diff --git a/ui/modules/api.ts b/ui/modules/api.ts
index a7fef68b3d..aee7f2199c 100644
--- a/ui/modules/api.ts
+++ b/ui/modules/api.ts
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ export function setAuthHeader(forDevOps: boolean) {
         authHeaderKey = 'Authorization';
         authHeaderValue = 'Basic ' + window.btoa(devopsUserPass);
       } else {
-        showError('DevOps Username/password missing')
+        showError('DevOps Username/password missing');
+        document.getElementById('authorize').click();
       }
     } else if (devopsAuthMethod === AuthMethod.bearer) {
       let devopsToken = devopsBearerToken();
@@ -307,7 +308,8 @@ export function setAuthHeader(forDevOps: boolean) {
         authHeaderKey = 'Authorization';
         authHeaderValue = 'Bearer ' + devopsToken;
       } else {
-        showError('DevOps Bearer token missing')
+        showError('DevOps Bearer token missing');
+        document.getElementById('authorize').click();
       }
     } else if (devopsAuthMethod === AuthMethod.oidc) {
       let devopsOidcToken = devopsOidcBearerToken();
@@ -315,7 +317,8 @@ export function setAuthHeader(forDevOps: boolean) {
         authHeaderKey = 'Authorization';
         authHeaderValue = 'Bearer ' + devopsOidcToken;
       } else {
-        showError('DevOps SSO (Bearer) token missing')
+        showError('DevOps SSO (Bearer) token missing');
+        document.getElementById('authorize').click();
       }
     } else {
       authHeaderKey = 'Authorization';
@@ -329,14 +332,16 @@ export function setAuthHeader(forDevOps: boolean) {
         authHeaderKey = 'Authorization';
         authHeaderValue = 'Basic ' + window.btoa(mainUserPass);
       } else {
-        showError('Username/password missing')
+        showError('Username/password missing');
+        document.getElementById('authorize').click();
       }
     } else if (mainAuthMethod === AuthMethod.pre) {
       if (environment.authSettings.main.pre.dittoPreAuthenticatedUsername) {
         authHeaderKey = 'x-ditto-pre-authenticated';
         authHeaderValue = environment.authSettings.main.pre.dittoPreAuthenticatedUsername;
       } else {
-        showError('Pre-Authenticated username missing')
+        showError('Pre-Authenticated username missing');
+        document.getElementById('authorize').click();
       }
     } else if (mainAuthMethod === AuthMethod.bearer) {
       let mainToken = mainBearerToken();
@@ -344,7 +349,8 @@ export function setAuthHeader(forDevOps: boolean) {
         authHeaderKey = 'Authorization';
         authHeaderValue = 'Bearer ' + mainToken;
       } else {
-        showError('Bearer token missing')
+        showError('Bearer token missing');
+        document.getElementById('authorize').click();
       }
     } else if (mainAuthMethod === AuthMethod.oidc) {
       let mainOidcToken = mainOidcBearerToken();
@@ -352,7 +358,8 @@ export function setAuthHeader(forDevOps: boolean) {
         authHeaderKey = 'Authorization';
         authHeaderValue = 'Bearer ' + mainOidcToken;
       } else {
-        showError('SSO (Bearer) token missing')
+        showError('SSO (Bearer) token missing');
+        document.getElementById('authorize').click();
       }
     } else {
       authHeaderKey = 'Authorization';
diff --git a/ui/modules/environments/authorization.html b/ui/modules/environments/authorization.html
index 256d7cac41..a33d805c1b 100644
--- a/ui/modules/environments/authorization.html
+++ b/ui/modules/environments/authorization.html
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ <h5>Main authentication</h5>
                           <label for="oidcProvider" class="input-group-text"><small>SSO provider</small></label>
                           <select class="form-select form-select-sm me-2" id="oidcProvider"></select>
                           <input type="hidden" class="form-control form-control-sm" id="oidcBearer" name="oidcBearer" />
-                          <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" id="main-oidc-login" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Login</button>
-                          <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" id="main-oidc-logout" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Logout</button>
+                          <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" id="main-oidc-login" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Login</button>
+                          <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" id="main-oidc-logout" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Logout</button>
                         </div>
                       </div>
                     </div>
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ <h5>DevOps authentication</h5>
                           <label for="devOpsOidcProvider" class="input-group-text"><small>SSO provider</small></label>
                           <select class="form-select form-select-sm me-2" id="devOpsOidcProvider"></select>
                           <input type="hidden" class="form-control form-control-sm" id="oidcBearerDevOps" name="oidcBearerDevOps" />
-                          <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" id="devops-oidc-login" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Login</button>
-                          <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" id="devops-oidc-logout" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Logout</button>
+                          <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" id="devops-oidc-login" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Login</button>
+                          <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" id="devops-oidc-logout" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Logout</button>
                         </div>
                       </div>
                     </div>