# In Helm 4, which wait strategy does helm upgrade use when you don't pass the --wait flag at all?

Helm, Hard (Expert), Helm v4. https://k8wiz.com/uquiz/in-helm-4-which-wait-strategy-does-helm-upgrade-use-when-you-dont-pass-the-wait-flag-at-all

- A. watcher
- B. legacy
- C. none
- D. hookOnly

**Answer:** hookOnly

**Explanation:** Without --wait, Helm 4 uses the hookOnly strategy, which waits for hooks but not for the release's workloads to become ready. A bare --wait selects watcher, which follows resource status, and --wait=legacy keeps the Helm 3 behavior. --rollback-on-failure also turns on watcher.