diff --git a/pkg/kubernetes/common.go b/pkg/kubernetes/common.go
index 5da42daa..f607541f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubernetes/common.go
+++ b/pkg/kubernetes/common.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package kubernetes
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/dapr/cli/utils"
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ func GetDaprHelmChartName(helmConf *helm.Configuration) (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
+	if len(releases) == 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not find release name %q in your helm releases", daprReleaseName)
+	}
 	var chart string
 	for _, r := range releases {
 		if r.Chart != nil && strings.Contains(r.Chart.Name(), "dapr") {