diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index fae83adb..a73450ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
             --health-check="Deployment/frontend.dev" \
             --health-check="Deployment/backend.dev" \
             --health-check-timeout=3m
-      - name: gotk sync kustomization --with-source
+      - name: gotk reconcile kustomization --with-source
         run: |
           ./bin/gotk reconcile kustomization podinfo --with-source
       - name: gotk get kustomizations
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ jobs:
             --target-namespace=default \
             --source=GitRepository/podinfo \
             --chart=./charts/podinfo
+      - name: gotk reconcile helmrelease --with-source
+        run: |
+          ./bin/gotk reconcile helmrelease podinfo-git --with-source
       - name: gotk get helmreleases
         run: |
           ./bin/gotk get helmreleases
diff --git a/cmd/gotk/create_helmrelease.go b/cmd/gotk/create_helmrelease.go
index 64c343f4..7dd6cbea 100644
--- a/cmd/gotk/create_helmrelease.go
+++ b/cmd/gotk/create_helmrelease.go
@@ -286,3 +286,28 @@ func isHelmChartReady(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client, name, names
 		return false, nil
 	}
 }
+
+func isHelmReleaseReady(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client, name, namespace string) wait.ConditionFunc {
+	return func() (bool, error) {
+		var helmRelease helmv2.HelmRelease
+		namespacedName := types.NamespacedName{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			Name:      name,
+		}
+
+		err := kubeClient.Get(ctx, namespacedName, &helmRelease)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+
+		if c := meta.GetCondition(helmRelease.Status.Conditions, meta.ReadyCondition); c != nil {
+			switch c.Status {
+			case corev1.ConditionTrue:
+				return true, nil
+			case corev1.ConditionFalse:
+				return false, fmt.Errorf(c.Message)
+			}
+		}
+		return false, nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/gotk/reconcile_helmrelease.go b/cmd/gotk/reconcile_helmrelease.go
index 541e4afd..d5f9ecda 100644
--- a/cmd/gotk/reconcile_helmrelease.go
+++ b/cmd/gotk/reconcile_helmrelease.go
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -94,24 +95,25 @@ func reconcileHrCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-	} else {
-		logger.Actionf("annotating HelmRelease %s in %s namespace", name, namespace)
-		if helmRelease.Annotations == nil {
-			helmRelease.Annotations = map[string]string{
-				meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
-			}
-		} else {
-			helmRelease.Annotations[meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
-		}
-		if err := kubeClient.Update(ctx, &helmRelease); err != nil {
-			return err
+	}
+
+	logger.Actionf("annotating HelmRelease %s in %s namespace", name, namespace)
+	if helmRelease.Annotations == nil {
+		helmRelease.Annotations = map[string]string{
+			meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
 		}
-		logger.Successf("HelmRelease annotated")
+	} else {
+		helmRelease.Annotations[meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+	}
+	if err := kubeClient.Update(ctx, &helmRelease); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
+	logger.Successf("HelmRelease annotated")
 
 	logger.Waitingf("waiting for HelmRelease reconciliation")
 	if err := wait.PollImmediate(pollInterval, timeout,
-		isHelmReleaseReady(ctx, kubeClient, name, namespace)); err != nil {
+		helmReleaseReconciliationHandled(ctx, kubeClient, name, namespace, helmRelease.Status.LastHandledReconcileAt),
+	); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -121,16 +123,19 @@ func reconcileHrCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	if helmRelease.Status.LastAppliedRevision != "" {
-		logger.Successf("reconciled revision %s", helmRelease.Status.LastAppliedRevision)
-	} else {
-		return fmt.Errorf("HelmRelease reconciliation failed")
+	if c := meta.GetCondition(helmRelease.Status.Conditions, meta.ReadyCondition); c != nil {
+		switch c.Status {
+		case corev1.ConditionFalse:
+			return fmt.Errorf("HelmRelease reconciliation failed")
+		default:
+			logger.Successf("reconciled revision %s", helmRelease.Status.LastAppliedRevision)
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func isHelmReleaseReady(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client, name, namespace string) wait.ConditionFunc {
+func helmReleaseReconciliationHandled(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client,
+	name, namespace, lastHandledReconcileAt string) wait.ConditionFunc {
 	return func() (bool, error) {
 		var helmRelease helmv2.HelmRelease
 		namespacedName := types.NamespacedName{
@@ -143,14 +148,6 @@ func isHelmReleaseReady(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client, name, nam
 			return false, err
 		}
 
-		if c := meta.GetCondition(helmRelease.Status.Conditions, meta.ReadyCondition); c != nil {
-			switch c.Status {
-			case corev1.ConditionTrue:
-				return true, nil
-			case corev1.ConditionFalse:
-				return false, fmt.Errorf(c.Message)
-			}
-		}
-		return false, nil
+		return helmRelease.Status.LastHandledReconcileAt != lastHandledReconcileAt, nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/gotk/reconcile_kustomization.go b/cmd/gotk/reconcile_kustomization.go
index 7ca0d5d1..dee82809 100644
--- a/cmd/gotk/reconcile_kustomization.go
+++ b/cmd/gotk/reconcile_kustomization.go
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -90,24 +93,26 @@ func reconcileKsCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-	} else {
-		logger.Actionf("annotating kustomization %s in %s namespace", name, namespace)
-		if kustomization.Annotations == nil {
-			kustomization.Annotations = map[string]string{
-				meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
-			}
-		} else {
-			kustomization.Annotations[meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
-		}
-		if err := kubeClient.Update(ctx, &kustomization); err != nil {
-			return err
+	}
+
+	logger.Actionf("annotating kustomization %s in %s namespace", name, namespace)
+	if kustomization.Annotations == nil {
+		kustomization.Annotations = map[string]string{
+			meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
 		}
-		logger.Successf("kustomization annotated")
+	} else {
+		kustomization.Annotations[meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+	}
+	if err := kubeClient.Update(ctx, &kustomization); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
+	logger.Successf("kustomization annotated")
 
 	logger.Waitingf("waiting for kustomization reconciliation")
-	if err := wait.PollImmediate(pollInterval, timeout,
-		isKustomizationReady(ctx, kubeClient, name, namespace)); err != nil {
+	if err := wait.PollImmediate(
+		pollInterval, timeout,
+		kustomizeReconciliationHandled(ctx, kubeClient, name, namespace, kustomization.Status.LastHandledReconcileAt),
+	); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -117,11 +122,31 @@ func reconcileKsCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	if kustomization.Status.LastAppliedRevision != "" {
-		logger.Successf("reconciled revision %s", kustomization.Status.LastAppliedRevision)
-	} else {
-		return fmt.Errorf("kustomization sync failed")
+	if c := meta.GetCondition(kustomization.Status.Conditions, meta.ReadyCondition); c != nil {
+		switch c.Status {
+		case corev1.ConditionFalse:
+			return fmt.Errorf("kustomization reconciliation failed")
+		default:
+			logger.Successf("reconciled revision %s", kustomization.Status.LastAppliedRevision)
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func kustomizeReconciliationHandled(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client,
+	name, namespace, lastHandledReconcileAt string) wait.ConditionFunc {
+	return func() (bool, error) {
+		var kustomize kustomizev1.Kustomization
+		namespacedName := types.NamespacedName{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			Name:      name,
+		}
+
+		err := kubeClient.Get(ctx, namespacedName, &kustomize)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+
+		return kustomize.Status.LastHandledReconcileAt != lastHandledReconcileAt, nil
+	}
+}