diff --git a/commitchecker.yaml b/commitchecker.yaml
index c622eadb0..155df2f96 100644
--- a/commitchecker.yaml
+++ b/commitchecker.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-expectedMergeBase: b152c7b294de6ebe3ea0ef2daf575d1f540014da
+expectedMergeBase: 0c9f0b529d50666f0bd28cb6e34fecf090076235
 upstreamBranch: main
 upstreamOrg: operator-framework
 upstreamRepo: operator-controller
diff --git a/internal/operator-controller/applier/helm.go b/internal/operator-controller/applier/helm.go
index cc47cc5a3..6b3af506f 100644
--- a/internal/operator-controller/applier/helm.go
+++ b/internal/operator-controller/applier/helm.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func shouldSkipPreflight(ctx context.Context, preflight Preflight, ext *ocv1.Clu
 func (h *Helm) runPreAuthorizationChecks(ctx context.Context, ext *ocv1.ClusterExtension, chart *chart.Chart, values chartutil.Values, post postrender.PostRenderer) error {
 	tmplRel, err := h.renderClientOnlyRelease(ctx, ext, chart, values, post)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get release state using client-only dry-run: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error rendering content for pre-authorization checks: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	missingRules, authErr := h.PreAuthorizer.PreAuthorize(ctx, ext, strings.NewReader(tmplRel.Manifest))