diff --git a/app/javascript/packages/address-search/README.md b/app/javascript/packages/address-search/README.md
index 5ee0d4c89a1..ec196524b62 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packages/address-search/README.md
+++ b/app/javascript/packages/address-search/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Requires @18f/identity-i18n.
 To use this component, provide callbacks to it for desired behaviors.
 
 ```typescript jsx
-import AddressSearch from '@18f/identity-address-search';
+import FullAddressSearch from '@18f/identity-address-search';
 
 // Render UI component
 
@@ -40,6 +40,29 @@ return(
 );
 ```
 
+By adding the usesErrorComponent prop to the FullAddressSearch component you can opt in to showing a specialized error message for skipping location selection when a locations endpoint error happens instead of the alert.
+
+```typescript jsx
+import FullAddressSearch from '@18f/identity-address-search';
+
+// Render UI component
+
+return(
+    <>
+    <FullAddressSearch
+            disabled={disabledAddressSearchCallback}
+            handleLocationSelect={handleLocationSelect}
+            locationsURL={LOCATIONS_URL}
+            noInPersonLocationsDisplay={noInPersonLocationsDisplay}
+            onFoundLocations={setLocationResultsCallback}
+            registerField={registerFieldCallback}
+            resultsHeaderComponent={resultsHeaderComponent}
+            usesErrorComponent
+          />
+    </>
+);
+```
+
 ## License
 
 This project is in the public domain within the United States, and copyright and related rights in the work worldwide are waived through the [CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).
diff --git a/app/javascript/packages/address-search/components/full-address-search-input.tsx b/app/javascript/packages/address-search/components/full-address-search-input.tsx
index 31610e5493d..e564ac89c2f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packages/address-search/components/full-address-search-input.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/packages/address-search/components/full-address-search-input.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export default function FullAddressSearchInput({
   registerField = () => undefined,
   usStatesTerritories,
   uspsApiError,
+  usesErrorComponent,
 }: FullAddressSearchInputProps) {
   const { t } = useI18n();
   const spinnerButtonRef = useRef<SpinnerButtonRefHandle>(null);
@@ -175,12 +176,12 @@ export default function FullAddressSearchInput({
           isBig
           ref={spinnerButtonRef}
           type="submit"
-          onClick={uspsApiError ? handleContinue : handleSearch}
+          onClick={usesErrorComponent && uspsApiError ? handleContinue : handleSearch}
           spinOnClick={false}
           actionMessage={t('in_person_proofing.body.location.po_search.is_searching_message')}
           longWaitDurationMs={1}
         >
-          {uspsApiError
+          {usesErrorComponent && uspsApiError
             ? t('in_person_proofing.body.location.po_search.continue_button')
             : t('in_person_proofing.body.location.po_search.search_button')}
         </SpinnerButton>
diff --git a/app/javascript/packages/address-search/components/full-address-search.tsx b/app/javascript/packages/address-search/components/full-address-search.tsx
index 1a5526901c1..e2a09e0a5de 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packages/address-search/components/full-address-search.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/packages/address-search/components/full-address-search.tsx
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ function FullAddressSearch({
         disabled={disabled}
         locationsURL={locationsURL}
         uspsApiError={apiError}
+        usesErrorComponent={usesErrorComponent}
       />
       {usesErrorComponent && apiError && <SkipUspsFacilitiesApiErrorMessage />}
       {locationResults && foundAddress && !isLoadingLocations && (
diff --git a/app/javascript/packages/address-search/package.json b/app/javascript/packages/address-search/package.json
index 1812b0240a0..a3f7b95c503 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packages/address-search/package.json
+++ b/app/javascript/packages/address-search/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@18f/identity-address-search",
-  "version": "3.4.0",
+  "version": "4.0.1",
   "type": "module",
   "private": false,
   "files": [
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
     "directory": "app/javascript/packages/address-search"
   },
   "sideEffects": false
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/javascript/packages/address-search/types.d.ts b/app/javascript/packages/address-search/types.d.ts
index 75c7f0ae726..f029037f699 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packages/address-search/types.d.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/packages/address-search/types.d.ts
@@ -94,4 +94,5 @@ interface FullAddressSearchInputProps {
   registerField?: RegisterFieldCallback;
   usStatesTerritories: string[][];
   uspsApiError: Error | null;
+  usesErrorComponent?: boolean;
 }