diff --git a/sharing.go b/sharing.go
index 879ed06f..5f6a8f45 100644
--- a/sharing.go
+++ b/sharing.go
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ func (h *Headscale) AddSharedMachineToNamespace(m *Machine, ns *Namespace) error
 // RemoveSharedMachineFromNamespace removes a shared machine from a namespace
 func (h *Headscale) RemoveSharedMachineFromNamespace(m *Machine, ns *Namespace) error {
 	if m.NamespaceID == ns.ID {
-		return errorSameNamespace
+		// Can't unshare from primary namespace
+		return errorMachineNotShared
 	}
 
 	sharedMachine := SharedMachine{}
diff --git a/sharing_test.go b/sharing_test.go
index 140b05f2..1133fd92 100644
--- a/sharing_test.go
+++ b/sharing_test.go
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ func (s *Suite) TestUnshare(c *check.C) {
 
 	err = h.RemoveSharedMachineFromNamespace(m2, n1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.Equals, errorMachineNotShared)
+
+	err = h.RemoveSharedMachineFromNamespace(m1, n1)
+	c.Assert(err, check.Equals, errorMachineNotShared)
 }
 
 func (s *Suite) TestAlreadyShared(c *check.C) {