diff --git a/nexus/src/external_api/console_api.rs b/nexus/src/external_api/console_api.rs
index ada514bcb68..e31eecb6012 100644
--- a/nexus/src/external_api/console_api.rs
+++ b/nexus/src/external_api/console_api.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub struct SpoofLoginBody {
 pub async fn login_spoof(
     rqctx: Arc<RequestContext<Arc<ServerContext>>>,
     params: TypedBody<SpoofLoginBody>,
-) -> Result<HttpResponseSeeOther, HttpError> {
+) -> Result<HttpResponseHeaders<HttpResponseUpdatedNoContent>, HttpError> {
     let apictx = rqctx.context();
     let handler = async {
         let nexus = &apictx.nexus;
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ pub async fn login_spoof(
         let authn_opctx = nexus.opctx_external_authn();
         let session = nexus.session_create(&authn_opctx, user_id).await?;
 
-        let mut response = http_response_see_other(String::from("/"))?;
+        let mut response =
+            HttpResponseHeaders::new_unnamed(HttpResponseUpdatedNoContent());
         {
             let headers = response.headers_mut();
             headers.append(
diff --git a/nexus/tests/integration_tests/console_api.rs b/nexus/tests/integration_tests/console_api.rs
index 2094a105c55..77e796507ee 100644
--- a/nexus/tests/integration_tests/console_api.rs
+++ b/nexus/tests/integration_tests/console_api.rs
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ fn get_header_value(resp: TestResponse, header_name: HeaderName) -> String {
 async fn log_in_and_extract_token(testctx: &ClientTestContext) -> String {
     let login = RequestBuilder::new(&testctx, Method::POST, "/login")
         .body(Some(&SpoofLoginBody { username: "unprivileged".to_string() }))
-        .expect_status(Some(StatusCode::SEE_OTHER))
+        .expect_status(Some(StatusCode::NO_CONTENT))
         .execute()
         .await
         .expect("failed to log in");
diff --git a/openapi/nexus.json b/openapi/nexus.json
index b91b2fd282a..60613076261 100644
--- a/openapi/nexus.json
+++ b/openapi/nexus.json
@@ -547,18 +547,8 @@
           "required": true
         },
         "responses": {
-          "303": {
-            "description": "redirect (see other)",
-            "headers": {
-              "location": {
-                "description": "HTTP \"Location\" header",
-                "style": "simple",
-                "required": true,
-                "schema": {
-                  "type": "string"
-                }
-              }
-            }
+          "204": {
+            "description": "resource updated"
           },
           "4XX": {
             "$ref": "#/components/responses/Error"