diff --git a/changelog/65819.fixed.md b/changelog/65819.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27c2e9bc70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/65819.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Allow keyword arguments for the fileserver roots backend update function.
diff --git a/salt/fileserver/roots.py b/salt/fileserver/roots.py
index 4880cbab9b..5f168099c1 100644
--- a/salt/fileserver/roots.py
+++ b/salt/fileserver/roots.py
@@ -138,10 +138,16 @@ def serve_file(load, fnd):
     return ret
 
 
-def update():
+def update(**kwargs):
     """
     When we are asked to update (regular interval) lets reap the cache
     """
+    # __pub_user responsible for the runner can be passed but we don't do anything with it
+    if "__pub_user" in kwargs:
+        del kwargs["__pub_user"]
+    if kwargs:
+        raise ValueError("Unexpected keyword arguments received: %s" % kwargs)
+
     try:
         salt.fileserver.reap_fileserver_cache_dir(
             os.path.join(__opts__["cachedir"], "roots", "hash"), find_file
@@ -193,9 +199,7 @@ def update():
         os.makedirs(mtime_map_path_dir)
     with salt.utils.files.fopen(mtime_map_path, "wb") as fp_:
         for file_path, mtime in new_mtime_map.items():
-            fp_.write(
-                salt.utils.stringutils.to_bytes("{}:{}\n".format(file_path, mtime))
-            )
+            fp_.write(salt.utils.stringutils.to_bytes(f"{file_path}:{mtime}\n"))
 
     if __opts__.get("fileserver_events", False):
         # if there is a change, fire an event
@@ -326,11 +330,11 @@ def _file_lists(load, form):
             return []
     list_cache = os.path.join(
         list_cachedir,
-        "{}.p".format(salt.utils.files.safe_filename_leaf(actual_saltenv)),
+        f"{salt.utils.files.safe_filename_leaf(actual_saltenv)}.p",
     )
     w_lock = os.path.join(
         list_cachedir,
-        ".{}.w".format(salt.utils.files.safe_filename_leaf(actual_saltenv)),
+        f".{salt.utils.files.safe_filename_leaf(actual_saltenv)}.w",
     )
     cache_match, refresh_cache, save_cache = salt.fileserver.check_file_list_cache(
         __opts__, form, list_cache, w_lock
diff --git a/tests/pytests/unit/fileserver/test_roots.py b/tests/pytests/unit/fileserver/test_roots.py
index a8a80eea17..46f83c4f1b 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/unit/fileserver/test_roots.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/unit/fileserver/test_roots.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import copy
 import pathlib
+import re
 import shutil
 import textwrap
 
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ def test_update_mtime_map():
     # between Python releases.
     lines_written = sorted(mtime_map_mock.write_calls())
     expected = sorted(
-        salt.utils.stringutils.to_bytes("{key}:{val}\n".format(key=key, val=val))
+        salt.utils.stringutils.to_bytes(f"{key}:{val}\n")
         for key, val in new_mtime_map.items()
     )
     assert lines_written == expected, lines_written
@@ -277,3 +278,9 @@ def test_update_mtime_map_unicode_error(tmp_path):
         },
         "backend": "roots",
     }
+
+
+def test_update_unexpected_kwargs():
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc_info:
+        ret = roots.update(foo="bar")
+    assert re.match(r"Unexpected keyword arguments received:", str(exc_info.value))