diff --git a/src/renderer/item.store.ts b/src/renderer/item.store.ts
index 83733dea41..0a72352649 100644
--- a/src/renderer/item.store.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/item.store.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 import orderBy from "lodash/orderBy";
-import { autoBind, noop } from "./utils";
+import { autoBind } from "./utils";
 import { action, computed, observable, when, makeObservable } from "mobx";
 
 export interface ItemObject {
@@ -213,11 +213,6 @@ export abstract class ItemStore<T extends ItemObject = ItemObject> {
 
   async removeSelectedItems?(): Promise<any>;
 
-  // eslint-disable-next-line unused-imports/no-unused-vars-ts
-  subscribe(...args: any[]) {
-    return noop;
-  }
-
   * [Symbol.iterator]() {
     yield* this.items;
   }
diff --git a/src/renderer/kube-object.store.ts b/src/renderer/kube-object.store.ts
index f869d131d4..0c9f8688a2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/kube-object.store.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/kube-object.store.ts
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ export abstract class KubeObjectStore<T extends KubeObject = any> extends ItemSt
       if (!this.isLoaded || error instanceof DOMException) return;
 
       if (error instanceof Response) {
-        if (error.status === 404) {
-          // api has gone, let's not retry
+        if (error.status === 404 || error.status === 401) {
+          // api has gone, or credentials are not permitted, let's not retry
           return;
         }