diff --git a/pkg/app/app_apply_nokubectx_test.go b/pkg/app/app_apply_nokubectx_test.go
index c4526d28..6ecbc06c 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app_apply_nokubectx_test.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app_apply_nokubectx_test.go
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ func TestApply_3(t *testing.T) {
 			if exists {
 				t.Errorf("unexpected log:\nDIFF\n%s\nEOD", diff)
 			}
+		} else {
+			assertEqualsToSnapshot(t, "log", bs.String())
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -218,89 +220,6 @@ my-release 	4       	Fri Nov  1 08:40:07 2019	DEPLOYED	raw-3.1.0	3.1.0      	def
 			},
 			// as we check for log output, set concurrency to 1 to avoid non-deterministic test result
 			concurrency: 1,
-			log: `processing file "helmfile.yaml" in directory "."
-changing working directory to "/path/to"
-first-pass rendering starting for "helmfile.yaml.part.0": inherited=&{default map[] map[]}, overrode=<nil>
-first-pass uses: &{default map[] map[]}
-first-pass rendering output of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
- 0: 
- 1: 
- 2: 
- 3: releases:
- 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
- 5:   chart: incubator/raw
- 6:   namespace: kube-system
- 7: 
- 8: - name: external-secrets
- 9:   chart: incubator/raw
-10:   namespace: default
-11:   labels:
-12:     app: test
-13:   needs:
-14:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
-15: 
-16: - name: my-release
-17:   chart: incubator/raw
-18:   namespace: default
-19:   labels:
-20:     app: test
-21:   needs:
-22:   - default/external-secrets
-23: 
-
-first-pass produced: &{default map[] map[]}
-first-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0": {default map[] map[]}
-vals:
-map[]
-defaultVals:[]
-second-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
- 0: 
- 1: 
- 2: 
- 3: releases:
- 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
- 5:   chart: incubator/raw
- 6:   namespace: kube-system
- 7: 
- 8: - name: external-secrets
- 9:   chart: incubator/raw
-10:   namespace: default
-11:   labels:
-12:     app: test
-13:   needs:
-14:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
-15: 
-16: - name: my-release
-17:   chart: incubator/raw
-18:   namespace: default
-19:   labels:
-20:     app: test
-21:   needs:
-22:   - default/external-secrets
-23: 
-
-merged environment: &{default map[] map[]}
-2 release(s) matching app=test found in helmfile.yaml
-
-Affected releases are:
-  external-secrets (incubator/raw) UPDATED
-  my-release (incubator/raw) UPDATED
-
-processing 2 groups of releases in this order:
-GROUP RELEASES
-1     default/external-secrets
-2     default/my-release
-
-processing releases in group 1/2: default/external-secrets
-processing releases in group 2/2: default/my-release
-
-UPDATED RELEASES:
-NAME               CHART           VERSION
-external-secrets   incubator/raw     3.1.0
-my-release         incubator/raw     3.1.0
-
-changing working directory back to "/path/to"
-`,
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -350,85 +269,6 @@ releases:
 			},
 			// as we check for log output, set concurrency to 1 to avoid non-deterministic test result
 			concurrency: 1,
-			log: `processing file "helmfile.yaml" in directory "."
-changing working directory to "/path/to"
-first-pass rendering starting for "helmfile.yaml.part.0": inherited=&{default map[] map[]}, overrode=<nil>
-first-pass uses: &{default map[] map[]}
-first-pass rendering output of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
- 0: 
- 1: 
- 2: 
- 3: releases:
- 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
- 5:   chart: incubator/raw
- 6:   namespace: kube-system
- 7: 
- 8: - name: external-secrets
- 9:   chart: incubator/raw
-10:   namespace: default
-11:   labels:
-12:     app: test
-13:   needs:
-14:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
-15: 
-16: - name: my-release
-17:   chart: incubator/raw
-18:   namespace: default
-19:   labels:
-20:     app: test
-21:   needs:
-22:   - default/external-secrets
-23: 
-
-first-pass produced: &{default map[] map[]}
-first-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0": {default map[] map[]}
-vals:
-map[]
-defaultVals:[]
-second-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
- 0: 
- 1: 
- 2: 
- 3: releases:
- 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
- 5:   chart: incubator/raw
- 6:   namespace: kube-system
- 7: 
- 8: - name: external-secrets
- 9:   chart: incubator/raw
-10:   namespace: default
-11:   labels:
-12:     app: test
-13:   needs:
-14:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
-15: 
-16: - name: my-release
-17:   chart: incubator/raw
-18:   namespace: default
-19:   labels:
-20:     app: test
-21:   needs:
-22:   - default/external-secrets
-23: 
-
-merged environment: &{default map[] map[]}
-2 release(s) matching app=test found in helmfile.yaml
-
-Affected releases are:
-  external-secrets (incubator/raw) UPDATED
-
-processing 1 groups of releases in this order:
-GROUP RELEASES
-1     default/external-secrets
-
-processing releases in group 1/1: default/external-secrets
-
-UPDATED RELEASES:
-NAME               CHART           VERSION
-external-secrets   incubator/raw     3.1.0
-
-changing working directory back to "/path/to"
-`,
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -485,93 +325,6 @@ my-release 	4       	Fri Nov  1 08:40:07 2019	DEPLOYED	raw-3.1.0	3.1.0      	def
 			},
 			// as we check for log output, set concurrency to 1 to avoid non-deterministic test result
 			concurrency: 1,
-			log: `processing file "helmfile.yaml" in directory "."
-changing working directory to "/path/to"
-first-pass rendering starting for "helmfile.yaml.part.0": inherited=&{default map[] map[]}, overrode=<nil>
-first-pass uses: &{default map[] map[]}
-first-pass rendering output of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
- 0: 
- 1: 
- 2: 
- 3: releases:
- 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
- 5:   chart: incubator/raw
- 6:   namespace: kube-system
- 7: 
- 8: - name: external-secrets
- 9:   chart: incubator/raw
-10:   namespace: default
-11:   labels:
-12:     app: test
-13:   needs:
-14:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
-15: 
-16: - name: my-release
-17:   chart: incubator/raw
-18:   namespace: default
-19:   labels:
-20:     app: test
-21:   needs:
-22:   - default/external-secrets
-23: 
-
-first-pass produced: &{default map[] map[]}
-first-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0": {default map[] map[]}
-vals:
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-second-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
- 0: 
- 1: 
- 2: 
- 3: releases:
- 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
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- 6:   namespace: kube-system
- 7: 
- 8: - name: external-secrets
- 9:   chart: incubator/raw
-10:   namespace: default
-11:   labels:
-12:     app: test
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-14:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
-15: 
-16: - name: my-release
-17:   chart: incubator/raw
-18:   namespace: default
-19:   labels:
-20:     app: test
-21:   needs:
-22:   - default/external-secrets
-23: 
-
-merged environment: &{default map[] map[]}
-2 release(s) matching app=test found in helmfile.yaml
-
-Affected releases are:
-  external-secrets (incubator/raw) UPDATED
-  kubernetes-external-secrets (incubator/raw) UPDATED
-  my-release (incubator/raw) UPDATED
-
-processing 3 groups of releases in this order:
-GROUP RELEASES
-1     kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
-2     default/external-secrets
-3     default/my-release
-
-processing releases in group 1/3: kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
-processing releases in group 2/3: default/external-secrets
-processing releases in group 3/3: default/my-release
-
-UPDATED RELEASES:
-NAME                          CHART           VERSION
-kubernetes-external-secrets   incubator/raw     3.1.0
-external-secrets              incubator/raw     3.1.0
-my-release                    incubator/raw     3.1.0
-
-changing working directory back to "/path/to"
-`,
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -625,89 +378,6 @@ my-release 	4       	Fri Nov  1 08:40:07 2019	DEPLOYED	raw-3.1.0	3.1.0      	def
 			},
 			// as we check for log output, set concurrency to 1 to avoid non-deterministic test result
 			concurrency: 1,
-			log: `processing file "helmfile.yaml" in directory "."
-changing working directory to "/path/to"
-first-pass rendering starting for "helmfile.yaml.part.0": inherited=&{default map[] map[]}, overrode=<nil>
-first-pass uses: &{default map[] map[]}
-first-pass rendering output of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
- 0: 
- 1: 
- 2: 
- 3: releases:
- 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
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- 6:   namespace: kube-system
- 7: 
- 8: - name: external-secrets
- 9:   chart: incubator/raw
-10:   namespace: default
-11:   labels:
-12:     app: test
-13:   needs:
-14:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
-15: 
-16: - name: my-release
-17:   chart: incubator/raw
-18:   namespace: default
-19:   labels:
-20:     app: test
-21:   needs:
-22:   - default/external-secrets
-23: 
-
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-second-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
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- 1: 
- 2: 
- 3: releases:
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- 6:   namespace: kube-system
- 7: 
- 8: - name: external-secrets
- 9:   chart: incubator/raw
-10:   namespace: default
-11:   labels:
-12:     app: test
-13:   needs:
-14:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
-15: 
-16: - name: my-release
-17:   chart: incubator/raw
-18:   namespace: default
-19:   labels:
-20:     app: test
-21:   needs:
-22:   - default/external-secrets
-23: 
-
-merged environment: &{default map[] map[]}
-2 release(s) matching app=test found in helmfile.yaml
-
-Affected releases are:
-  external-secrets (incubator/raw) UPDATED
-  my-release (incubator/raw) UPDATED
-
-processing 2 groups of releases in this order:
-GROUP RELEASES
-1     default/external-secrets
-2     default/my-release
-
-processing releases in group 1/2: default/external-secrets
-processing releases in group 2/2: default/my-release
-
-UPDATED RELEASES:
-NAME               CHART           VERSION
-external-secrets   incubator/raw     3.1.0
-my-release         incubator/raw     3.1.0
-
-changing working directory back to "/path/to"
-`,
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -764,101 +434,6 @@ my-release 	4       	Fri Nov  1 08:40:07 2019	DEPLOYED	raw-3.1.0	3.1.0      	def
 			},
 			// as we check for log output, set concurrency to 1 to avoid non-deterministic test result
 			concurrency: 1,
-			log: `processing file "helmfile.yaml" in directory "."
-changing working directory to "/path/to"
-first-pass rendering starting for "helmfile.yaml.part.0": inherited=&{default map[] map[]}, overrode=<nil>
-first-pass uses: &{default map[] map[]}
-first-pass rendering output of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
- 0: 
- 1: 
- 2: 
- 3: releases:
- 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
- 5:   chart: incubator/raw
- 6:   namespace: kube-system
- 7:   installed: false
- 8: 
- 9: - name: external-secrets
-10:   chart: incubator/raw
-11:   namespace: default
-12:   labels:
-13:     app: test
-14:   needs:
-15:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
-16: 
-17: - name: my-release
-18:   chart: incubator/raw
-19:   namespace: default
-20:   labels:
-21:     app: test
-22:   needs:
-23:   - default/external-secrets
-24: 
-
-first-pass produced: &{default map[] map[]}
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-vals:
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-second-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
- 0: 
- 1: 
- 2: 
- 3: releases:
- 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
- 5:   chart: incubator/raw
- 6:   namespace: kube-system
- 7:   installed: false
- 8: 
- 9: - name: external-secrets
-10:   chart: incubator/raw
-11:   namespace: default
-12:   labels:
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-14:   needs:
-15:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
-16: 
-17: - name: my-release
-18:   chart: incubator/raw
-19:   namespace: default
-20:   labels:
-21:     app: test
-22:   needs:
-23:   - default/external-secrets
-24: 
-
-merged environment: &{default map[] map[]}
-2 release(s) matching app=test found in helmfile.yaml
-
-Affected releases are:
-  external-secrets (incubator/raw) UPDATED
-  kubernetes-external-secrets (incubator/raw) DELETED
-  my-release (incubator/raw) UPDATED
-
-processing 1 groups of releases in this order:
-GROUP RELEASES
-1     kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
-
-processing releases in group 1/1: kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
-processing 2 groups of releases in this order:
-GROUP RELEASES
-1     default/external-secrets
-2     default/my-release
-
-processing releases in group 1/2: default/external-secrets
-processing releases in group 2/2: default/my-release
-
-UPDATED RELEASES:
-NAME               CHART           VERSION
-external-secrets   incubator/raw     3.1.0
-my-release         incubator/raw     3.1.0
-
-
-DELETED RELEASES:
-NAME
-kubernetes-external-secrets
-changing working directory back to "/path/to"
-`,
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -913,91 +488,6 @@ my-release 	4       	Fri Nov  1 08:40:07 2019	DEPLOYED	raw-3.1.0	3.1.0      	def
 			},
 			// as we check for log output, set concurrency to 1 to avoid non-deterministic test result
 			concurrency: 1,
-			log: `processing file "helmfile.yaml" in directory "."
-changing working directory to "/path/to"
-first-pass rendering starting for "helmfile.yaml.part.0": inherited=&{default map[] map[]}, overrode=<nil>
-first-pass uses: &{default map[] map[]}
-first-pass rendering output of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
- 0: 
- 1: 
- 2: 
- 3: releases:
- 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
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- 6:   namespace: kube-system
- 7:   installed: false
- 8: 
- 9: - name: external-secrets
-10:   chart: incubator/raw
-11:   namespace: default
-12:   labels:
-13:     app: test
-14:   needs:
-15:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
-16: 
-17: - name: my-release
-18:   chart: incubator/raw
-19:   namespace: default
-20:   labels:
-21:     app: test
-22:   needs:
-23:   - default/external-secrets
-24: 
-
-first-pass produced: &{default map[] map[]}
-first-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0": {default map[] map[]}
-vals:
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-defaultVals:[]
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- 0: 
- 1: 
- 2: 
- 3: releases:
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- 6:   namespace: kube-system
- 7:   installed: false
- 8: 
- 9: - name: external-secrets
-10:   chart: incubator/raw
-11:   namespace: default
-12:   labels:
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-16: 
-17: - name: my-release
-18:   chart: incubator/raw
-19:   namespace: default
-20:   labels:
-21:     app: test
-22:   needs:
-23:   - default/external-secrets
-24: 
-
-merged environment: &{default map[] map[]}
-2 release(s) matching app=test found in helmfile.yaml
-
-Affected releases are:
-  external-secrets (incubator/raw) UPDATED
-  my-release (incubator/raw) UPDATED
-
-processing 2 groups of releases in this order:
-GROUP RELEASES
-1     default/external-secrets
-2     default/my-release
-
-processing releases in group 1/2: default/external-secrets
-processing releases in group 2/2: default/my-release
-
-UPDATED RELEASES:
-NAME               CHART           VERSION
-external-secrets   incubator/raw     3.1.0
-my-release         incubator/raw     3.1.0
-
-changing working directory back to "/path/to"
-`,
 		})
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=false_include-needs=true/log b/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=false_include-needs=true/log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c4ec014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=false_include-needs=true/log
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+processing file "helmfile.yaml" in directory "."
+changing working directory to "/path/to"
+first-pass rendering starting for "helmfile.yaml.part.0": inherited=&{default map[] map[]}, overrode=<nil>
+first-pass uses: &{default map[] map[]}
+first-pass rendering output of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
+ 0: 
+ 1: 
+ 2: 
+ 3: releases:
+ 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
+ 5:   chart: incubator/raw
+ 6:   namespace: kube-system
+ 7: 
+ 8: - name: external-secrets
+ 9:   chart: incubator/raw
+10:   namespace: default
+11:   labels:
+12:     app: test
+13:   needs:
+14:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+15: 
+16: - name: my-release
+17:   chart: incubator/raw
+18:   namespace: default
+19:   labels:
+20:     app: test
+21:   needs:
+22:   - default/external-secrets
+23: 
+
+first-pass produced: &{default map[] map[]}
+first-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0": {default map[] map[]}
+vals:
+map[]
+defaultVals:[]
+second-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
+ 0: 
+ 1: 
+ 2: 
+ 3: releases:
+ 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
+ 5:   chart: incubator/raw
+ 6:   namespace: kube-system
+ 7: 
+ 8: - name: external-secrets
+ 9:   chart: incubator/raw
+10:   namespace: default
+11:   labels:
+12:     app: test
+13:   needs:
+14:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+15: 
+16: - name: my-release
+17:   chart: incubator/raw
+18:   namespace: default
+19:   labels:
+20:     app: test
+21:   needs:
+22:   - default/external-secrets
+23: 
+
+merged environment: &{default map[] map[]}
+2 release(s) matching app=test found in helmfile.yaml
+
+Affected releases are:
+  external-secrets (incubator/raw) UPDATED
+  kubernetes-external-secrets (incubator/raw) UPDATED
+  my-release (incubator/raw) UPDATED
+
+invoking preapply hooks for 3 groups of releases in this order:
+GROUP RELEASES
+1     default/my-release
+2     default/external-secrets
+3     kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+
+invoking preapply hooks for releases in group 1/3: default/my-release
+invoking preapply hooks for releases in group 2/3: default/external-secrets
+invoking preapply hooks for releases in group 3/3: kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+processing 3 groups of releases in this order:
+GROUP RELEASES
+1     kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+2     default/external-secrets
+3     default/my-release
+
+processing releases in group 1/3: kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+processing releases in group 2/3: default/external-secrets
+processing releases in group 3/3: default/my-release
+
+UPDATED RELEASES:
+NAME                          CHART           VERSION
+kubernetes-external-secrets   incubator/raw     3.1.0
+external-secrets              incubator/raw     3.1.0
+my-release                    incubator/raw     3.1.0
+
+changing working directory back to "/path/to"
diff --git a/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=false_include-needs=true_but_no_diff_on_needed_release/log b/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=false_include-needs=true_but_no_diff_on_needed_release/log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12f96fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=false_include-needs=true_but_no_diff_on_needed_release/log
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+processing file "helmfile.yaml" in directory "."
+changing working directory to "/path/to"
+first-pass rendering starting for "helmfile.yaml.part.0": inherited=&{default map[] map[]}, overrode=<nil>
+first-pass uses: &{default map[] map[]}
+first-pass rendering output of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
+ 0: 
+ 1: 
+ 2: 
+ 3: releases:
+ 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
+ 5:   chart: incubator/raw
+ 6:   namespace: kube-system
+ 7: 
+ 8: - name: external-secrets
+ 9:   chart: incubator/raw
+10:   namespace: default
+11:   labels:
+12:     app: test
+13:   needs:
+14:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+15: 
+16: - name: my-release
+17:   chart: incubator/raw
+18:   namespace: default
+19:   labels:
+20:     app: test
+21:   needs:
+22:   - default/external-secrets
+23: 
+
+first-pass produced: &{default map[] map[]}
+first-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0": {default map[] map[]}
+vals:
+map[]
+defaultVals:[]
+second-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
+ 0: 
+ 1: 
+ 2: 
+ 3: releases:
+ 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
+ 5:   chart: incubator/raw
+ 6:   namespace: kube-system
+ 7: 
+ 8: - name: external-secrets
+ 9:   chart: incubator/raw
+10:   namespace: default
+11:   labels:
+12:     app: test
+13:   needs:
+14:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+15: 
+16: - name: my-release
+17:   chart: incubator/raw
+18:   namespace: default
+19:   labels:
+20:     app: test
+21:   needs:
+22:   - default/external-secrets
+23: 
+
+merged environment: &{default map[] map[]}
+2 release(s) matching app=test found in helmfile.yaml
+
+Affected releases are:
+  external-secrets (incubator/raw) UPDATED
+  my-release (incubator/raw) UPDATED
+
+invoking preapply hooks for 3 groups of releases in this order:
+GROUP RELEASES
+1     default/my-release
+2     default/external-secrets
+3     kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+
+invoking preapply hooks for releases in group 1/3: default/my-release
+invoking preapply hooks for releases in group 2/3: default/external-secrets
+invoking preapply hooks for releases in group 3/3: kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+processing 2 groups of releases in this order:
+GROUP RELEASES
+1     default/external-secrets
+2     default/my-release
+
+processing releases in group 1/2: default/external-secrets
+processing releases in group 2/2: default/my-release
+
+UPDATED RELEASES:
+NAME               CHART           VERSION
+external-secrets   incubator/raw     3.1.0
+my-release         incubator/raw     3.1.0
+
+changing working directory back to "/path/to"
diff --git a/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=false_include-needs=true_with_installed_but_disabled_release/log b/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=false_include-needs=true_with_installed_but_disabled_release/log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98cfd27e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=false_include-needs=true_with_installed_but_disabled_release/log
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+processing file "helmfile.yaml" in directory "."
+changing working directory to "/path/to"
+first-pass rendering starting for "helmfile.yaml.part.0": inherited=&{default map[] map[]}, overrode=<nil>
+first-pass uses: &{default map[] map[]}
+first-pass rendering output of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
+ 0: 
+ 1: 
+ 2: 
+ 3: releases:
+ 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
+ 5:   chart: incubator/raw
+ 6:   namespace: kube-system
+ 7:   installed: false
+ 8: 
+ 9: - name: external-secrets
+10:   chart: incubator/raw
+11:   namespace: default
+12:   labels:
+13:     app: test
+14:   needs:
+15:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+16: 
+17: - name: my-release
+18:   chart: incubator/raw
+19:   namespace: default
+20:   labels:
+21:     app: test
+22:   needs:
+23:   - default/external-secrets
+24: 
+
+first-pass produced: &{default map[] map[]}
+first-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0": {default map[] map[]}
+vals:
+map[]
+defaultVals:[]
+second-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
+ 0: 
+ 1: 
+ 2: 
+ 3: releases:
+ 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
+ 5:   chart: incubator/raw
+ 6:   namespace: kube-system
+ 7:   installed: false
+ 8: 
+ 9: - name: external-secrets
+10:   chart: incubator/raw
+11:   namespace: default
+12:   labels:
+13:     app: test
+14:   needs:
+15:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+16: 
+17: - name: my-release
+18:   chart: incubator/raw
+19:   namespace: default
+20:   labels:
+21:     app: test
+22:   needs:
+23:   - default/external-secrets
+24: 
+
+merged environment: &{default map[] map[]}
+2 release(s) matching app=test found in helmfile.yaml
+
+Affected releases are:
+  external-secrets (incubator/raw) UPDATED
+  kubernetes-external-secrets (incubator/raw) DELETED
+  my-release (incubator/raw) UPDATED
+
+invoking preapply hooks for 3 groups of releases in this order:
+GROUP RELEASES
+1     default/my-release
+2     default/external-secrets
+3     kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+
+invoking preapply hooks for releases in group 1/3: default/my-release
+invoking preapply hooks for releases in group 2/3: default/external-secrets
+invoking preapply hooks for releases in group 3/3: kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+processing 1 groups of releases in this order:
+GROUP RELEASES
+1     kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+
+processing releases in group 1/1: kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+processing 2 groups of releases in this order:
+GROUP RELEASES
+1     default/external-secrets
+2     default/my-release
+
+processing releases in group 1/2: default/external-secrets
+processing releases in group 2/2: default/my-release
+
+UPDATED RELEASES:
+NAME               CHART           VERSION
+external-secrets   incubator/raw     3.1.0
+my-release         incubator/raw     3.1.0
+
+
+DELETED RELEASES:
+NAME
+kubernetes-external-secrets
+changing working directory back to "/path/to"
diff --git a/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=false_include-needs=true_with_not_installed_and_disabled_release/log b/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=false_include-needs=true_with_not_installed_and_disabled_release/log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c7a0433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=false_include-needs=true_with_not_installed_and_disabled_release/log
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+processing file "helmfile.yaml" in directory "."
+changing working directory to "/path/to"
+first-pass rendering starting for "helmfile.yaml.part.0": inherited=&{default map[] map[]}, overrode=<nil>
+first-pass uses: &{default map[] map[]}
+first-pass rendering output of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
+ 0: 
+ 1: 
+ 2: 
+ 3: releases:
+ 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
+ 5:   chart: incubator/raw
+ 6:   namespace: kube-system
+ 7:   installed: false
+ 8: 
+ 9: - name: external-secrets
+10:   chart: incubator/raw
+11:   namespace: default
+12:   labels:
+13:     app: test
+14:   needs:
+15:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+16: 
+17: - name: my-release
+18:   chart: incubator/raw
+19:   namespace: default
+20:   labels:
+21:     app: test
+22:   needs:
+23:   - default/external-secrets
+24: 
+
+first-pass produced: &{default map[] map[]}
+first-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0": {default map[] map[]}
+vals:
+map[]
+defaultVals:[]
+second-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
+ 0: 
+ 1: 
+ 2: 
+ 3: releases:
+ 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
+ 5:   chart: incubator/raw
+ 6:   namespace: kube-system
+ 7:   installed: false
+ 8: 
+ 9: - name: external-secrets
+10:   chart: incubator/raw
+11:   namespace: default
+12:   labels:
+13:     app: test
+14:   needs:
+15:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+16: 
+17: - name: my-release
+18:   chart: incubator/raw
+19:   namespace: default
+20:   labels:
+21:     app: test
+22:   needs:
+23:   - default/external-secrets
+24: 
+
+merged environment: &{default map[] map[]}
+2 release(s) matching app=test found in helmfile.yaml
+
+Affected releases are:
+  external-secrets (incubator/raw) UPDATED
+  my-release (incubator/raw) UPDATED
+
+invoking preapply hooks for 3 groups of releases in this order:
+GROUP RELEASES
+1     default/my-release
+2     default/external-secrets
+3     kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+
+invoking preapply hooks for releases in group 1/3: default/my-release
+invoking preapply hooks for releases in group 2/3: default/external-secrets
+invoking preapply hooks for releases in group 3/3: kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+processing 2 groups of releases in this order:
+GROUP RELEASES
+1     default/external-secrets
+2     default/my-release
+
+processing releases in group 1/2: default/external-secrets
+processing releases in group 2/2: default/my-release
+
+UPDATED RELEASES:
+NAME               CHART           VERSION
+external-secrets   incubator/raw     3.1.0
+my-release         incubator/raw     3.1.0
+
+changing working directory back to "/path/to"
diff --git a/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=true/log b/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=true/log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1bb1187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=true/log
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+processing file "helmfile.yaml" in directory "."
+changing working directory to "/path/to"
+first-pass rendering starting for "helmfile.yaml.part.0": inherited=&{default map[] map[]}, overrode=<nil>
+first-pass uses: &{default map[] map[]}
+first-pass rendering output of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
+ 0: 
+ 1: 
+ 2: 
+ 3: releases:
+ 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
+ 5:   chart: incubator/raw
+ 6:   namespace: kube-system
+ 7: 
+ 8: - name: external-secrets
+ 9:   chart: incubator/raw
+10:   namespace: default
+11:   labels:
+12:     app: test
+13:   needs:
+14:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+15: 
+16: - name: my-release
+17:   chart: incubator/raw
+18:   namespace: default
+19:   labels:
+20:     app: test
+21:   needs:
+22:   - default/external-secrets
+23: 
+
+first-pass produced: &{default map[] map[]}
+first-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0": {default map[] map[]}
+vals:
+map[]
+defaultVals:[]
+second-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
+ 0: 
+ 1: 
+ 2: 
+ 3: releases:
+ 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
+ 5:   chart: incubator/raw
+ 6:   namespace: kube-system
+ 7: 
+ 8: - name: external-secrets
+ 9:   chart: incubator/raw
+10:   namespace: default
+11:   labels:
+12:     app: test
+13:   needs:
+14:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+15: 
+16: - name: my-release
+17:   chart: incubator/raw
+18:   namespace: default
+19:   labels:
+20:     app: test
+21:   needs:
+22:   - default/external-secrets
+23: 
+
+merged environment: &{default map[] map[]}
+2 release(s) matching app=test found in helmfile.yaml
+
+Affected releases are:
+  external-secrets (incubator/raw) UPDATED
+  my-release (incubator/raw) UPDATED
+
+invoking preapply hooks for 2 groups of releases in this order:
+GROUP RELEASES
+1     default/my-release
+2     default/external-secrets
+
+invoking preapply hooks for releases in group 1/2: default/my-release
+invoking preapply hooks for releases in group 2/2: default/external-secrets
+processing 2 groups of releases in this order:
+GROUP RELEASES
+1     default/external-secrets
+2     default/my-release
+
+processing releases in group 1/2: default/external-secrets
+processing releases in group 2/2: default/my-release
+
+UPDATED RELEASES:
+NAME               CHART           VERSION
+external-secrets   incubator/raw     3.1.0
+my-release         incubator/raw     3.1.0
+
+changing working directory back to "/path/to"
diff --git a/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=true_with_no_diff_on_a_release/log b/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=true_with_no_diff_on_a_release/log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97dc3aff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/app/testdata/testapply_3/skip-needs=true_with_no_diff_on_a_release/log
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+processing file "helmfile.yaml" in directory "."
+changing working directory to "/path/to"
+first-pass rendering starting for "helmfile.yaml.part.0": inherited=&{default map[] map[]}, overrode=<nil>
+first-pass uses: &{default map[] map[]}
+first-pass rendering output of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
+ 0: 
+ 1: 
+ 2: 
+ 3: releases:
+ 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
+ 5:   chart: incubator/raw
+ 6:   namespace: kube-system
+ 7: 
+ 8: - name: external-secrets
+ 9:   chart: incubator/raw
+10:   namespace: default
+11:   labels:
+12:     app: test
+13:   needs:
+14:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+15: 
+16: - name: my-release
+17:   chart: incubator/raw
+18:   namespace: default
+19:   labels:
+20:     app: test
+21:   needs:
+22:   - default/external-secrets
+23: 
+
+first-pass produced: &{default map[] map[]}
+first-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0": {default map[] map[]}
+vals:
+map[]
+defaultVals:[]
+second-pass rendering result of "helmfile.yaml.part.0":
+ 0: 
+ 1: 
+ 2: 
+ 3: releases:
+ 4: - name: kubernetes-external-secrets
+ 5:   chart: incubator/raw
+ 6:   namespace: kube-system
+ 7: 
+ 8: - name: external-secrets
+ 9:   chart: incubator/raw
+10:   namespace: default
+11:   labels:
+12:     app: test
+13:   needs:
+14:   - kube-system/kubernetes-external-secrets
+15: 
+16: - name: my-release
+17:   chart: incubator/raw
+18:   namespace: default
+19:   labels:
+20:     app: test
+21:   needs:
+22:   - default/external-secrets
+23: 
+
+merged environment: &{default map[] map[]}
+2 release(s) matching app=test found in helmfile.yaml
+
+Affected releases are:
+  external-secrets (incubator/raw) UPDATED
+
+invoking preapply hooks for 2 groups of releases in this order:
+GROUP RELEASES
+1     default/my-release
+2     default/external-secrets
+
+invoking preapply hooks for releases in group 1/2: default/my-release
+invoking preapply hooks for releases in group 2/2: default/external-secrets
+processing 1 groups of releases in this order:
+GROUP RELEASES
+1     default/external-secrets
+
+processing releases in group 1/1: default/external-secrets
+
+UPDATED RELEASES:
+NAME               CHART           VERSION
+external-secrets   incubator/raw     3.1.0
+
+changing working directory back to "/path/to"