diff --git a/pkg/action/uninstall.go b/pkg/action/uninstall.go
index 6de570753..163af290e 100644
--- a/pkg/action/uninstall.go
+++ b/pkg/action/uninstall.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package action
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"strings"
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/kube"
 	releaseutil "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/release/util"
 	release "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/release/v1"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/storage/driver"
 	helmtime "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/time"
 )
 
@@ -67,14 +69,13 @@ func (u *Uninstall) Run(name string) (*release.UninstallReleaseResponse, error)
 
 	if u.DryRun {
 		r, err := u.cfg.releaseContent(name, 0)
-		switch {
-		case err == nil:
-			fallthrough
-		case u.IgnoreNotFound && errors.As(err, &driver.ErrReleaseNotFound):
-			return &release.UninstallReleaseResponse{Release: r}, nil
-		default:
+		if err != nil {
+			if u.IgnoreNotFound && errors.Is(err, driver.ErrReleaseNotFound) {
+				return nil, nil
+			}
 			return &release.UninstallReleaseResponse{}, err
 		}
+		return &release.UninstallReleaseResponse{Release: r}, nil
 	}
 
 	if err := chartutil.ValidateReleaseName(name); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/action/uninstall_test.go b/pkg/action/uninstall_test.go
index 8e8af7493..44bd66d96 100644
--- a/pkg/action/uninstall_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/uninstall_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func TestUninstallRelease_dryRun_ignoreNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 
 	is := assert.New(t)
 	res, err := unAction.Run("release-non-exist")
-	is.NotNil(res)
+	is.Nil(res)
 	is.NoError(err)
 }