diff --git a/src/plugins/topology/checkDock.cpp b/src/plugins/topology/checkDock.cpp
index 2a0dfa6134e6..3584888a08ac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/topology/checkDock.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/topology/checkDock.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ checkDock::checkDock( QgisInterface *qIface, QWidget *parent )
   mFixButton->hide();
   mFixBox->hide();
 
-  mErrorListModel = new DockFilterModel( mErrorList, parent );
+  mErrorListModel = new DockFilterModel( parent );
   mErrorListModel->setFilterCaseSensitivity( Qt::CaseInsensitive );
   mErrorTableView->setModel( mErrorListModel );
   mErrorTableView->setSelectionBehavior( QAbstractItemView::SelectRows );
@@ -156,12 +156,17 @@ void checkDock::deleteErrors()
   updateFilterComboBox();
 
   mErrorList.clear();
-  mErrorListModel->resetModel();
+  updateModel();
 
   qDeleteAll( mRbErrorMarkers );
   mRbErrorMarkers.clear();
 }
 
+void checkDock::updateModel()
+{
+  mErrorListModel->setErrors( mErrorList );
+}
+
 void checkDock::parseErrorListByLayer( const QString &layerId )
 {
   QgsVectorLayer *layer = QgsProject::instance()->mapLayer<QgsVectorLayer *>( layerId );
@@ -179,7 +184,7 @@ void checkDock::parseErrorListByLayer( const QString &layerId )
       ++it;
   }
 
-  mErrorListModel->resetModel();
+  updateModel();
   mComment->setText( tr( "No errors were found" ) );
 }
 
@@ -200,7 +205,7 @@ void checkDock::parseErrorListByFeature( int featureId )
   }
 
   mComment->setText( tr( "No errors were found" ) );
-  mErrorListModel->resetModel();
+  updateModel();
 }
 
 void checkDock::configure()
@@ -323,7 +328,7 @@ void checkDock::fix()
   if ( mErrorList.at( row )->fix( fixName ) )
   {
     mErrorList.removeAt( row );
-    mErrorListModel->resetModel();
+    updateModel();
     //parseErrorListByFeature();
     mComment->setText( tr( "%n error(s) were found", nullptr, mErrorList.count() ) );
     qgsInterface->mapCanvas()->refresh();
@@ -402,7 +407,7 @@ void checkDock::runTests( ValidateType type )
   updateFilterComboBox();
 
   mToggleRubberband->setChecked( true );
-  mErrorListModel->resetModel();
+  updateModel();
 }
 
 void checkDock::updateFilterComboBox()
diff --git a/src/plugins/topology/checkDock.h b/src/plugins/topology/checkDock.h
index f390eb6f5a60..8f88ea6f8a29 100644
--- a/src/plugins/topology/checkDock.h
+++ b/src/plugins/topology/checkDock.h
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ class checkDock : public QgsDockWidget, private Ui::checkDock
     void filterErrors();
 
   private:
+
+    /**
+     * Update check table model according to current errors
+     * \since QGIS 3.38
+     */
+    void updateModel();
+
     rulesDialog *mConfigureDialog = nullptr;
 
     QObjectUniquePtr<QgsRubberBand> mRBConflict;
diff --git a/src/plugins/topology/dockModel.cpp b/src/plugins/topology/dockModel.cpp
index 21717941b6a0..f1495a086075 100644
--- a/src/plugins/topology/dockModel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/topology/dockModel.cpp
@@ -20,14 +20,20 @@
 #include "qgsvectorlayer.h"
 #include <qlogging.h>
 
-DockModel::DockModel( ErrorList &errorList, QObject *parent = nullptr )
-  : mErrorlist( errorList )
+DockModel::DockModel( QObject *parent )
 {
   Q_UNUSED( parent )
   mHeader << QObject::tr( "Error" ) << QObject::tr( "Layer" ) << QObject::tr( "Feature ID" );
 
 }
 
+void DockModel::setErrors( const ErrorList &errorList )
+{
+  beginResetModel();
+  mErrorlist = errorList;
+  endResetModel();
+}
+
 int DockModel::rowCount( const QModelIndex &parent ) const
 {
   Q_UNUSED( parent )
@@ -48,12 +54,13 @@ QVariant DockModel::headerData( int section, Qt::Orientation orientation, int ro
     {
       return QVariant( section );
     }
-    else
+    else if ( section >= 0 && section < mHeader.count() )
     {
       return mHeader[section];
     }
   }
-  else return QVariant();
+
+  return QAbstractItemModel::headerData( section, orientation, role );
 }
 
 QVariant DockModel::data( const QModelIndex &index, int role ) const
@@ -122,32 +129,26 @@ Qt::ItemFlags DockModel::flags( const QModelIndex &index ) const
   return flags;
 }
 
-void DockModel::resetModel()
-{
-  beginResetModel();
-  endResetModel();
-}
-
 void DockModel::reload( const QModelIndex &index1, const QModelIndex &index2 )
 
 {
   emit dataChanged( index1, index2 );
 }
 
-DockFilterModel::DockFilterModel( ErrorList &errorList, QObject *parent = nullptr )
+DockFilterModel::DockFilterModel( QObject *parent )
   : QSortFilterProxyModel( parent )
-  , mDockModel( new DockModel( errorList, parent ) )
+  , mDockModel( new DockModel( parent ) )
 {
   setSourceModel( mDockModel );
   setFilterKeyColumn( 0 );
 }
 
-void DockFilterModel::reload( const QModelIndex &index1, const QModelIndex &index2 )
+void DockFilterModel::setErrors( const ErrorList &errorList )
 {
-  mDockModel->reload( index1, index2 );
+  mDockModel->setErrors( errorList );
 }
 
-void DockFilterModel::resetModel()
+void DockFilterModel::reload( const QModelIndex &index1, const QModelIndex &index2 )
 {
-  mDockModel->resetModel();
+  mDockModel->reload( index1, index2 );
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/topology/dockModel.h b/src/plugins/topology/dockModel.h
index 30f4209d40f0..29261e69f328 100644
--- a/src/plugins/topology/dockModel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/topology/dockModel.h
@@ -33,10 +33,15 @@ class DockModel : public QAbstractTableModel
 
     /**
      * Constructor
-     * \param errorList reference to the ErrorList where errors will be stored
      * \param parent parent object
      */
-    DockModel( ErrorList &errorList, QObject *parent );
+    DockModel( QObject *parent = nullptr );
+
+    /**
+     * \param errorList reference to the ErrorList where errors will be stored
+     * \since 3.38
+     */
+    void setErrors( const ErrorList &errorList );
 
     /**
      * Returns header data
@@ -86,13 +91,8 @@ class DockModel : public QAbstractTableModel
      */
     void reload( const QModelIndex &index1, const QModelIndex &index2 );
 
-    /**
-     * Resets the model
-     */
-    void resetModel();
-
   private:
-    ErrorList &mErrorlist;
+    ErrorList mErrorlist;
     QList<QString> mHeader;
 };
 
@@ -104,13 +104,17 @@ class DockFilterModel : public QSortFilterProxyModel
 
     /**
      * Constructor
-     * \param errorList reference to the ErrorList where errors will be stored
      * \param parent parent object
      */
-    DockFilterModel( ErrorList &errorList, QObject *parent );
+    DockFilterModel( QObject *parent = nullptr );
 
     ~DockFilterModel() = default;
 
+    /**
+     * \param errorList reference to the ErrorList where errors will be stored
+     */
+    void setErrors( const ErrorList &errorList );
+
     /**
      * Reloads the model data between indices
      * \param index1 start index
@@ -118,11 +122,6 @@ class DockFilterModel : public QSortFilterProxyModel
      */
     void reload( const QModelIndex &index1, const QModelIndex &index2 );
 
-    /**
-     * Resets the model
-     */
-    void resetModel();
-
   private:
 
     DockModel *mDockModel = nullptr;