diff --git a/test/check-application b/test/check-application
index 68b9cd0..828e590 100755
--- a/test/check-application
+++ b/test/check-application
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ class TestApplication(testlib.MachineCase):
             b.wait_popup('display-language-modal')
         b.click("#display-language-modal [data-value='de-de'] button")
         b.click("#display-language-modal button.pf-m-primary")
-        # HACK: work around language switching in Chrome not working in current session (Cockpit issue #8160)
-        b.reload(ignore_cache=True)
+        if self.system_before(265) and b.cdp.browser.name == "chromium":
+            # HACK: work around language switching in Chrome not working in current session (Cockpit issue #8160)
+            b.reload(ignore_cache=True)
         b.wait_visible("#content")
         # menu label (from manifest) should be translated
         b.wait_text("#host-apps a[href='/starter-kit']", "Bausatz")