diff --git a/tacker/sol_refactored/infra_drivers/kubernetes/helm_utils.py b/tacker/sol_refactored/infra_drivers/kubernetes/helm_utils.py
index 05b841f30..a2590f7aa 100644
--- a/tacker/sol_refactored/infra_drivers/kubernetes/helm_utils.py
+++ b/tacker/sol_refactored/infra_drivers/kubernetes/helm_utils.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from tacker.sol_refactored.common import exceptions as sol_ex
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 HELM_INSTALL_TIMEOUT = "120s"
+RELEASE_NOT_FOUND_MSG = 'Error: release: not found'
 
 
 class HelmClient():
@@ -51,7 +52,13 @@ class HelmClient():
         helm_command = ["helm", "status", release_name, "--namespace",
                         namespace]
         result = self._execute_command(helm_command, False)
-        return result.returncode == 0
+
+        if result.returncode == 0:
+            return True
+        elif RELEASE_NOT_FOUND_MSG in result.stderr:
+            return False
+        else:
+            raise sol_ex.HelmOperationFailed(sol_detail=str(result))
 
     def install(self, release_name, chart_name, namespace, parameters):
         # execute helm install command
diff --git a/tacker/tests/unit/sol_refactored/infra_drivers/kubernetes/test_helm_utils.py b/tacker/tests/unit/sol_refactored/infra_drivers/kubernetes/test_helm_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1d543af8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tacker/tests/unit/sol_refactored/infra_drivers/kubernetes/test_helm_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2024 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from unittest import mock
+
+from tacker.sol_refactored.common import exceptions as sol_ex
+from tacker.sol_refactored.infra_drivers.kubernetes import helm_utils
+from tacker.tests.unit import base
+
+
+RELEASE_NAME = "vnf0e222bb1a81b45f5ba51fef83559caf6"
+NAMESPACE = "default"
+
+
+class FakeCompletedProcess(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, returncode, stdout, stderr):
+        self.returncode = returncode
+        self.stdout = stdout
+        self.stderr = stderr
+
+
+class TestHelmClient(base.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestHelmClient, self).setUp()
+        self.driver = helm_utils.HelmClient(mock.Mock())
+
+    @mock.patch.object(helm_utils.HelmClient, '_execute_command')
+    def test_is_release_exist(self, mock_execute_command):
+
+        mock_execute_command.return_value = FakeCompletedProcess(
+            0, 'Unit Test', '')
+
+        # run is_release_exist
+        self.assertTrue(self.driver.is_release_exist(RELEASE_NAME, NAMESPACE))
+
+    @mock.patch.object(helm_utils.HelmClient, '_execute_command')
+    def test_is_release_exist_release_not_found(self, mock_execute_command):
+
+        mock_execute_command.return_value = FakeCompletedProcess(
+            1, '', 'Error: release: not found\n')
+
+        # run is_release_exist
+        self.assertFalse(self.driver.is_release_exist(RELEASE_NAME, NAMESPACE))
+
+    @mock.patch.object(helm_utils.HelmClient, '_execute_command')
+    def test_is_release_exist_other_error(self, mock_execute_command):
+
+        mock_execute_command.return_value = FakeCompletedProcess(
+            1, '', 'Error: Kubernetes cluster unreachable\n')
+
+        # run is_release_exist
+        self.assertRaises(
+            sol_ex.HelmOperationFailed,
+            self.driver.is_release_exist, RELEASE_NAME, NAMESPACE)