diff --git a/helm/main.go b/helm/main.go
index 32b890b..cedd079 100644
--- a/helm/main.go
+++ b/helm/main.go
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ func (h *Helm) PackagePush(
 
 	if useNonOciHelmRepo {
 		curlCmd := []string{
-			`curl --variable %REGISTRY_USERNAME`,
+			`curl -f`,
+			`--variable %REGISTRY_USERNAME`,
 			`--variable %REGISTRY_PASSWORD`,
 			`--expand-user "{{REGISTRY_USERNAME}}:{{REGISTRY_PASSWORD}}"`,
 			`-T`,
@@ -277,7 +278,8 @@ func (h *Helm) doesChartExistOnRepo(
 	pkgFile := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s.tgz", name, version)
 	// Do a GET of the chart but with response headers only so we do not download the chart
 	curlCmd := []string{
-		`curl --variable %REGISTRY_USERNAME`,
+		`curl`, // Do not use `-f` here because the returned http code is needed.
+		`--variable %REGISTRY_USERNAME`,
 		`--variable %REGISTRY_PASSWORD`,
 		`--expand-user "{{REGISTRY_USERNAME}}:{{REGISTRY_PASSWORD}}"`,
 		opts.getChartFqdn(pkgFile),