diff --git a/src/uu/uptime/src/uptime.rs b/src/uu/uptime/src/uptime.rs
index d6f38c3b835..ca53d418adc 100644
--- a/src/uu/uptime/src/uptime.rs
+++ b/src/uu/uptime/src/uptime.rs
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ fn uptime_with_file(file_path: &OsString) -> UResult<()> {
 
     #[cfg(target_os = "openbsd")]
     {
-        let upsecs = get_uptime(None);
+        let upsecs = get_uptime(None)?;
         if upsecs >= 0 {
             print_uptime(Some(upsecs))?;
         } else {
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/uptime.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/uptime.rs
index 38991a923b8..f9fe2875fb3 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/uptime.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/uptime.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub fn get_uptime(_boot_time: Option<time_t>) -> UResult<i64> {
 
         Ok(uptime)
     } else {
-        Err(UptimeError::SystemUptime)
+        Err(UptimeError::SystemUptime)?
     }
 }
 
@@ -213,27 +213,23 @@ pub fn get_nusers() -> usize {
 pub fn get_nusers(file: &str) -> usize {
     use utmp_classic::{UtmpEntry, parse_from_path};
 
-    let mut nusers = 0;
-
     let entries = match parse_from_path(file) {
-        Some(e) => e,
-        None => return 0,
+        Ok(e) => e,
+        Err(_) => return 0,
     };
 
-    for entry in entries {
-        if let UtmpEntry::UTMP {
-            line: _,
-            user,
-            host: _,
-            time: _,
-        } = entry
-        {
-            if !user.is_empty() {
-                nusers += 1;
-            }
-        }
+    if entries.is_empty() {
+        return 0;
     }
-    nusers
+
+    // Count entries that have a non-empty user field
+    entries
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|entry| match entry {
+            UtmpEntry::UTMP { user, .. } if !user.is_empty() => Some(()),
+            _ => None,
+        })
+        .count()
 }
 
 /// Get the number of users currently logged in
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_uptime.rs b/tests/by-util/test_uptime.rs
index e179f64eb3d..b80efd1a00a 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_uptime.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_uptime.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 // spell-checker:ignore bincode serde utmp runlevel testusr testx
 #![allow(clippy::cast_possible_wrap, clippy::unreadable_literal)]
 
-#[cfg(not(target_os = "openbsd"))]
 use uutests::at_and_ucmd;
 use uutests::util::TestScenario;
 use uutests::{new_ucmd, util_name};