diff --git a/lib/cockpit.pm b/lib/cockpit.pm
index f857979e..af560218 100644
--- a/lib/cockpit.pm
+++ b/lib/cockpit.pm
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ sub start_cockpit {
         wait_screen_change { send_key "tab"; };
         type_safely get_var("USER_PASSWORD", "weakpassword");
         send_key "ret";
+        assert_and_click "cockpit_admin_enable";
+        assert_screen "cockpit_admin_password";
+        type_safely get_var("USER_PASSWORD", "weakpassword");
+        send_key "ret";
         assert_screen "cockpit_main";
         # wait for any animation or other weirdness
         # can't use wait_still_screen because of that damn graph
diff --git a/needles/cockpit/cockpit_admin_enable-20221119.json b/needles/cockpit/cockpit_admin_enable-20221119.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e325a3ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/cockpit/cockpit_admin_enable-20221119.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 298,
+      "ypos": 245,
+      "width": 101,
+      "height": 15,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "cockpit_admin_enable"
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/needles/cockpit/cockpit_admin_enable-20221119.png b/needles/cockpit/cockpit_admin_enable-20221119.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/needles/cockpit/cockpit_admin_password-20221119.json b/needles/cockpit/cockpit_admin_password-20221119.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5887895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/cockpit/cockpit_admin_password-20221119.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 256,
+      "ypos": 397,
+      "width": 119,
+      "height": 17,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "cockpit_admin_password"
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/needles/cockpit/cockpit_admin_password-20221119.png b/needles/cockpit/cockpit_admin_password-20221119.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b5e5077
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