diff --git a/pkg/shell/machines/machines.js b/pkg/shell/machines/machines.js
index cc1d75424021..b8bb9e85f881 100644
--- a/pkg/shell/machines/machines.js
+++ b/pkg/shell/machines/machines.js
@@ -220,15 +220,15 @@ function Machines() {
         }
 
         // FIXME: investigate re-using the proxy from Loader (runs in different frame/scope)
-        const bridge = cockpit.dbus(null, { bus: "internal", superuser: "try" });
+        const bridge = cockpit.dbus(null, { bus: "internal", superuser: "require" });
         const mod =
             bridge.call("/machines", "cockpit.Machines", "Update", ["99-webui.json", host, values_variant])
-                    .catch(function(error) {
-                        console.error("failed to call cockpit.Machines.Update(): ", error);
+                    .catch(error => {
+                        // avoid make noise when we are not superuser
+                        if (error.problem !== "access-denied")
+                            console.error("failed to call cockpit.Machines.Update(): ", JSON.stringify(error));
                     })
-                    .then(() => {
-                        self.overlay(host, values);
-                    });
+                    .then(() => self.overlay(host, values));
 
         return mod;
     }
diff --git a/test/common/testlib.py b/test/common/testlib.py
index 16eb5f800b7d..6172051cfc10 100644
--- a/test/common/testlib.py
+++ b/test/common/testlib.py
@@ -1721,7 +1721,6 @@ def login_and_go(self, path: Optional[str] = None, user: Optional[str] = None, h
         "aria-label",
         # messages from our own pages
         "CPU temperature metric closed.*",
-        "failed to call cockpit.Machines.Update().*",
         "Getting properties for problem.*",
         "Channel for reportd D-Bus client closed.*",
     ]