diff --git a/config/testdata/charts/crds/bootstrap/templates/git-repository.yaml b/config/testdata/charts/crds/bootstrap/templates/git-repository.yaml
index 8a82764fd..500b105d3 100644
--- a/config/testdata/charts/crds/bootstrap/templates/git-repository.yaml
+++ b/config/testdata/charts/crds/bootstrap/templates/git-repository.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ spec:
     {{- if .Values.branch }}
     branch: "{{ .Values.branch }}"
     {{- end}}
-    {{- if .Values.branch }}
+    {{- if .Values.tag }}
     tag: "{{ .Values.tag }}"
     {{- end}}
diff --git a/internal/action/upgrade.go b/internal/action/upgrade.go
index f18e50a26..896ccf6a1 100644
--- a/internal/action/upgrade.go
+++ b/internal/action/upgrade.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func Upgrade(ctx context.Context, config *helmaction.Configuration, obj *v2.Helm
 	vals helmchartutil.Values, opts ...UpgradeOption) (*helmrelease.Release, error) {
 	upgrade := newUpgrade(config, obj, opts)
 
-	policy, err := crdPolicyOrDefault(obj.GetInstall().CRDs)
+	policy, err := crdPolicyOrDefault(obj.GetUpgrade().CRDs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller_fuzz_test.go b/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller_fuzz_test.go
index cff926d69..4c7fc203c 100644
--- a/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller_fuzz_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller_fuzz_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 
+	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/patch"
 	sourcev1 "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api/v1beta2"
 
 	v2 "github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api/v2beta2"
@@ -90,13 +91,12 @@ other: values
 			&hc,
 		}
 
-		c := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithObjects(resources...).Build()
+		c := fake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme).WithStatusSubresource(&v2.HelmRelease{}).WithObjects(resources...).Build()
 		r := &HelmReleaseReconciler{
 			Client:        c,
 			EventRecorder: &DummyRecorder{},
 		}
-
-		_, _, _ = r.reconcile(logr.NewContext(context.TODO(), logr.Discard()), hr)
+		_, _ = r.reconcileRelease(logr.NewContext(context.TODO(), logr.Discard()), patch.NewSerialPatcher(&hr, c), &hr)
 	})
 }