diff --git a/cli/internal/cmd/init.go b/cli/internal/cmd/init.go
index 7e6de811206..2f1386521bc 100644
--- a/cli/internal/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cli/internal/cmd/init.go
@@ -237,10 +237,8 @@ func (i *initCmd) initialize(cmd *cobra.Command, newDialer func(validator atls.V
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if i.helmInstaller != nil {
-		if err := i.helmInstaller.Install(cmd.Context(), provider, masterSecret, idFile, serviceAccURI, releases); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("installing Helm charts: %w", err)
-		}
+	if err := i.helmInstaller.Install(cmd.Context(), provider, masterSecret, idFile, serviceAccURI, releases); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("installing Helm charts: %w", err)
 	}
 	cmd.Println(bufferedOutput.String())
 	return nil
diff --git a/cli/internal/cmd/init_test.go b/cli/internal/cmd/init_test.go
index ab38692823c..63aba544436 100644
--- a/cli/internal/cmd/init_test.go
+++ b/cli/internal/cmd/init_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/cloud/gcpshared"
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/config"
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/constants"
+	helminstaller "github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/deploy/helm"
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/file"
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/grpc/atlscredentials"
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/grpc/dialer"
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ func TestInitialize(t *testing.T) {
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 4*time.Second)
 			defer cancel()
 			cmd.SetContext(ctx)
-			i := &initCmd{log: logger.NewTest(t), spinner: &nopSpinner{}}
+			i := &initCmd{log: logger.NewTest(t), spinner: &nopSpinner{}, helmInstaller: &placeholderHelmInstaller{}}
 			err := i.initialize(cmd, newDialer, fileHandler, &stubLicenseClient{}, stubAttestationFetcher{})
 
 			if tc.wantErr {
@@ -666,3 +667,12 @@ func (c stubInitClient) Recv() (*initproto.InitResponse, error) {
 
 	return res, err
 }
+
+type placeholderHelmInstaller struct{}
+
+func (i *placeholderHelmInstaller) Install(_ context.Context, _ cloudprovider.Provider, _ uri.MasterSecret,
+	_ clusterid.File,
+	_ string, _ *helminstaller.Releases,
+) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/deploy/helm/install.go b/internal/deploy/helm/install.go
index 27df30544ba..6e0558a264c 100644
--- a/internal/deploy/helm/install.go
+++ b/internal/deploy/helm/install.go
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ func NewInstaller(kubeconfig string, logger debugLog) (*Installer, error) {
 }
 
 // InstallChart is the generic install function for helm charts.
-// When timeout is nil, the default timeout is used.
 func (h *Installer) InstallChart(ctx context.Context, release Release) error {
 	return h.InstallChartWithValues(ctx, release, nil)
 }