diff --git a/internal/controller/helmchart_controller_test.go b/internal/controller/helmchart_controller_test.go
index cc1dac28..8bfa9165 100644
--- a/internal/controller/helmchart_controller_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/helmchart_controller_test.go
@@ -1035,12 +1035,12 @@ func TestHelmChartReconciler_buildFromHelmRepository(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			},
 			want:    sreconcile.ResultEmpty,
-			wantErr: &serror.Generic{Err: errors.New("failed to get authentication secret: secrets \"invalid\" not found")},
+			wantErr: &serror.Generic{Err: errors.New("failed to get authentication secret '/invalid': secrets \"invalid\" not found")},
 			assertFunc: func(g *WithT, obj *sourcev1.HelmChart, build chart.Build) {
 				g.Expect(build.Complete()).To(BeFalse())
 
 				g.Expect(obj.Status.Conditions).To(conditions.MatchConditions([]metav1.Condition{
-					*conditions.TrueCondition(sourcev1.FetchFailedCondition, sourcev1.AuthenticationFailedReason, "failed to get authentication secret: secrets \"invalid\" not found"),
+					*conditions.TrueCondition(sourcev1.FetchFailedCondition, sourcev1.AuthenticationFailedReason, "failed to get authentication secret '/invalid': secrets \"invalid\" not found"),
 				}))
 			},
 		},
@@ -1304,12 +1304,12 @@ func TestHelmChartReconciler_buildFromOCIHelmRepository(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			},
 			want:    sreconcile.ResultEmpty,
-			wantErr: &serror.Generic{Err: errors.New("failed to get authentication secret: secrets \"invalid\" not found")},
+			wantErr: &serror.Generic{Err: errors.New("failed to get authentication secret '/invalid': secrets \"invalid\" not found")},
 			assertFunc: func(g *WithT, obj *sourcev1.HelmChart, build chart.Build) {
 				g.Expect(build.Complete()).To(BeFalse())
 
 				g.Expect(obj.Status.Conditions).To(conditions.MatchConditions([]metav1.Condition{
-					*conditions.TrueCondition(sourcev1.FetchFailedCondition, sourcev1.AuthenticationFailedReason, "failed to get authentication secret: secrets \"invalid\" not found"),
+					*conditions.TrueCondition(sourcev1.FetchFailedCondition, sourcev1.AuthenticationFailedReason, "failed to get authentication secret '/invalid': secrets \"invalid\" not found"),
 				}))
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/internal/helm/getter/client_opts.go b/internal/helm/getter/client_opts.go
index ab491c31..69d3b0f3 100644
--- a/internal/helm/getter/client_opts.go
+++ b/internal/helm/getter/client_opts.go
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ func configureAuthentication(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, obj *sourcev1
 	if obj.Spec.CertSecretRef != nil {
 		secret, err := fetchSecret(ctx, c, obj.Spec.CertSecretRef.Name, obj.GetNamespace())
 		if err != nil {
-			return false, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get TLS authentication secret: %w", err)
+			secretRef := types.NamespacedName{Namespace: obj.GetNamespace(), Name: obj.Spec.CertSecretRef.Name}
+			return false, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get TLS authentication secret '%s': %w", secretRef, err)
 		}
 		certSecret = secret
 
@@ -138,7 +139,8 @@ func configureAuthentication(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, obj *sourcev1
 	if obj.Spec.SecretRef != nil {
 		secret, err := fetchSecret(ctx, c, obj.Spec.SecretRef.Name, obj.GetNamespace())
 		if err != nil {
-			return false, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get authentication secret: %w", err)
+			secretRef := types.NamespacedName{Namespace: obj.GetNamespace(), Name: obj.Spec.SecretRef.Name}
+			return false, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get authentication secret '%s': %w", secretRef, err)
 		}
 		authSecret = secret