diff --git a/internal/action/verify.go b/internal/action/verify.go
index 3407db143..a47b9944d 100644
--- a/internal/action/verify.go
+++ b/internal/action/verify.go
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ func ReleaseTargetChanged(obj *v2.HelmRelease, chartName string) (string, bool)
 		return targetReleaseNamespace, true
 	case release.ShortenName(obj.GetReleaseName()) != cur.Name:
 		return targetReleaseName, true
-	case chartName != cur.ChartName:
-		return targetChartName, true
 	default:
 		return "", false
 	}
diff --git a/internal/action/verify_test.go b/internal/action/verify_test.go
index c26b2b57f..37b9ea901 100644
--- a/internal/action/verify_test.go
+++ b/internal/action/verify_test.go
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ func TestReleaseTargetChanged(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				StorageNamespace: defaultNamespace,
 			},
-			wantReason: targetChartName,
-			want:       true,
+			wantReason: "",
+			want:       false,
 		},
 		{
 			name:      "matching shortened release name",