diff --git a/pkg/minikube/firewall/firewall.go b/pkg/minikube/firewall/firewall.go
index f62b3119969a..f992f837c5e3 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/firewall/firewall.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/firewall/firewall.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func UnblockBootpd() error {
 		cmdString.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("    $ %s \n", strings.Join(c.Args, " ")))
 	}
 
-	out.Styled(style.Permissions, "Your firewall is blocking bootpd which is required for socket_vmnet. The following commands will be executed to unblock bootpd:\n\n{{.commands}}\n", out.V{"commands": cmdString.String()})
+	out.Styled(style.Permissions, "Your firewall is blocking bootpd which is required for this configuration. The following commands will be executed to unblock bootpd:\n\n{{.commands}}\n", out.V{"commands": cmdString.String()})
 
 	for _, c := range cmds {
 		testArgs := append([]string{"-n"}, c.Args[1:]...)
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ func UnblockBootpd() error {
 			klog.Infof("%v may require a password: %v", c.Args, err)
 			if !viper.GetBool("interactive") {
 				klog.Warningf("%s requires a password, and --interactive=false", c.Args)
+				c.Args = slices.Insert(c.Args, 1, "-n")
 			}
 		}
 		klog.Infof("running: %s", c.Args)