diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 49f787d3..dc766399 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 ## Bug Fixes
 
 * [#352](https://github.com/suse-edge/edge-image-builder/issues/352) - Resizing raw images results in dracut-pre-mount failure
+* [#355](https://github.com/suse-edge/edge-image-builder/issues/355) - Helm fails getting charts stored in unauthenticated OCI registries
 * [#359](https://github.com/suse-edge/edge-image-builder/issues/359) - Helm validation does not check if a chart uses an undefined repository
 
 ---
diff --git a/pkg/registry/helm.go b/pkg/registry/helm.go
index 5b461085..c2dd48f7 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/helm.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/helm.go
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ func downloadChart(chart *image.HelmChart, repo *image.HelmRepository, helmClien
 		if err := helmClient.AddRepo(repo); err != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("adding repo: %w", err)
 		}
-	} else if err := helmClient.RegistryLogin(repo); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("logging into registry: %w", err)
+	} else if repo.Authentication.Username != "" && repo.Authentication.Password != "" {
+		if err := helmClient.RegistryLogin(repo); err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("logging into registry: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	chartPath, err := helmClient.Pull(chart.Name, repo, chart.Version, destDir)
diff --git a/pkg/registry/helm_test.go b/pkg/registry/helm_test.go
index 221948c6..61766add 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/helm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/helm_test.go
@@ -193,10 +193,41 @@ func TestDownloadChart_FailedAddingRepo(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Empty(t, chartPath)
 }
 
+func TestDownloadChart_ValidRegistryLogin(t *testing.T) {
+	helmChart := &image.HelmChart{}
+	helmRepo := &image.HelmRepository{
+		URL: "oci://registry-1.docker.io/bitnamicharts/apache",
+		Authentication: image.HelmAuthentication{
+			Username: "valid",
+			Password: "login",
+		},
+	}
+
+	helmClient := mockHelmClient{
+		addRepoFunc: func(repository *image.HelmRepository) error {
+			return nil
+		},
+		registryLoginFunc: func(repository *image.HelmRepository) error {
+			return nil
+		},
+		pullFunc: func(chart string, repository *image.HelmRepository, version, destDir string) (string, error) {
+			return "apache-chart.tgz", nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	chartPath, err := downloadChart(helmChart, helmRepo, helmClient, "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "apache-chart.tgz", chartPath)
+}
+
 func TestDownloadChart_FailedRegistryLogin(t *testing.T) {
 	helmChart := &image.HelmChart{}
 	helmRepo := &image.HelmRepository{
 		URL: "oci://registry-1.docker.io/bitnamicharts/apache",
+		Authentication: image.HelmAuthentication{
+			Username: "wrong",
+			Password: "creds",
+		},
 	}
 
 	helmClient := mockHelmClient{
@@ -250,9 +281,6 @@ func TestDownloadChart(t *testing.T) {
 		addRepoFunc: func(repository *image.HelmRepository) error {
 			return nil
 		},
-		registryLoginFunc: func(repository *image.HelmRepository) error {
-			return nil
-		},
 		pullFunc: func(chart string, repository *image.HelmRepository, version, destDir string) (string, error) {
 			return "apache-chart.tgz", nil
 		},