diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/app.vue b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/app.vue
index 14c880d43a..af75efaa2d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/app.vue
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/app.vue
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ export default {
       return useCredentialsPromise
         .then(() => { return this.$oh.api.get('/rest/') })
         .catch((err) => {
-          if (err === 'Unauthorized') {
+          if (err === 'Unauthorized' || err === 401) {
             if (!useCredentials) {
               // try again with credentials
               this.loadData(true)
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ export default {
                     this.storeBasicCredentials()
                     this.loadData()
                   }).catch((err) => {
-                    if (err === 'Unauthorized') {
+                    if (err === 'Unauthorized' || err === 401) {
                       this.clearBasicCredentials()
                       this.loadData()
                       return Promise.reject()
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/js/openhab/api.js b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/js/openhab/api.js
index c91d956d7d..c7a803c240 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/js/openhab/api.js
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/js/openhab/api.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { getAccessToken, getTokenInCustomHeader, getBasicCredentials } from './a
 function wrapPromise (f7promise) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     f7promise
-      .then((data) => resolve(data.data, data.status, data.xhr))
-      .catch((err) => reject(err.message, err.status, err.xhr))
+      .then((data) => resolve(data.data))
+      .catch((err) => reject(err.message || err.status))
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/js/openhab/auth.js b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/js/openhab/auth.js
index a638976e57..7ac37cc881 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/js/openhab/auth.js
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/js/openhab/auth.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export function setAccessToken (token, api) {
     requireToken = false
     return Promise.resolve()
   }).catch((err) => {
-    if (err === 'Unauthorized') requireToken = true
+    if (err === 'Unauthorized' || err === 401) requireToken = true
     return Promise.resolve()
   })
 }
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/home/homecards-mixin.js b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/home/homecards-mixin.js
index b95ec55b97..88d514db7a 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/home/homecards-mixin.js
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/home/homecards-mixin.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export default {
         })
         .catch((err) => {
           console.log('Error while loading model: ' + err)
-          if (err === 'Unauthorized') {
+          if (err === 'Unauthorized' || err === 401) {
             authorize()
           }
         })