diff --git a/beta/src/components/MDX/ConsoleBlock.tsx b/beta/src/components/MDX/ConsoleBlock.tsx
index 187931a5..b0647513 100644
--- a/beta/src/components/MDX/ConsoleBlock.tsx
+++ b/beta/src/components/MDX/ConsoleBlock.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import cn from 'classnames';
 import {IconWarning} from '../Icon/IconWarning';
 import {IconError} from '../Icon/IconError';
 
-type LogLevel = 'info' | 'warning' | 'error';
+type LogLevel = 'warning' | 'error' | 'info';
 
 interface ConsoleBlockProps {
   level?: LogLevel;
@@ -29,14 +29,11 @@ const Box = ({
 );
 Box.displayName = 'Box';
 
-function ConsoleBlock({level = 'info', children}: ConsoleBlockProps) {
-  let message: string | undefined;
+function ConsoleBlock({level = 'error', children}: ConsoleBlockProps) {
+  let message: React.ReactNode | null;
   if (typeof children === 'string') {
     message = children;
-  } else if (
-    React.isValidElement(children) &&
-    typeof children.props.children === 'string'
-  ) {
+  } else if (React.isValidElement(children)) {
     message = children.props.children;
   }
 
diff --git a/beta/src/components/MDX/TerminalBlock.tsx b/beta/src/components/MDX/TerminalBlock.tsx
index 83804b62..bdd07b6b 100644
--- a/beta/src/components/MDX/TerminalBlock.tsx
+++ b/beta/src/components/MDX/TerminalBlock.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ function TerminalBlock({level = 'info', children}: TerminalBlockProps) {
     typeof children.props.children === 'string'
   ) {
     message = children.props.children;
+  } else {
+    throw Error('Expected TerminalBlock children to be a plain string.');
   }
 
   const [copied, setCopied] = React.useState(false);