diff --git a/tests/uitests/newvm.py b/tests/uitests/newvm.py
index 4013f8a6..b83b662f 100644
--- a/tests/uitests/newvm.py
+++ b/tests/uitests/newvm.py
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ class NewVM(uiutils.UITestCase):
 
         delete = uiutils.find_fuzzy(self.app.root, "Delete", "frame")
         uiutils.find_fuzzy(delete, "Delete", "button").click()
-        alert = uiutils.find_pattern(self.app.root, "Warning", "alert")
+        alert = uiutils.find_pattern(self.app.root,
+                                     "vmm error dialog", "alert")
         uiutils.find_fuzzy(alert, "Yes", "push button").click()
 
         # Verify delete dialog and VM dialog are now gone
@@ -215,7 +216,8 @@ class NewVM(uiutils.UITestCase):
         uiutils.find_fuzzy(newvm, "Forward", "button").click()
 
         # Disk collision box pops up, hit ok
-        alert = uiutils.find_pattern(self.app.root, "Warning", "alert")
+        alert = uiutils.find_pattern(self.app.root,
+                                     "vmm simple dialog", "alert")
         uiutils.find_fuzzy(alert, "Yes", "push button").click()
 
         uiutils.find_fuzzy(newvm, "Forward", "button").click()
diff --git a/tests/uitests/prefs.py b/tests/uitests/prefs.py
index d02c2fc8..fa6528d2 100644
--- a/tests/uitests/prefs.py
+++ b/tests/uitests/prefs.py
@@ -2,18 +2,17 @@ import dogtail
 import pyatspi
 
 from tests.uitests import utils as uiutils
-import time
 
 
 # From dogtail 9.9.0 which isn't widely distributed yet
 def _holdKey(keyName):
     code = dogtail.rawinput.keyNameToKeyCode(keyName)
-    pyatspi.Registry.generateKeyboardEvent(code, None, pyatspi.KEY_PRESS)
+    pyatspi.Registry().generateKeyboardEvent(code, None, pyatspi.KEY_PRESS)
 
 
 def _releaseKey(keyName):
     code = dogtail.rawinput.keyNameToKeyCode(keyName)
-    pyatspi.Registry.generateKeyboardEvent(code, None, pyatspi.KEY_RELEASE)
+    pyatspi.Registry().generateKeyboardEvent(code, None, pyatspi.KEY_RELEASE)
 
 
 class VMMPrefs(uiutils.UITestCase):
diff --git a/virtManager/error.py b/virtManager/error.py
index 1a8fae5a..7829d13a 100644
--- a/virtManager/error.py
+++ b/virtManager/error.py
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class vmmErrorDialog(vmmGObject):
         if self._simple:
             self._simple.destroy()
         self._simple = dialog
+        self._simple.get_accessible().set_name("vmm simple dialog")
 
         return _launch_dialog(self._simple,
                               text1, text2 or "", title or "",
@@ -319,6 +320,8 @@ class _errorDialog (Gtk.MessageDialog):
             if hasattr(child, "set_max_width_chars"):
                 child.set_max_width_chars(40)
 
+        self.get_accessible().set_name("vmm error dialog")
+
         self.chk_vbox = None
         self.chk_align = None
         self.init_chkbox()