diff --git a/pkg/action/install.go b/pkg/action/install.go
index b019771e1..c37f3e4d1 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install.go
@@ -234,27 +234,30 @@ func (i *Install) installCRDs(crds []chart.CRD) error {
 		// the case when an action configuration is reused for multiple actions,
 		// as otherwise it is later loaded by ourselves when getCapabilities
 		// is called later on in the installation process.
-		if i.cfg.Capabilities != nil {
-			discoveryClient, err := i.cfg.RESTClientGetter.ToDiscoveryClient()
+		if i.cfg.RESTClientGetter != nil {
+			if i.cfg.Capabilities != nil {
+				discoveryClient, err := i.cfg.RESTClientGetter.ToDiscoveryClient()
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				if discoveryClient != nil {
+					i.cfg.Logger().Debug("clearing discovery cache")
+					discoveryClient.Invalidate()
+					_, _ = discoveryClient.ServerGroups()
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Invalidate the REST mapper, since it will not have the new CRDs
+			// present.
+			restMapper, err := i.cfg.RESTClientGetter.ToRESTMapper()
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-
-			i.cfg.Logger().Debug("clearing discovery cache")
-			discoveryClient.Invalidate()
-
-			_, _ = discoveryClient.ServerGroups()
-		}
-
-		// Invalidate the REST mapper, since it will not have the new CRDs
-		// present.
-		restMapper, err := i.cfg.RESTClientGetter.ToRESTMapper()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if resettable, ok := restMapper.(meta.ResettableRESTMapper); ok {
-			i.cfg.Logger().Debug("clearing REST mapper cache")
-			resettable.Reset()
+			if resettable, ok := restMapper.(meta.ResettableRESTMapper); ok {
+				i.cfg.Logger().Debug("clearing REST mapper cache")
+				resettable.Reset()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/action/install_test.go b/pkg/action/install_test.go
index 4b9b19d5d..52dd83788 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	kuberuntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 
 	ci "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart"
-	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/cli"
 
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/internal/test"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/chart/common"
@@ -111,6 +111,54 @@ func createDummyResourceList(owned bool) kube.ResourceList {
 	return resourceList
 }
 
+func createDummyCRDList(owned bool) kube.ResourceList {
+	obj := &appsv1.Deployment{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "dummyName",
+			Namespace: "spaced",
+		},
+	}
+
+	if owned {
+		obj.Labels = map[string]string{
+			"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "Helm",
+		}
+		obj.Annotations = map[string]string{
+			"meta.helm.sh/release-name":      "test-install-release",
+			"meta.helm.sh/release-namespace": "spaced",
+		}
+	}
+
+	resInfo := resource.Info{
+		Name:      "dummyName",
+		Namespace: "spaced",
+		Mapping: &meta.RESTMapping{
+			Resource:         schema.GroupVersionResource{Group: "test", Version: "v1", Resource: "crd"},
+			GroupVersionKind: schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "test", Version: "v1", Kind: "crd"},
+			Scope:            meta.RESTScopeNamespace,
+		},
+		Object: obj,
+	}
+	body := io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader([]byte(kuberuntime.EncodeOrDie(appsv1Codec, obj))))
+
+	resInfo.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
+		GroupVersion:         schema.GroupVersion{Group: "test", Version: "v1"},
+		NegotiatedSerializer: scheme.Codecs.WithoutConversion(),
+		Client: fake.CreateHTTPClient(func(_ *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			header := http.Header{}
+			header.Set("Content-Type", kuberuntime.ContentTypeJSON)
+			return &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				Header:     header,
+				Body:       body,
+			}, nil
+		}),
+	}
+	var resourceList kube.ResourceList
+	resourceList.Append(&resInfo)
+	return resourceList
+}
+
 func installActionWithConfig(config *Configuration) *Install {
 	instAction := NewInstall(config)
 	instAction.Namespace = "spaced"
@@ -1085,9 +1133,7 @@ func TestInstallSetRegistryClient(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestInstallCRDs(t *testing.T) {
-	config := actionConfigFixtureWithDummyResources(t, createDummyResourceList(false))
-	config.RESTClientGetter = cli.New().RESTClientGetter()
-
+	config := actionConfigFixtureWithDummyResources(t, createDummyCRDList(false))
 	instAction := NewInstall(config)
 
 	mockFile := common.File{
@@ -1097,17 +1143,32 @@ func TestInstallCRDs(t *testing.T) {
 	mockChart := buildChart(withFile(mockFile))
 	crdsToInstall := mockChart.CRDObjects()
 
-	t.Run("fresh installation", func(t *testing.T) {
-		assert.Len(t, crdsToInstall, 1)
-		assert.Equal(t, crdsToInstall[0].File.Data, mockFile.Data)
-		require.NoError(t, instAction.installCRDs(crdsToInstall))
-	})
+	assert.Len(t, crdsToInstall, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, crdsToInstall[0].File.Data, mockFile.Data)
+	require.NoError(t, instAction.installCRDs(crdsToInstall))
+}
 
-	t.Run("already exist", func(t *testing.T) {
-		assert.Len(t, crdsToInstall, 1)
-		assert.Equal(t, crdsToInstall[0].File.Data, mockFile.Data)
-		require.NoError(t, instAction.installCRDs(crdsToInstall))
-	})
+func TestInstallCRDs_AlreadyExist(t *testing.T) {
+	dummyResources := createDummyCRDList(false)
+	failingKubeClient := kubefake.FailingKubeClient{PrintingKubeClient: kubefake.PrintingKubeClient{Out: io.Discard}, DummyResources: dummyResources}
+	mockError := &apierrors.StatusError{ErrStatus: metav1.Status{
+		Status: metav1.StatusFailure,
+		Reason: metav1.StatusReasonAlreadyExists,
+	}}
+	failingKubeClient.CreateError = mockError
+
+	config := actionConfigFixtureWithDummyResources(t, dummyResources)
+	config.KubeClient = &failingKubeClient
+	instAction := NewInstall(config)
+
+	mockFile := common.File{
+		Name: "crds/foo.yaml",
+		Data: []byte("hello"),
+	}
+	mockChart := buildChart(withFile(mockFile))
+	crdsToInstall := mockChart.CRDObjects()
+
+	assert.Nil(t, instAction.installCRDs(crdsToInstall))
 }
 
 func TestInstallCRDs_KubeClient_BuildError(t *testing.T) {