diff --git a/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller.go b/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller.go
index ba7c0fe85..b02501a06 100644
--- a/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller.go
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ func (r *HelmReleaseReconciler) checkDependencies(ctx context.Context, obj *v2.H
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to get '%s' dependency: %w", ref, err)
 		}
 
-		if dHr.Generation != dHr.Status.ObservedGeneration || !conditions.IsTrue(dHr, meta.ReadyCondition) {
+		if dHr.Generation != conditions.GetObservedGeneration(dHr, meta.ReadyCondition) || !conditions.IsTrue(dHr, meta.ReadyCondition) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("dependency '%s' is not ready", ref)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller_test.go b/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller_test.go
index 6cd56bc72..4a89263a5 100644
--- a/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller_test.go
@@ -2037,9 +2037,8 @@ func TestHelmReleaseReconciler_checkDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 						Namespace:  "some-namespace",
 					},
 					Status: v2.HelmReleaseStatus{
-						ObservedGeneration: 1,
 						Conditions: []metav1.Condition{
-							{Type: meta.ReadyCondition, Status: metav1.ConditionTrue},
+							{Type: meta.ReadyCondition, Status: metav1.ConditionTrue, ObservedGeneration: 1},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -2050,9 +2049,8 @@ func TestHelmReleaseReconciler_checkDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 						Namespace:  "some-other-namespace",
 					},
 					Status: v2.HelmReleaseStatus{
-						ObservedGeneration: 2,
 						Conditions: []metav1.Condition{
-							{Type: meta.ReadyCondition, Status: metav1.ConditionTrue},
+							{Type: meta.ReadyCondition, Status: metav1.ConditionTrue, ObservedGeneration: 2},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -2084,9 +2082,8 @@ func TestHelmReleaseReconciler_checkDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 						Namespace:  "some-namespace",
 					},
 					Status: v2.HelmReleaseStatus{
-						ObservedGeneration: 1,
 						Conditions: []metav1.Condition{
-							{Type: meta.ReadyCondition, Status: metav1.ConditionTrue},
+							{Type: meta.ReadyCondition, Status: metav1.ConditionTrue, ObservedGeneration: 1},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -2119,9 +2116,8 @@ func TestHelmReleaseReconciler_checkDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 						Namespace:  "some-namespace",
 					},
 					Status: v2.HelmReleaseStatus{
-						ObservedGeneration: 1,
 						Conditions: []metav1.Condition{
-							{Type: meta.ReadyCondition, Status: metav1.ConditionFalse},
+							{Type: meta.ReadyCondition, Status: metav1.ConditionFalse, ObservedGeneration: 1},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -2153,9 +2149,7 @@ func TestHelmReleaseReconciler_checkDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 						Name:       "dependency-1",
 						Namespace:  "some-namespace",
 					},
-					Status: v2.HelmReleaseStatus{
-						ObservedGeneration: 1,
-					},
+					Status: v2.HelmReleaseStatus{},
 				},
 			},
 			expect: func(g *WithT, err error) {