diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 9c65fe208a..380c08919b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1175,8 +1175,8 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) struct_init(mut node ast.StructInit) ast.Type {
 				// Do not allow empty uninitialized interfaces
 				sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(field.typ)
 				if sym.kind == .interface_ {
-					// TODO error
-					c.warn('interface field `${type_sym.name}.$field.name` must be initialized',
+					// TODO: should be an error instead, but first `ui` needs updating.
+					c.note('interface field `${type_sym.name}.$field.name` must be initialized',
 						node.pos)
 				}
 				// Do not allow empty uninitialized sum types
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_private_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_private_err.out
index 578d96a3e2..e5685a4147 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_private_err.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_private_err.out
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_private_err.vv:11:6: notice: interface field `io.ReaderWriterImpl.r` must be initialized
+    9 |     since(now())
+   10 |     _ = {'h': 2}.exists('h')
+   11 |     _ = ReaderWriterImpl{}
+      |         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+   12 | }
+vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_private_err.vv:11:6: notice: interface field `io.ReaderWriterImpl.w` must be initialized
+    9 |     since(now())
+   10 |     _ = {'h': 2}.exists('h')
+   11 |     _ = ReaderWriterImpl{}
+      |         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+   12 | }
 vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_private_err.vv:3:20: error: module `time` function `since()` is private
     1 | import v.scanner
     2 | import v.parser
@@ -10,10 +22,10 @@ vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_private_err.vv:4:13: error: module `io` type
     3 | import time { now, since }
     4 | import io { ReaderWriterImpl }
       |             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-    5 |
+    5 | 
     6 | fn main() {
 vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_private_err.vv:7:18: error: constant `v.scanner.single_quote` is private
-    5 |
+    5 | 
     6 | fn main() {
     7 |     println(scanner.single_quote)
       |                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -45,4 +57,4 @@ vlib/v/checker/tests/import_symbol_private_err.vv:11:6: error: type `io.ReaderWr
    10 |     _ = {'h': 2}.exists('h')
    11 |     _ = ReaderWriterImpl{}
       |         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-   12 | }
\ No newline at end of file
+   12 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/interface_init_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/interface_init_err.out
index 238395c279..2a5e6ad2e5 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/interface_init_err.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/interface_init_err.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-vlib/v/checker/tests/interface_init_err.vv:15:7: error: interface field `Server.handler` must be initialized
+vlib/v/checker/tests/interface_init_err.vv:15:7: notice: interface field `Server.handler` must be initialized
    13 | 
    14 | fn main() {
    15 |     _ := Server{}