diff --git a/controllers/helmchart_controller.go b/controllers/helmchart_controller.go
index 8afb96c77..a294c8cba 100644
--- a/controllers/helmchart_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/helmchart_controller.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	helmgetter "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/getter"
-	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/registry"
+	helmreg "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/registry"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrs "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import (
 	serror "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/error"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/helm/chart"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/helm/getter"
+	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/helm/registry"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/helm/repository"
 	sreconcile "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/reconcile"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/reconcile/summarize"
@@ -380,7 +381,7 @@ func (r *HelmChartReconciler) reconcileSource(ctx context.Context, obj *sourcev1
 
 	// Assert source has an artifact
 	if s.GetArtifact() == nil || !r.Storage.ArtifactExist(*s.GetArtifact()) {
-		if helmRepo, ok := s.(*sourcev1.HelmRepository); !ok || !registry.IsOCI(helmRepo.Spec.URL) {
+		if helmRepo, ok := s.(*sourcev1.HelmRepository); !ok || !helmreg.IsOCI(helmRepo.Spec.URL) {
 			conditions.MarkTrue(obj, sourcev1.FetchFailedCondition, "NoSourceArtifact",
 				"no artifact available for %s source '%s'", obj.Spec.SourceRef.Kind, obj.Spec.SourceRef.Name)
 			r.eventLogf(ctx, obj, events.EventTypeTrace, "NoSourceArtifact",
@@ -447,7 +448,7 @@ func (r *HelmChartReconciler) buildFromHelmRepository(ctx context.Context, obj *
 	repo *sourcev1.HelmRepository, b *chart.Build) (sreconcile.Result, error) {
 	var (
 		tlsConfig *tls.Config
-		logOpts   []registry.LoginOption
+		loginOpts []helmreg.LoginOption
 	)
 
 	// Construct the Getter options from the HelmRepository data
@@ -492,7 +493,7 @@ func (r *HelmChartReconciler) buildFromHelmRepository(ctx context.Context, obj *
 		}
 
 		// Build registryClient options from secret
-		logOpt, err := loginOptionFromSecret(*secret)
+		loginOpt, err := registry.LoginOptionFromSecret(repo.Spec.URL, *secret)
 		if err != nil {
 			e := &serror.Event{
 				Err:    fmt.Errorf("failed to configure Helm client with secret data: %w", err),
@@ -503,14 +504,14 @@ func (r *HelmChartReconciler) buildFromHelmRepository(ctx context.Context, obj *
 			return sreconcile.ResultEmpty, e
 		}
 
-		logOpts = append([]registry.LoginOption{}, logOpt)
+		loginOpts = append([]helmreg.LoginOption{}, loginOpt)
 	}
 
 	// Initialize the chart repository
 	var chartRepo chart.Remote
 	switch repo.Spec.Type {
 	case sourcev1.HelmRepositoryTypeOCI:
-		if !registry.IsOCI(repo.Spec.URL) {
+		if !helmreg.IsOCI(repo.Spec.URL) {
 			err := fmt.Errorf("invalid OCI registry URL: %s", repo.Spec.URL)
 			return chartRepoErrorReturn(err, obj)
 		}
@@ -519,7 +520,7 @@ func (r *HelmChartReconciler) buildFromHelmRepository(ctx context.Context, obj *
 		// this is needed because otherwise the credentials are stored in ~/.docker/config.json.
 		// TODO@souleb: remove this once the registry move to Oras v2
 		// or rework to enable reusing credentials to avoid the unneccessary handshake operations
-		registryClient, file, err := r.RegistryClientGenerator(logOpts != nil)
+		registryClient, file, err := r.RegistryClientGenerator(loginOpts != nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return chartRepoErrorReturn(err, obj)
 		}
@@ -540,14 +541,13 @@ func (r *HelmChartReconciler) buildFromHelmRepository(ctx context.Context, obj *
 
 		// If login options are configured, use them to login to the registry
 		// The OCIGetter will later retrieve the stored credentials to pull the chart
-		if logOpts != nil {
-			err = ociChartRepo.Login(logOpts...)
+		if loginOpts != nil {
+			err = ociChartRepo.Login(loginOpts...)
 			if err != nil {
 				return chartRepoErrorReturn(err, obj)
 			}
 		}
 	default:
-		var httpChartRepo *repository.ChartRepository
 		httpChartRepo, err := repository.NewChartRepository(repo.Spec.URL, r.Storage.LocalPath(*repo.GetArtifact()), r.Getters, tlsConfig, clientOpts,
 			repository.WithMemoryCache(r.Storage.LocalPath(*repo.GetArtifact()), r.Cache, r.TTL, func(event string) {
 				r.IncCacheEvents(event, obj.Name, obj.Namespace)
diff --git a/controllers/helmchart_controller_test.go b/controllers/helmchart_controller_test.go
index 9bc5a39e1..59ff1d0b1 100644
--- a/controllers/helmchart_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/helmchart_controller_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package controllers
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	hchart "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader"
-	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/registry"
+	helmreg "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/registry"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ import (
 	sourcev1 "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api/v1beta2"
 	serror "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/error"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/helm/chart"
-	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/helm/util"
+	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/helm/registry"
 	sreconcile "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/reconcile"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/reconcile/summarize"
 )
@@ -792,8 +793,8 @@ func TestHelmChartReconciler_buildFromOCIHelmRepository(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Login to the registry
 	err := testRegistryserver.RegistryClient.Login(testRegistryserver.DockerRegistryHost,
-		registry.LoginOptBasicAuth(testUsername, testPassword),
-		registry.LoginOptInsecure(true))
+		helmreg.LoginOptBasicAuth(testUsername, testPassword),
+		helmreg.LoginOptInsecure(true))
 	g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 	// Load a test chart
@@ -825,6 +826,35 @@ func TestHelmChartReconciler_buildFromOCIHelmRepository(t *testing.T) {
 		assertFunc func(g *WithT, obj *sourcev1.HelmChart, build chart.Build)
 		cleanFunc  func(g *WithT, build *chart.Build)
 	}{
+		{
+			name: "Reconciles chart build with docker repository credentials",
+			secret: &corev1.Secret{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "auth",
+				},
+				Type: corev1.SecretTypeDockerConfigJson,
+				Data: map[string][]byte{
+					".dockerconfigjson": []byte(`{"auths":{"` +
+						testRegistryserver.DockerRegistryHost + `":{"` +
+						`auth":"` + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(testUsername+":"+testPassword)) + `"}}}`),
+				},
+			},
+			beforeFunc: func(obj *sourcev1.HelmChart, repository *sourcev1.HelmRepository) {
+				obj.Spec.Chart = metadata.Name
+				obj.Spec.Version = metadata.Version
+				repository.Spec.SecretRef = &meta.LocalObjectReference{Name: "auth"}
+			},
+			want: sreconcile.ResultSuccess,
+			assertFunc: func(g *WithT, _ *sourcev1.HelmChart, build chart.Build) {
+				g.Expect(build.Name).To(Equal(metadata.Name))
+				g.Expect(build.Version).To(Equal(metadata.Version))
+				g.Expect(build.Path).ToNot(BeEmpty())
+				g.Expect(build.Path).To(BeARegularFile())
+			},
+			cleanFunc: func(g *WithT, build *chart.Build) {
+				g.Expect(os.Remove(build.Path)).To(Succeed())
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "Reconciles chart build with repository credentials",
 			secret: &corev1.Secret{
@@ -945,7 +975,7 @@ func TestHelmChartReconciler_buildFromOCIHelmRepository(t *testing.T) {
 				EventRecorder:           record.NewFakeRecorder(32),
 				Getters:                 testGetters,
 				Storage:                 storage,
-				RegistryClientGenerator: util.RegistryClientGenerator,
+				RegistryClientGenerator: registry.ClientGenerator,
 			}
 
 			repository := &sourcev1.HelmRepository{
diff --git a/controllers/helmrepository_controller_oci.go b/controllers/helmrepository_controller_oci.go
index 05da9af0c..ba2d356d6 100644
--- a/controllers/helmrepository_controller_oci.go
+++ b/controllers/helmrepository_controller_oci.go
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/predicates"
 	sourcev1 "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api/v1beta2"
 	serror "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/error"
+	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/helm/registry"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/helm/repository"
 	intpredicates "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/predicates"
 	sreconcile "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/reconcile"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/reconcile/summarize"
 	helmgetter "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/getter"
-	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/registry"
+	helmreg "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/registry"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	kuberecorder "k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ type HelmRepositoryOCIReconciler struct {
 // and an optional file name.
 // The file is used to store the registry client credentials.
 // The caller is responsible for deleting the file.
-type RegistryClientGeneratorFunc func(isLogin bool) (*registry.Client, string, error)
+type RegistryClientGeneratorFunc func(isLogin bool) (*helmreg.Client, string, error)
 
 // helmRepositoryOCIReconcileFunc is the function type for all the
 // v1beta2.HelmRepository (sub)reconcile functions for OCI type. The type implementations
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ func (r *HelmRepositoryOCIReconciler) reconcile(ctx context.Context, obj *source
 }
 
 func (r *HelmRepositoryOCIReconciler) reconcileSource(ctx context.Context, obj *sourcev1.HelmRepository) (sreconcile.Result, error) {
-	var logOpts []registry.LoginOption
+	var loginOpts []helmreg.LoginOption
 	// Configure any authentication related options
 	if obj.Spec.SecretRef != nil {
 		// Attempt to retrieve secret
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ func (r *HelmRepositoryOCIReconciler) reconcileSource(ctx context.Context, obj *
 		}
 
 		// Construct actual options
-		logOpt, err := loginOptionFromSecret(secret)
+		loginOpt, err := registry.LoginOptionFromSecret(obj.Spec.URL, secret)
 		if err != nil {
 			e := &serror.Event{
 				Err:    fmt.Errorf("failed to configure Helm client with secret data: %w", err),
@@ -284,10 +285,12 @@ func (r *HelmRepositoryOCIReconciler) reconcileSource(ctx context.Context, obj *
 			return sreconcile.ResultEmpty, e
 		}
 
-		logOpts = append(logOpts, logOpt)
+		if loginOpt != nil {
+			loginOpts = append(loginOpts, loginOpt)
+		}
 	}
 
-	if result, err := r.validateSource(ctx, obj, logOpts...); err != nil || result == sreconcile.ResultEmpty {
+	if result, err := r.validateSource(ctx, obj, loginOpts...); err != nil || result == sreconcile.ResultEmpty {
 		return result, err
 	}
 
@@ -296,7 +299,7 @@ func (r *HelmRepositoryOCIReconciler) reconcileSource(ctx context.Context, obj *
 
 // validateSource the HelmRepository object by checking the url and connecting to the underlying registry
 // with he provided credentials.
-func (r *HelmRepositoryOCIReconciler) validateSource(ctx context.Context, obj *sourcev1.HelmRepository, logOpts ...registry.LoginOption) (sreconcile.Result, error) {
+func (r *HelmRepositoryOCIReconciler) validateSource(ctx context.Context, obj *sourcev1.HelmRepository, logOpts ...helmreg.LoginOption) (sreconcile.Result, error) {
 	registryClient, file, err := r.RegistryClientGenerator(logOpts != nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		e := &serror.Stalling{
@@ -349,14 +352,3 @@ func (r *HelmRepositoryOCIReconciler) validateSource(ctx context.Context, obj *s
 
 	return sreconcile.ResultSuccess, nil
 }
-
-func loginOptionFromSecret(secret corev1.Secret) (registry.LoginOption, error) {
-	username, password := string(secret.Data["username"]), string(secret.Data["password"])
-	switch {
-	case username == "" && password == "":
-		return nil, nil
-	case username == "" || password == "":
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid '%s' secret data: required fields 'username' and 'password'", secret.Name)
-	}
-	return registry.LoginOptBasicAuth(username, password), nil
-}
diff --git a/controllers/helmrepository_controller_oci_test.go b/controllers/helmrepository_controller_oci_test.go
index 6069fe8ca..21a221ef2 100644
--- a/controllers/helmrepository_controller_oci_test.go
+++ b/controllers/helmrepository_controller_oci_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package controllers
 
 import (
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -34,99 +35,129 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestHelmRepositoryOCIReconciler_Reconcile(t *testing.T) {
-	g := NewWithT(t)
-
-	ns, err := testEnv.CreateNamespace(ctx, "helmrepository-oci-reconcile-test")
-	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	defer func() { g.Expect(testEnv.Delete(ctx, ns)).To(Succeed()) }()
-
-	secret := &corev1.Secret{
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			GenerateName: "helmrepository-",
-			Namespace:    ns.Name,
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		secretType corev1.SecretType
+		secretData map[string][]byte
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "valid auth data",
+			secretData: map[string][]byte{
+				"username": []byte(testUsername),
+				"password": []byte(testPassword),
+			},
 		},
-		Data: map[string][]byte{
-			"username": []byte(testUsername),
-			"password": []byte(testPassword),
+		{
+			name:       "no auth data",
+			secretData: nil,
 		},
-	}
-
-	g.Expect(testEnv.CreateAndWait(ctx, secret)).To(Succeed())
-
-	obj := &sourcev1.HelmRepository{
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			GenerateName: "helmrepository-oci-reconcile-",
-			Namespace:    ns.Name,
-		},
-		Spec: sourcev1.HelmRepositorySpec{
-			Interval: metav1.Duration{Duration: interval},
-			URL:      fmt.Sprintf("oci://%s", testRegistryserver.DockerRegistryHost),
-			SecretRef: &meta.LocalObjectReference{
-				Name: secret.Name,
+		{
+			name:       "dockerconfigjson Secret",
+			secretType: corev1.SecretTypeDockerConfigJson,
+			secretData: map[string][]byte{
+				".dockerconfigjson": []byte(`{"auths":{"` +
+					testRegistryserver.DockerRegistryHost + `":{"` +
+					`auth":"` + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(testUsername+":"+testPassword)) + `"}}}`),
 			},
-			Type: sourcev1.HelmRepositoryTypeOCI,
 		},
 	}
-	g.Expect(testEnv.Create(ctx, obj)).To(Succeed())
-
-	key := client.ObjectKey{Name: obj.Name, Namespace: obj.Namespace}
-
-	// Wait for finalizer to be set
-	g.Eventually(func() bool {
-		if err := testEnv.Get(ctx, key, obj); err != nil {
-			return false
-		}
-		return len(obj.Finalizers) > 0
-	}, timeout).Should(BeTrue())
-
-	// Wait for HelmRepository to be Ready
-	g.Eventually(func() bool {
-		if err := testEnv.Get(ctx, key, obj); err != nil {
-			return false
-		}
-		if !conditions.IsReady(obj) {
-			return false
-		}
-		readyCondition := conditions.Get(obj, meta.ReadyCondition)
-		return obj.Generation == readyCondition.ObservedGeneration &&
-			obj.Generation == obj.Status.ObservedGeneration
-	}, timeout).Should(BeTrue())
-
-	// Check if the object status is valid.
-	condns := &status.Conditions{NegativePolarity: helmRepositoryReadyCondition.NegativePolarity}
-	checker := status.NewChecker(testEnv.Client, condns)
-	checker.CheckErr(ctx, obj)
-
-	// kstatus client conformance check.
-	u, err := patch.ToUnstructured(obj)
-	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	res, err := kstatus.Compute(u)
-	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	g.Expect(res.Status).To(Equal(kstatus.CurrentStatus))
-
-	// Patch the object with reconcile request annotation.
-	patchHelper, err := patch.NewHelper(obj, testEnv.Client)
-	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	annotations := map[string]string{
-		meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation: "now",
-	}
-	obj.SetAnnotations(annotations)
-	g.Expect(patchHelper.Patch(ctx, obj)).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	g.Eventually(func() bool {
-		if err := testEnv.Get(ctx, key, obj); err != nil {
-			return false
-		}
-		return obj.Status.LastHandledReconcileAt == "now"
-	}, timeout).Should(BeTrue())
-
-	g.Expect(testEnv.Delete(ctx, obj)).To(Succeed())
-
-	// Wait for HelmRepository to be deleted
-	g.Eventually(func() bool {
-		if err := testEnv.Get(ctx, key, obj); err != nil {
-			return apierrors.IsNotFound(err)
-		}
-		return false
-	}, timeout).Should(BeTrue())
 
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			g := NewWithT(t)
+
+			ns, err := testEnv.CreateNamespace(ctx, "helmrepository-oci-reconcile-test")
+			g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			defer func() { g.Expect(testEnv.Delete(ctx, ns)).To(Succeed()) }()
+
+			secret := &corev1.Secret{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					GenerateName: "helmrepository-",
+					Namespace:    ns.Name,
+				},
+				Data: tt.secretData,
+			}
+			if tt.secretType != "" {
+				secret.Type = tt.secretType
+			}
+
+			g.Expect(testEnv.CreateAndWait(ctx, secret)).To(Succeed())
+
+			obj := &sourcev1.HelmRepository{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					GenerateName: "helmrepository-oci-reconcile-",
+					Namespace:    ns.Name,
+				},
+				Spec: sourcev1.HelmRepositorySpec{
+					Interval: metav1.Duration{Duration: interval},
+					URL:      fmt.Sprintf("oci://%s", testRegistryserver.DockerRegistryHost),
+					SecretRef: &meta.LocalObjectReference{
+						Name: secret.Name,
+					},
+					Type: sourcev1.HelmRepositoryTypeOCI,
+				},
+			}
+			g.Expect(testEnv.Create(ctx, obj)).To(Succeed())
+
+			key := client.ObjectKey{Name: obj.Name, Namespace: obj.Namespace}
+
+			// Wait for finalizer to be set
+			g.Eventually(func() bool {
+				if err := testEnv.Get(ctx, key, obj); err != nil {
+					return false
+				}
+				return len(obj.Finalizers) > 0
+			}, timeout).Should(BeTrue())
+
+			// Wait for HelmRepository to be Ready
+			g.Eventually(func() bool {
+				if err := testEnv.Get(ctx, key, obj); err != nil {
+					return false
+				}
+				if !conditions.IsReady(obj) {
+					return false
+				}
+				readyCondition := conditions.Get(obj, meta.ReadyCondition)
+				return obj.Generation == readyCondition.ObservedGeneration &&
+					obj.Generation == obj.Status.ObservedGeneration
+			}, timeout).Should(BeTrue())
+
+			// Check if the object status is valid.
+			condns := &status.Conditions{NegativePolarity: helmRepositoryReadyCondition.NegativePolarity}
+			checker := status.NewChecker(testEnv.Client, condns)
+			checker.CheckErr(ctx, obj)
+
+			// kstatus client conformance check.
+			u, err := patch.ToUnstructured(obj)
+			g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			res, err := kstatus.Compute(u)
+			g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			g.Expect(res.Status).To(Equal(kstatus.CurrentStatus))
+
+			// Patch the object with reconcile request annotation.
+			patchHelper, err := patch.NewHelper(obj, testEnv.Client)
+			g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			annotations := map[string]string{
+				meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation: "now",
+			}
+			obj.SetAnnotations(annotations)
+			g.Expect(patchHelper.Patch(ctx, obj)).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			g.Eventually(func() bool {
+				if err := testEnv.Get(ctx, key, obj); err != nil {
+					return false
+				}
+				return obj.Status.LastHandledReconcileAt == "now"
+			}, timeout).Should(BeTrue())
+
+			g.Expect(testEnv.Delete(ctx, obj)).To(Succeed())
+
+			// Wait for HelmRepository to be deleted
+			g.Eventually(func() bool {
+				if err := testEnv.Get(ctx, key, obj); err != nil {
+					return apierrors.IsNotFound(err)
+				}
+				return false
+			}, timeout).Should(BeTrue())
+		})
+	}
 }
diff --git a/controllers/suite_test.go b/controllers/suite_test.go
index 7cef15e39..6531d633f 100644
--- a/controllers/suite_test.go
+++ b/controllers/suite_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/getter"
-	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/registry"
+	helmreg "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/registry"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import (
 	sourcev1 "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api/v1beta2"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/cache"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/features"
-	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/helm/util"
+	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/helm/registry"
 	// +kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
 )
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 var (
-	testRegistryClient *registry.Client
+	testRegistryClient *helmreg.Client
 	testRegistryserver *RegistryClientTestServer
 )
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ type RegistryClientTestServer struct {
 	Out                io.Writer
 	DockerRegistryHost string
 	WorkspaceDir       string
-	RegistryClient     *registry.Client
+	RegistryClient     *helmreg.Client
 }
 
 func SetupServer(server *RegistryClientTestServer) string {
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ func SetupServer(server *RegistryClientTestServer) string {
 	server.Out = &out
 
 	// init test client
-	server.RegistryClient, err = registry.NewClient(
-		registry.ClientOptDebug(true),
-		registry.ClientOptWriter(server.Out),
+	server.RegistryClient, err = helmreg.NewClient(
+		helmreg.ClientOptDebug(true),
+		helmreg.ClientOptWriter(server.Out),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to create registry client: %s", err))
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	testRegistryserver = &RegistryClientTestServer{}
 	registryWorkspaceDir := SetupServer(testRegistryserver)
 
-	testRegistryClient, err = registry.NewClient(registry.ClientOptWriter(os.Stdout))
+	testRegistryClient, err = helmreg.NewClient(helmreg.ClientOptWriter(os.Stdout))
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create OCI registry client"))
 	}
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 		EventRecorder:           record.NewFakeRecorder(32),
 		Metrics:                 testMetricsH,
 		Getters:                 testGetters,
-		RegistryClientGenerator: util.RegistryClientGenerator,
+		RegistryClientGenerator: registry.ClientGenerator,
 	}).SetupWithManager(testEnv); err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to start HelmRepositoryOCIReconciler: %v", err))
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0cc5df239..a35292829 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.2.3
 	github.com/darkowlzz/controller-check v0.0.0-20220325122359-11f5827b7981
 	github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-20211118083504-a29a3c99a684
+	github.com/docker/cli v20.10.11+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.4.0
 	github.com/elazarl/goproxy v0.0.0-20220417044921-416226498f94
 	github.com/fluxcd/gitkit v0.5.0
@@ -101,7 +102,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/chai2010/gettext-go v0.0.0-20160711120539-c6fed771bfd5 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/containerd v1.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/docker/cli v20.10.11+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/docker v20.10.12+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.6.4 // indirect
diff --git a/internal/helm/chart/builder_remote.go b/internal/helm/chart/builder_remote.go
index 97de68137..d170ec29b 100644
--- a/internal/helm/chart/builder_remote.go
+++ b/internal/helm/chart/builder_remote.go
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ func (b *remoteChartBuilder) downloadFromRepository(remote *repository.ChartRepo
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	*buildResult = *result
 
 	if shouldReturn {
-		*buildResult = *result
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ func (b *remoteChartBuilder) downloadFromRepository(remote *repository.ChartRepo
 		return nil, &BuildError{Reason: ErrChartPull, Err: err}
 	}
 
-	*buildResult = *result
-
 	return res, nil
 }
 
+// generateBuildResult returns a Build object generated from the given chart version and build options. It also returns
+// true if the given chart can be retrieved from cache and doesn't need to be downloaded again.
 func generateBuildResult(cv *repo.ChartVersion, opts BuildOptions) (*Build, bool, error) {
 	result := &Build{}
 	result.Version = cv.Version
diff --git a/internal/helm/registry/auth.go b/internal/helm/registry/auth.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a37e4c658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/helm/registry/auth.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package registry
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/registry"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+)
+
+// LoginOptionFromSecret derives authentication data from a Secret to login to an OCI registry. This Secret
+// may either hold "username" and "password" fields or be of the corev1.SecretTypeDockerConfigJson type and hold
+// a corev1.DockerConfigJsonKey field with a complete Docker configuration. If both, "username" and "password" are
+// empty, a nil LoginOption and a nil error will be returned.
+func LoginOptionFromSecret(registryURL string, secret corev1.Secret) (registry.LoginOption, error) {
+	var username, password string
+	if secret.Type == corev1.SecretTypeDockerConfigJson {
+		dockerCfg, err := config.LoadFromReader(bytes.NewReader(secret.Data[corev1.DockerConfigJsonKey]))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to load Docker config from Secret '%s': %w", secret.Name, err)
+		}
+		parsedURL, err := url.Parse(registryURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse registry URL '%s' while reconciling Secret '%s': %w",
+				registryURL, secret.Name, err)
+		}
+		authConfig, err := dockerCfg.GetAuthConfig(parsedURL.Host)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get authentication data from Secret '%s': %w", secret.Name, err)
+		}
+		username = authConfig.Username
+		password = authConfig.Password
+	} else {
+		username, password = string(secret.Data["username"]), string(secret.Data["password"])
+	}
+	switch {
+	case username == "" && password == "":
+		return nil, nil
+	case username == "" || password == "":
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid '%s' secret data: required fields 'username' and 'password'", secret.Name)
+	}
+	return registry.LoginOptBasicAuth(username, password), nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/helm/util/client.go b/internal/helm/registry/client.go
similarity index 88%
rename from internal/helm/util/client.go
rename to internal/helm/registry/client.go
index 1bd8944f6..9cb68a451 100644
--- a/internal/helm/util/client.go
+++ b/internal/helm/registry/client.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package util
+package registry
 
 import (
 	"io"
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ import (
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/registry"
 )
 
-// RegistryClientGenerator generates a registry client and a temporary credential file.
+// ClientGenerator generates a registry client and a temporary credential file.
 // The client is meant to be used for a single reconciliation.
 // The file is meant to be used for a single reconciliation and deleted after.
-func RegistryClientGenerator(isLogin bool) (*registry.Client, string, error) {
+func ClientGenerator(isLogin bool) (*registry.Client, string, error) {
 	if isLogin {
 		// create a temporary file to store the credentials
 		// this is needed because otherwise the credentials are stored in ~/.docker/config.json.
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 88f4ad2d0..a4b878a2c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/pprof"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/probes"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/features"
-	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/helm/util"
+	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/helm/registry"
 
 	sourcev1 "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api/v1beta2"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/controllers"
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func main() {
 		MaxConcurrentReconciles: concurrent,
 		RateLimiter:             helper.GetRateLimiter(rateLimiterOptions),
 	}); err != nil {
-		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", sourcev1.HelmRepositoryKind)
+		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", sourcev1.HelmRepositoryKind, "type", "default")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
@@ -239,12 +239,12 @@ func main() {
 		Metrics:                 metricsH,
 		Getters:                 getters,
 		ControllerName:          controllerName,
-		RegistryClientGenerator: util.RegistryClientGenerator,
+		RegistryClientGenerator: registry.ClientGenerator,
 	}).SetupWithManagerAndOptions(mgr, controllers.HelmRepositoryReconcilerOptions{
 		MaxConcurrentReconciles: concurrent,
 		RateLimiter:             helper.GetRateLimiter(rateLimiterOptions),
 	}); err != nil {
-		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", sourcev1.HelmRepositoryKind)
+		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", sourcev1.HelmRepositoryKind, "type", "OCI")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	if err = (&controllers.HelmChartReconciler{
 		Client:                  mgr.GetClient(),
-		RegistryClientGenerator: util.RegistryClientGenerator,
+		RegistryClientGenerator: registry.ClientGenerator,
 		Storage:                 storage,
 		Getters:                 getters,
 		EventRecorder:           eventRecorder,