diff --git a/pkg/action/action.go b/pkg/action/action.go
index 643dddc45..4c028df5f 100644
--- a/pkg/action/action.go
+++ b/pkg/action/action.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func annotateAndMerge(files map[string]string) (string, error) {
 func splitAndDeannotate(postrendered string) (map[string]string, error) {
 	manifests, err := kio.ParseAll(postrendered)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("re-parsing merged buffer: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing YAML: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	manifestsByFilename := make(map[string][]*kyaml.RNode)
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (cfg *Configuration) renderResources(ch *chart.Chart, values chartutil.Valu
 
 		// Use the file list and contents received from the post renderer
 		if files, err = splitAndDeannotate(postRendered.String()); err != nil {
-			return hs, b, notes, fmt.Errorf("error while parsing post rendered files: %w", err)
+			return hs, b, notes, fmt.Errorf("error while parsing post rendered output: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/action/action_test.go b/pkg/action/action_test.go
index 401451a42..892c4c226 100644
--- a/pkg/action/action_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/action_test.go
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ data:
 		{
 			name:          "invalid yaml input",
 			input:         "invalid: yaml: content:",
-			expectedError: "re-parsing merged buffer",
+			expectedError: "error parsing YAML: MalformedYAMLError",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "manifest without filename annotation",
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ func TestRenderResources_PostRenderer_SplitError(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	assert.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "error while parsing post rendered files")
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "error while parsing post rendered output: error parsing YAML: MalformedYAMLError:")
 }
 
 func TestRenderResources_PostRenderer_Integration(t *testing.T) {