diff --git a/src/remote-viewer.c b/src/remote-viewer.c
index 435cad7..818c421 100644
--- a/src/remote-viewer.c
+++ b/src/remote-viewer.c
@@ -1241,15 +1241,9 @@ retry_dialog:
         if (g_strcmp0(type, "ovirt") == 0) {
             if (!create_ovirt_session(app, guri, &error)) {
                 if (error) {
-                    if (!g_error_matches(error,
-                                         VIRT_VIEWER_ERROR,
-                                         VIRT_VIEWER_VM_CHOOSE_DIALOG_CANCELLED)) {
-                        virt_viewer_app_simple_message_dialog(app,
-                                                              _("Couldn't open oVirt session: %s"),
-                                                              error->message);
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    virt_viewer_app_simple_message_dialog(app, _("Couldn't open oVirt session"));
+                    virt_viewer_app_simple_message_dialog(app,
+                                                          _("Couldn't open oVirt session: %s"),
+                                                          error->message);
                 }
                 g_clear_error(&error);
                 goto cleanup;
diff --git a/src/virt-viewer-util.h b/src/virt-viewer-util.h
index 262ecf8..1df81a5 100644
--- a/src/virt-viewer-util.h
+++ b/src/virt-viewer-util.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ extern gboolean doDebug;
 
 enum {
     VIRT_VIEWER_ERROR_FAILED,
-    VIRT_VIEWER_VM_CHOOSE_DIALOG_CANCELLED,
 };
 
 #define VIRT_VIEWER_ERROR virt_viewer_error_quark ()
diff --git a/src/virt-viewer-vm-connection.c b/src/virt-viewer-vm-connection.c
index 1b00562..4a3feba 100644
--- a/src/virt-viewer-vm-connection.c
+++ b/src/virt-viewer-vm-connection.c
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@ virt_viewer_vm_connection_choose_name_dialog(GtkTreeModel *model, GError **error
     if (dialog_response == GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT &&
         gtk_tree_selection_get_selected(selection, &model, &iter)) {
         gtk_tree_model_get(model, &iter, 0, &vm_name, -1);
-    } else {
-        g_set_error_literal(error,
-                            VIRT_VIEWER_ERROR, VIRT_VIEWER_VM_CHOOSE_DIALOG_CANCELLED,
-                            _("No virtual machine was chosen"));
     }
 
     gtk_widget_destroy(dialog);
diff --git a/src/virt-viewer.c b/src/virt-viewer.c
index 329eada..6dfbdbc 100644
--- a/src/virt-viewer.c
+++ b/src/virt-viewer.c
@@ -663,8 +663,7 @@ virt_viewer_initial_connect(VirtViewerApp *app, GError **error)
             goto done;
         } else {
             dom = choose_vm(&priv->domkey, priv->conn, &err);
-            if (dom == NULL &&
-                !g_error_matches(err, VIRT_VIEWER_ERROR, VIRT_VIEWER_VM_CHOOSE_DIALOG_CANCELLED)) {
+            if (dom == NULL && err != NULL) {
                 virt_viewer_app_simple_message_dialog(app, err->message);
                 goto cleanup;
             }
@@ -856,8 +855,7 @@ virt_viewer_connect(VirtViewerApp *app)
     }
 
     if (!virt_viewer_app_initial_connect(app, &error)) {
-        if (error &&
-            !g_error_matches(error, VIRT_VIEWER_ERROR, VIRT_VIEWER_VM_CHOOSE_DIALOG_CANCELLED))
+        if (error != NULL)
             g_warning("%s", error->message);
         g_clear_error(&error);
         return -1;