diff --git a/test/verify/check-client b/test/verify/check-client
index 6a0f1ba1579c..999e2b634db6 100755
--- a/test/verify/check-client
+++ b/test/verify/check-client
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import testlib
 
 
 # Run this on more OSes as we roll out the pybridge
-@testlib.skipImage("needs pybridge", "debian-stable", "ubuntu-2204", "fedora-37", "fedora-38",
-                   "fedora-testing", "rhel-8*", "centos-8*", "rhel-9*", "centos-9*")
+@testlib.skipImage("needs pybridge", "debian-stable", "ubuntu-2204", "fedora-37",
+                   "rhel-8*", "centos-8*", "rhel-9*", "centos-9*")
 # enable this once our cockpit/ws container can beiboot
 @testlib.skipOstree("client setup does not work with ws container")
 class TestClient(testlib.MachineCase):
diff --git a/tools/cockpit.spec b/tools/cockpit.spec
index 4a611179e99c..9090ab8039af 100644
--- a/tools/cockpit.spec
+++ b/tools/cockpit.spec
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ Version:        0
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Source0:        https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/releases/download/%{version}/cockpit-%{version}.tar.xz
 
-# Use Python bridge on non-stable versions
-%if 0%{?fedora} >= 39
+%if 0%{?fedora} >= 38
 %define cockpit_enable_python 1
 %endif