diff --git a/pkg/apparchive/helm-v1beta2.go b/pkg/apparchive/helm-v1beta2.go
index 60ef747efe..47f43e45f4 100644
--- a/pkg/apparchive/helm-v1beta2.go
+++ b/pkg/apparchive/helm-v1beta2.go
@@ -146,14 +146,6 @@ func WriteV1Beta2HelmCharts(opts WriteV1Beta2HelmChartsOptions) error {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to write values file")
 		}
 
-		if !opts.ProcessImageOptions.RewriteImages || opts.ProcessImageOptions.IsAirgap {
-			// if an on-prem registry is not configured (which means it's an online installation)
-			// there's no need to process/copy the images as they will be pulled from their original registries or through the replicated proxy.
-			// if an on-prem registry is configured, but it's an airgap installation, we also don't need to process/copy the images
-			// as they will be pushed from the airgap bundle.
-			continue
-		}
-
 		if err := processOnlineV1Beta2HelmChartImages(opts, &helmChart, chartDir); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to process online images")
 		}
@@ -317,6 +309,14 @@ func processOnlineV1Beta2HelmChartImages(opts WriteV1Beta2HelmChartsOptions, hel
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to update installation images")
 	}
 
+	if !opts.ProcessImageOptions.RewriteImages || opts.ProcessImageOptions.IsAirgap {
+		// if an on-prem registry is not configured (which means it's an online installation)
+		// there's no need to process/copy the images as they will be pulled from their original registries or through the replicated proxy.
+		// if an on-prem registry is configured, but it's an airgap installation, we also don't need to process/copy the images
+		// as they will be pushed from the airgap bundle.
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if err := image.CopyOnlineImages(opts.ProcessImageOptions, chartImages, opts.KotsKinds, opts.KotsKinds.License, dockerHubRegistryCreds, opts.RenderOptions.Log); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to rewrite base images")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/tests/pull/cases/v1beta2-charts/testcase.yaml b/pkg/tests/pull/cases/v1beta2-charts/testcase.yaml
index d0bc3fb357..6caf793c02 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/pull/cases/v1beta2-charts/testcase.yaml
+++ b/pkg/tests/pull/cases/v1beta2-charts/testcase.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Name: test v1beta2 charts
 PullOptions:
   Namespace: app-namespace
   ExcludeAdminConsole: true
+  IsAirgap: true
   Silent: true
   LocalPath: cases/v1beta2-charts/upstream
   RootDir: cases/v1beta2-charts/results
diff --git a/pkg/tests/pull/cases/v1beta2-charts/wantResults/kotsKinds/userdata/installation.yaml b/pkg/tests/pull/cases/v1beta2-charts/wantResults/kotsKinds/userdata/installation.yaml
index b5e760e508..b0141e14d8 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/pull/cases/v1beta2-charts/wantResults/kotsKinds/userdata/installation.yaml
+++ b/pkg/tests/pull/cases/v1beta2-charts/wantResults/kotsKinds/userdata/installation.yaml
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ spec:
   channelName: My Channel
   knownImages:
   - image: nginx:1.23
+    isPrivate: true
   - image: nginx:1.24
+    isPrivate: true
 status: {}
diff --git a/pkg/tests/pull/cases/v1beta2-charts/wantResults/upstream/userdata/installation.yaml b/pkg/tests/pull/cases/v1beta2-charts/wantResults/upstream/userdata/installation.yaml
index b5e760e508..b0141e14d8 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/pull/cases/v1beta2-charts/wantResults/upstream/userdata/installation.yaml
+++ b/pkg/tests/pull/cases/v1beta2-charts/wantResults/upstream/userdata/installation.yaml
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ spec:
   channelName: My Channel
   knownImages:
   - image: nginx:1.23
+    isPrivate: true
   - image: nginx:1.24
+    isPrivate: true
 status: {}