diff --git a/test/pytest/test_helmreleases.py b/test/pytest/test_helmreleases.py
index 18bbf5fb2662f5417214ac70be99972a6786c3c1..85483b2af1f8609313f325e6276f02ef7c771d5b 100644
--- a/test/pytest/test_helmreleases.py
+++ b/test/pytest/test_helmreleases.py
@@ -13,17 +13,13 @@ def get_release(name, namespace, api):
             name=name,
             namespace=namespace
         )
-        release_name = release['status']['releaseName']
         release_status = release['status']['releaseStatus']
         print(release_status)
     except ApiException as e:
         if e.status == 404:
-            release_name = None
             release_status = 'not found'
         else:
-            release_name = None
-            release_status = None
-            print("Exception: %s" % e)
+            raise
         print("**** NOT DEPLOYED, status: %s *****" % release_status)
 
     return(release_status)