoadErrorCatchFunction to handle errors", () => {
+        const source = layer.getSource() as VectorTile;
+        const tileLoadFunction = source.getTileLoadFunction();
+        expect(tileLoadFunction).toBeInstanceOf(Function);
+        const tile = new VectorTile({
+          format: new MVT(),
+        });
+        tileLoadFunction(tile, "http://example.com/tms/tile");
+        expect(imageTileLoadErrorCatchFunction).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/openlayers/lib/map/create-map.ts b/packages/openlayers/lib/map/create-map.ts
index 1313024..5da1885 100644
--- a/packages/openlayers/lib/map/create-map.ts
+++ b/packages/openlayers/lib/map/create-map.ts
@@ -33,13 +33,16 @@ import { MapboxVectorLayer } from "ol-mapbox-style";
 import { Tile } from "ol";
 import {
   handleEndpointError,
-  tileLoadErrorCatchFunction,
+  imageTileLoadErrorCatchFunction,
+  vectorTileLoadErrorCatchFunction,
 } from "./handle-errors";
 import VectorTile from "ol/source/VectorTile";
 
 const GEOJSON = new GeoJSON();
 const WFS_MAX_FEATURES = 10000;
 
+type TileSource = VectorTile | XYZ;
+
 export async function createLayer(layerModel: MapContextLayer): Promise<Layer> {
   const { type } = layerModel;
   let layer: Layer | undefined;
@@ -54,20 +57,21 @@ export async function createLayer(layerModel: MapContextLayer): Promise<Layer> {
               attributions: layerModel.attributions,
             }),
           });
+          const source = <VectorTile>layer.getSource();
+          source.setTileLoadFunction((tile: Tile, src: string) =>
+            vectorTileLoadErrorCatchFunction(<VectorTileLayer>layer, tile, src),
+          );
         } else {
-          layer = new TileLayer({});
-          const source = new XYZ({
-            url: layerModel.url,
-            attributions: layerModel.attributions,
-          });
-          source.setTileLoadFunction(function (tile: Tile, src: string) {
-            return tileLoadErrorCatchFunction(
-              layer as TileLayer<XYZ>,
-              tile,
-              src,
-            );
+          layer = new TileLayer({
+            source: new XYZ({
+              url: layerModel.url,
+              attributions: layerModel.attributions,
+            }),
           });
-          layer.setSource(source);
+          const source = <XYZ>layer.getSource();
+          source.setTileLoadFunction((tile: Tile, src: string) =>
+            imageTileLoadErrorCatchFunction(<Layer>layer, tile, src),
+          );
         }
       }
       break;
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@ export async function createLayer(layerModel: MapContextLayer): Promise<Layer> {
           attributions: layerModel.attributions,
         });
         source.setTileLoadFunction(function (tile: Tile, src: string) {
-          return tileLoadErrorCatchFunction(
+          return imageTileLoadErrorCatchFunction(
             layer as TileLayer<TileWMS>,
             tile,
             src,
diff --git a/packages/openlayers/lib/map/handle-errors.test.ts b/packages/openlayers/lib/map/handle-errors.test.ts
index 4f76c09..e5667cf 100644
--- a/packages/openlayers/lib/map/handle-errors.test.ts
+++ b/packages/openlayers/lib/map/handle-errors.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { ImageTile, Tile } from "ol";
 import TileState from "ol/TileState.js";
 import { SourceLoadErrorEvent } from "@geospatial-sdk/core";
-import { handleTileError, tileLoadErrorCatchFunction } from "./handle-errors";
+import {
+  handleTileError,
+  imageTileLoadErrorCatchFunction,
+} from "./handle-errors";
 import { Map } from "ol";
 import { describe } from "node:test";
 import TileLayer from "ol/layer/Tile";
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ describe("handle-errors", () => {
       TileState.IDLE,
       "",
       null,
-      () => tileLoadErrorCatchFunction,
+      () => imageTileLoadErrorCatchFunction,
     );
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/openlayers/lib/map/handle-errors.ts b/packages/openlayers/lib/map/handle-errors.ts
index 227d50d..3c519b2 100644
--- a/packages/openlayers/lib/map/handle-errors.ts
+++ b/packages/openlayers/lib/map/handle-errors.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { EndpointError } from "@camptocamp/ogc-client";
 import { SourceLoadErrorEvent } from "@geospatial-sdk/core";
-import { ImageTile, Tile } from "ol";
+import { ImageTile, Tile, VectorTile } from "ol";
 import { Layer } from "ol/layer";
 import TileLayer from "ol/layer/Tile";
 import VectorLayer from "ol/layer/Vector";
 import TileSource from "ol/source/Tile";
 import VectorSource from "ol/source/Vector";
+import { defaultLoadFunction } from "ol/source/VectorTile";
 import TileState from "ol/TileState.js";
 
 export function handleEndpointError(
@@ -26,7 +27,20 @@ export function handleTileError(
   layer.dispatchEvent(new SourceLoadErrorEvent(response));
 }
 
-export function tileLoadErrorCatchFunction(
+export function vectorTileLoadErrorCatchFunction(
+  layer: Layer,
+  tile: Tile,
+  url: string,
+) {
+  try {
+    // TODO: WIP override?
+    defaultLoadFunction(<VectorTile>tile, url);
+  } catch (e) {
+    handleTileError(<Error>e, tile, layer);
+  }
+}
+
+export function imageTileLoadErrorCatchFunction(
   layer: Layer,
   tile: Tile,
   src: string,