diff --git a/pkg/action/validate.go b/pkg/action/validate.go
index 761ccba47..1bef5a742 100644
--- a/pkg/action/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/action/validate.go
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ func requireAdoption(resources kube.ResourceList) (kube.ResourceList, error) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not get information about the resource %s: %w", resourceString(info), err)
 		}
 
-		requireUpdate.Append(info)
+		infoCopy := *info
+		requireUpdate.Append(&infoCopy)
 		return nil
 	})
 
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ func existingResourceConflict(resources kube.ResourceList, releaseName, releaseN
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s exists and cannot be imported into the current release: %s", resourceString(info), err)
 		}
 
-		requireUpdate.Append(info)
+		infoCopy := *info
+		requireUpdate.Append(&infoCopy)
 		return nil
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/action/validate_test.go b/pkg/action/validate_test.go
index 3efecd6ff..879a5fa4f 100644
--- a/pkg/action/validate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/validate_test.go
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ func TestRequireAdoption(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, found, 1)
 	assert.Equal(t, found[0], existing)
+	assert.NotSame(t, found[0], existing)
 }
 
 func TestExistingResourceConflict(t *testing.T) {
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ func TestExistingResourceConflict(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, found, 1)
 	assert.Equal(t, found[0], existing)
+	assert.NotSame(t, found[0], existing)
 
 	// Verify that an existing resource that lacks labels/annotations results in an error
 	resources = append(resources, conflict)