diff --git a/changelog/62131.fixed b/changelog/62131.fixed
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+Ignore some command return codes in openbsdrcctl_service to prevent spurious errors
diff --git a/tests/pytests/unit/modules/test_openbsdrcctl_service.py b/tests/pytests/unit/modules/test_openbsdrcctl_service.py
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+import pytest
+
+import salt.modules.openbsdrcctl_service as openbsdrcctl
+from tests.support.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def rcctl():
+    cmd = "rcctl"
+    with patch.object(openbsdrcctl, "_cmd", return_value=cmd):
+        yield cmd
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def retcode_mock():
+    return MagicMock()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def configure_loader_modules(retcode_mock):
+    return {
+        openbsdrcctl: {
+            "__salt__": {"cmd.retcode": retcode_mock},
+        },
+    }
+
+
+def test_available(retcode_mock, rcctl):
+    retcode_mock.return_value = 0
+    assert openbsdrcctl.available("test") is True
+    retcode_mock.assert_called_with("{} get test".format(rcctl), ignore_retcode=True)
+    retcode_mock.return_value = 2
+    assert openbsdrcctl.available("test") is False
+    retcode_mock.assert_called_with("{} get test".format(rcctl), ignore_retcode=True)
+
+
+def test_status(retcode_mock, rcctl):
+    retcode_mock.return_value = 0
+    assert openbsdrcctl.status("test") is True
+    retcode_mock.assert_called_with("{} check test".format(rcctl), ignore_retcode=True)
+    retcode_mock.return_value = 2
+    assert openbsdrcctl.status("test") is False
+    retcode_mock.assert_called_with("{} check test".format(rcctl), ignore_retcode=True)
+
+
+def test_disabled(retcode_mock, rcctl):
+    retcode_mock.return_value = 0
+    assert openbsdrcctl.disabled("test") is False
+    retcode_mock.assert_called_with(
+        "{} get test status".format(rcctl), ignore_retcode=True
+    )
+    retcode_mock.return_value = 2
+    assert openbsdrcctl.disabled("test") is True
+    retcode_mock.assert_called_with(
+        "{} get test status".format(rcctl), ignore_retcode=True
+    )
+
+
+def test_enabled(retcode_mock, rcctl):
+    retcode_mock.return_value = 0
+    flags_return = {"flag1": "value1"}
+    stdout_mock = MagicMock(return_value=flags_return)
+    salt_mock = {
+        "cmd.run_stdout": stdout_mock,
+        "config.option": MagicMock(),
+    }
+    with patch.dict(openbsdrcctl.__salt__, salt_mock):
+        assert openbsdrcctl.enabled("test", flags=flags_return) is True
+        retcode_mock.assert_called_with(
+            "{} get test status".format(rcctl), ignore_retcode=True
+        )
+        retcode_mock.return_value = 2
+        stdout_mock.reset_mock()
+        assert openbsdrcctl.enabled("test") is False
+        retcode_mock.assert_called_with(
+            "{} get test status".format(rcctl), ignore_retcode=True
+        )