diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-71.sh b/test/units/testsuite-71.sh
index 813a676c92..dc3f587ea3 100755
--- a/test/units/testsuite-71.sh
+++ b/test/units/testsuite-71.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ get_chassis() (
 
 stop_hostnamed() {
     systemctl stop systemd-hostnamed.service
-    systemctl reset-failed systemd-hostnamed # reset trigger limit
+    # Reset trigger limit. This might fail if the unit was unloaded already, so ignore any errors.
+    systemctl reset-failed systemd-hostnamed || :
 }
 
 testcase_chassis() {