diff --git a/pkg/controllers/plugin/helm_controller.go b/pkg/controllers/plugin/helm_controller.go
index a0a4aeaf1..539189102 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/plugin/helm_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/plugin/helm_controller.go
@@ -256,11 +256,11 @@ func (r *HelmReconciler) reconcileHelmRelease(
 	if err := helm.InstallOrUpgradeHelmChartFromPlugin(ctx, r.Client, restClientGetter, pluginDefinition, plugin); err != nil {
 		reconcileFailedCondition.Status = metav1.ConditionTrue
 		reconcileFailedCondition.Message = "Helm install/upgrade failed: " + err.Error()
-		metrics.UpdateMetrics(plugin, metrics.MetricResultError, metrics.MetricReasonUninstallHelmFailed)
 		return driftDetectedCondition, reconcileFailedCondition
 	}
 	reconcileFailedCondition.Status = metav1.ConditionFalse
 	reconcileFailedCondition.Message = "Helm install/upgrade successful"
+	metrics.UpdateMetrics(plugin, metrics.MetricResultSuccess, metrics.MetricReasonEmpty)
 	return driftDetectedCondition, reconcileFailedCondition
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/helm/helm.go b/pkg/helm/helm.go
index 11b79aeab..9cbb7fdfa 100644
--- a/pkg/helm/helm.go
+++ b/pkg/helm/helm.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const driftDetectionInterval = 60 * time.Minute
 func InstallOrUpgradeHelmChartFromPlugin(ctx context.Context, local client.Client, restClientGetter genericclioptions.RESTClientGetter, pluginDefinition *greenhousev1alpha1.PluginDefinition, plugin *greenhousev1alpha1.Plugin) error {
 	// Early return if the pluginDefinition is not helm based
 	if pluginDefinition.Spec.HelmChart == nil {
+		metrics.UpdateMetrics(plugin, metrics.MetricResultError, metrics.MetricReasonHelmChartIsNotDefined)
 		return fmt.Errorf("no helm chart defined in pluginDefinition.Spec.HelmChart for pluginDefinition %s", plugin.Spec.PluginDefinition)
 	}
 	latestRelease, isReleaseExists, err := isReleaseExistsForPlugin(ctx, restClientGetter, plugin)
@@ -71,27 +72,32 @@ func InstallOrUpgradeHelmChartFromPlugin(ctx context.Context, local client.Clien
 	}
 	helmChart, err := locateChartForPlugin(restClientGetter, pluginDefinition)
 	if err != nil {
+		metrics.UpdateMetrics(plugin, metrics.MetricResultError, metrics.MetricReasonUpgradeFailed)
 		return err
 	}
 	// Avoid attempts to upgrade a failed release and attempt to resurrect it.
 	if latestRelease.Info != nil && latestRelease.Info.Status == release.StatusFailed {
 		log.FromContext(ctx).Info("attempting to reset release status", "current status", latestRelease.Info.Status.String())
 		if err := ResetHelmReleaseStatusToDeployed(ctx, restClientGetter, plugin); err != nil {
+			metrics.UpdateMetrics(plugin, metrics.MetricResultError, metrics.MetricReasonUpgradeFailed)
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 	// Avoid upgrading a currently pending release.
 	if releaseStatus, ok := isCanReleaseBeUpgraded(latestRelease); !ok {
+		metrics.UpdateMetrics(plugin, metrics.MetricResultError, metrics.MetricReasonUpgradeFailed)
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot upgrade release %s/%s in status %s", latestRelease.Namespace, latestRelease.Name, releaseStatus.String())
 	}
 	log.FromContext(ctx).Info("upgrading release", "namespace", plugin.Spec.ReleaseNamespace, "name", plugin.Name)
 
 	c, err := clientutil.NewK8sClientFromRestClientGetter(restClientGetter)
 	if err != nil {
+		metrics.UpdateMetrics(plugin, metrics.MetricResultError, metrics.MetricReasonUpgradeFailed)
 		return err
 	}
 
 	if err := replaceCustomResourceDefinitions(ctx, c, helmChart.CRDObjects(), true); err != nil {
+		metrics.UpdateMetrics(plugin, metrics.MetricResultError, metrics.MetricReasonUpgradeFailed)
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/plugin_metrics.go b/pkg/metrics/plugin_metrics.go
index 2ae4ee2cc..f5bab89cb 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/plugin_metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/plugin_metrics.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const (
 	MetricReasonPluginDefinitionNotFound MetricReason = "plugin_definition_not_found"
 	MetricReasonTemplateFailed           MetricReason = "template_failed"
 	MetricReasonDiffFailed               MetricReason = "diff_failed"
+	MetricReasonHelmChartIsNotDefined    MetricReason = "helm_chart_is_not_defined"
 )
 
 var (