diff --git a/pkg/action/get_metadata_test.go b/pkg/action/get_metadata_test.go
index 6ceb34951..ca612fed7 100644
--- a/pkg/action/get_metadata_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/get_metadata_test.go
@@ -31,15 +31,6 @@ import (
 	helmtime "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/time"
 )
 
-// unreachableKubeClient is a test client that always returns an error for IsReachable
-type unreachableKubeClient struct {
-	kubefake.PrintingKubeClient
-}
-
-func (u *unreachableKubeClient) IsReachable() error {
-	return errors.New("connection refused")
-}
-
 func TestNewGetMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := actionConfigFixture(t)
 	client := NewGetMetadata(cfg)
@@ -424,9 +415,9 @@ func TestGetMetadata_Run_DifferentStatuses(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGetMetadata_Run_UnreachableKubeClient(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := actionConfigFixture(t)
-	cfg.KubeClient = &unreachableKubeClient{
-		PrintingKubeClient: kubefake.PrintingKubeClient{Out: io.Discard},
-	}
+	failingKubeClient := kubefake.FailingKubeClient{PrintingKubeClient: kubefake.PrintingKubeClient{Out: io.Discard}, DummyResources: nil}
+	failingKubeClient.ConnectionError = errors.New("connection refused")
+	cfg.KubeClient = &failingKubeClient
 
 	client := NewGetMetadata(cfg)
 
diff --git a/pkg/action/get_values_test.go b/pkg/action/get_values_test.go
index ec785b5c7..b8630c322 100644
--- a/pkg/action/get_values_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/get_values_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package action
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -168,9 +169,9 @@ func TestGetValues_Run_EmptyValues(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGetValues_Run_UnreachableKubeClient(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := actionConfigFixture(t)
-	cfg.KubeClient = &unreachableKubeClient{
-		PrintingKubeClient: kubefake.PrintingKubeClient{Out: io.Discard},
-	}
+	failingKubeClient := kubefake.FailingKubeClient{PrintingKubeClient: kubefake.PrintingKubeClient{Out: io.Discard}, DummyResources: nil}
+	failingKubeClient.ConnectionError = errors.New("connection refused")
+	cfg.KubeClient = &failingKubeClient
 
 	client := NewGetValues(cfg)
 
diff --git a/pkg/action/install_test.go b/pkg/action/install_test.go
index 92bb64b4d..4c4890ec9 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install_test.go
@@ -997,3 +997,19 @@ func TestUrlEqual(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestInstallRun_UnreachableKubeClient(t *testing.T) {
+	config := actionConfigFixture(t)
+	failingKubeClient := kubefake.FailingKubeClient{PrintingKubeClient: kubefake.PrintingKubeClient{Out: io.Discard}, DummyResources: nil}
+	failingKubeClient.ConnectionError = errors.New("connection refused")
+	config.KubeClient = &failingKubeClient
+
+	instAction := NewInstall(config)
+	instAction.ClientOnly = false
+	ctx, done := context.WithCancel(t.Context())
+	res, err := instAction.RunWithContext(ctx, nil, nil)
+
+	done()
+	assert.Nil(t, res)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "connection refused")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/action/list_test.go b/pkg/action/list_test.go
index b6f89fa1e..75737d635 100644
--- a/pkg/action/list_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/list_test.go
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ limitations under the License.
 package action
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"io"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
+	kubefake "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/kube/fake"
 	release "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/release/v1"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/storage"
 )
@@ -367,3 +370,16 @@ func TestSelectorList(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.ElementsMatch(t, expectedFilteredList, res)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestListRun_UnreachableKubeClient(t *testing.T) {
+	config := actionConfigFixture(t)
+	failingKubeClient := kubefake.FailingKubeClient{PrintingKubeClient: kubefake.PrintingKubeClient{Out: io.Discard}, DummyResources: nil}
+	failingKubeClient.ConnectionError = errors.New("connection refused")
+	config.KubeClient = &failingKubeClient
+
+	lister := NewList(config)
+	result, err := lister.Run()
+
+	assert.Nil(t, result)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "connection refused")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/action/uninstall_test.go b/pkg/action/uninstall_test.go
index f7c9e5f44..7c7344383 100644
--- a/pkg/action/uninstall_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/uninstall_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 package action
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -151,3 +153,17 @@ func TestUninstallRelease_Cascade(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Error(t, err)
 	is.Contains(err.Error(), "failed to delete release: come-fail-away")
 }
+
+func TestUninstallRun_UnreachableKubeClient(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+	config := actionConfigFixture(t)
+	failingKubeClient := kubefake.FailingKubeClient{PrintingKubeClient: kubefake.PrintingKubeClient{Out: io.Discard}, DummyResources: nil}
+	failingKubeClient.ConnectionError = errors.New("connection refused")
+	config.KubeClient = &failingKubeClient
+
+	client := NewUninstall(config)
+	result, err := client.Run("")
+
+	assert.Nil(t, result)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "connection refused")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/action/upgrade_test.go b/pkg/action/upgrade_test.go
index 7e27ef594..d31804b87 100644
--- a/pkg/action/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/upgrade_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ package action
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -690,3 +692,18 @@ func TestGetUpgradeServerSideValue(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func TestUpgradeRun_UnreachableKubeClient(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+	config := actionConfigFixture(t)
+	failingKubeClient := kubefake.FailingKubeClient{PrintingKubeClient: kubefake.PrintingKubeClient{Out: io.Discard}, DummyResources: nil}
+	failingKubeClient.ConnectionError = errors.New("connection refused")
+	config.KubeClient = &failingKubeClient
+
+	client := NewUpgrade(config)
+	vals := map[string]interface{}{}
+	result, err := client.Run("", buildChart(), vals)
+
+	assert.Nil(t, result)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "connection refused")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kube/fake/fake.go b/pkg/kube/fake/failing_kube_client.go
similarity index 96%
rename from pkg/kube/fake/fake.go
rename to pkg/kube/fake/failing_kube_client.go
index 588bba83d..154419ebf 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/fake/fake.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/fake/failing_kube_client.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type FailingKubeClient struct {
 	UpdateError                error
 	BuildError                 error
 	BuildTableError            error
+	ConnectionError            error
 	BuildDummy                 bool
 	DummyResources             kube.ResourceList
 	BuildUnstructuredError     error
@@ -166,6 +167,13 @@ func (f *FailingKubeClient) GetWaiter(ws kube.WaitStrategy) (kube.Waiter, error)
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (f *FailingKubeClient) IsReachable() error {
+	if f.ConnectionError != nil {
+		return f.ConnectionError
+	}
+	return f.PrintingKubeClient.IsReachable()
+}
+
 func createDummyResourceList() kube.ResourceList {
 	var resInfo resource.Info
 	resInfo.Name = "dummyName"