diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/API.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/API.pm
index 3105072d..1281bd89 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/API.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/API.pm
@@ -242,23 +242,35 @@ sub push : Chained('api') PathPart('push') Args(0) {
     $c->{stash}->{json}->{jobsetsTriggered} = [];
 
     my $force = exists $c->request->query_params->{force};
-    my @jobsets = split /,/, ($c->request->query_params->{jobsets} // "");
-    foreach my $s (@jobsets) {
+    my @jobsetNames = split /,/, ($c->request->query_params->{jobsets} // "");
+    my @jobsets;
+
+    foreach my $s (@jobsetNames) {
         my ($p, $j) = parseJobsetName($s);
         my $jobset = $c->model('DB::Jobsets')->find($p, $j);
-        next unless defined $jobset && ($force || ($jobset->project->enabled && $jobset->enabled));
-        triggerJobset($self, $c, $jobset, $force);
+        push @jobsets, $jobset if defined $jobset;
     }
 
     my @repos = split /,/, ($c->request->query_params->{repos} // "");
     foreach my $r (@repos) {
-        triggerJobset($self, $c, $_, $force) foreach $c->model('DB::Jobsets')->search(
+        foreach ($c->model('DB::Jobsets')->search(
             { 'project.enabled' => 1, 'me.enabled' => 1 },
             {
                 join => 'project',
                 where => \ [ 'exists (select 1 from JobsetInputAlts where project = me.project and jobset = me.name and value = ?)', [ 'value', $r ] ],
                 order_by => 'me.id DESC'
-            });
+            })) {
+            push @jobsets, $_;
+        }
+    }
+
+    foreach my $jobset (@jobsets) {
+        requireRestartPrivileges($c, $jobset->project);
+    }
+
+    foreach my $jobset (@jobsets) {
+        next unless defined $jobset && ($force || ($jobset->project->enabled && $jobset->enabled));
+        triggerJobset($self, $c, $jobset, $force);
     }
 
     $self->status_ok(
diff --git a/t/Hydra/Controller/API/checks.t b/t/Hydra/Controller/API/checks.t
index c2edf904..9454ea30 100644
--- a/t/Hydra/Controller/API/checks.t
+++ b/t/Hydra/Controller/API/checks.t
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ my $queuedBuilds = $ctx->makeAndEvaluateJobset(
     build => 0
 );
 
+# Login and save cookie for future requests
+my $req = request(POST '/login',
+    Referer => 'http://localhost/',
+    Content => {
+        username => 'root',
+        password => 'rootPassword'
+    }
+);
+is($req->code, 302, "Logging in gets a 302");
+my $cookie = $req->header("set-cookie");
+
 subtest "/api/queue" => sub {
     my $response = request(GET '/api/queue?nr=1');
     ok($response->is_success, "The API enpdoint showing the queue returns 200.");
@@ -102,7 +113,7 @@ subtest "/api/nrbuilds" => sub {
 };
 
 subtest "/api/push" => sub {
-    subtest "with a specific jobset" => sub {
+    subtest "without authentication" => sub {
         my $build = $finishedBuilds->{"one_job"};
         my $jobset = $build->jobset;
         my $projectName = $jobset->project->name;
@@ -110,6 +121,18 @@ subtest "/api/push" => sub {
         is($jobset->forceeval, undef, "The existing jobset is not set to be forced to eval");
 
         my $response = request(GET "/api/push?jobsets=$projectName:$jobsetName&force=1");
+        is($response->code, 403, "The API enpdoint for triggering jobsets requires authentication.");
+    };
+
+    subtest "with a specific jobset" => sub {
+        my $build = $finishedBuilds->{"one_job"};
+        my $jobset = $build->jobset;
+        my $projectName = $jobset->project->name;
+        my $jobsetName = $jobset->name;
+        is($jobset->forceeval, undef, "The existing jobset is not set to be forced to eval");
+
+        my $response = request(GET "/api/push?jobsets=$projectName:$jobsetName&force=1",
+                               Cookie => $cookie);
         ok($response->is_success, "The API enpdoint for triggering jobsets returns 200.");
 
         my $data = is_json($response);
@@ -128,7 +151,8 @@ subtest "/api/push" => sub {
 
         print STDERR $repo;
 
-        my $response = request(GET "/api/push?repos=$repo&force=1");
+        my $response = request(GET "/api/push?repos=$repo&force=1",
+                               Cookie => $cookie);
         ok($response->is_success, "The API enpdoint for triggering jobsets returns 200.");
 
         my $data = is_json($response);
diff --git a/t/Hydra/Controller/Project/delete.t b/t/Hydra/Controller/Project/delete.t
index f162a0f6..d5f258e5 100644
--- a/t/Hydra/Controller/Project/delete.t
+++ b/t/Hydra/Controller/Project/delete.t
@@ -11,20 +11,14 @@ my $ctx = test_context();
 
 Catalyst::Test->import('Hydra');
 
-my $user = $ctx->db()->resultset('Users')->create({
-    username => 'alice',
-    emailaddress => 'root@invalid.org',
-    password => '!'
-});
-$user->setPassword('foobar');
-$user->userroles->update_or_create({ role => 'admin' });
+$ctx->db();  # Ensure DB initialization.
 
 # Login and save cookie for future requests
 my $req = request(POST '/login',
     Referer => 'http://localhost/',
     Content => {
-        username => 'alice',
-        password => 'foobar'
+        username => 'root',
+        password => 'rootPassword'
     }
 );
 is($req->code, 302, "Logging in gets a 302");
diff --git a/t/lib/HydraTestContext.pm b/t/lib/HydraTestContext.pm
index d1de2212..45fdd398 100644
--- a/t/lib/HydraTestContext.pm
+++ b/t/lib/HydraTestContext.pm
@@ -115,11 +115,13 @@ sub db {
         $self->{_db} = Hydra::Model::DB->new();
 
         if (!(defined $setup && $setup == 0)) {
-            $self->{_db}->resultset('Users')->create({
+            my $user = $self->{_db}->resultset('Users')->create({
                 username => "root",
                 emailaddress => 'root@invalid.org',
-                password => ''
+                password => '!'
             });
+            $user->setPassword('rootPassword');
+            $user->userroles->update_or_create({ role => 'admin' });
         }
     }