diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/repository.go b/api/v1alpha1/repository.go
index 6d774f86..329c8ba4 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/repository.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/repository.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package v1alpha1
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -34,6 +35,14 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/config"
 )
 
+type RepositoryType string
+
+const (
+	RepositoryTypeOCI         RepositoryType = "oci"
+	RepositoryTypeChartmuseum RepositoryType = "chartmuseum"
+	RepositoryUnknown         RepositoryType = "unknown"
+)
+
 const (
 	Username = "username"
 	Password = "password"
@@ -218,3 +227,38 @@ func ParseRepoSecret(c client.Client, instance *Repository) (username, password,
 func (r *Repository) IsOCI() bool {
 	return registry.IsOCI(r.Spec.URL)
 }
+
+func (r *Repository) GetRepoType(c client.Client) RepositoryType {
+	if r.IsOCI() {
+		return RepositoryTypeOCI
+	}
+	if r.IsChartmuseum(c) {
+		return RepositoryTypeChartmuseum
+	}
+	return RepositoryUnknown
+}
+
+// IsChartmuseum determines whether the repository is to be treated as a chartmuseum
+func (r *Repository) IsChartmuseum(c client.Client) bool {
+	// reference apis: https://github.com/helm/chartmuseum#chart-manipulation
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", r.Spec.URL+"/api/charts", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// set auth info if needed
+	if r.Spec.AuthSecret != "" {
+		username, password, _, _, _, _ := ParseRepoSecret(c, r)
+		req.SetBasicAuth(username, password)
+	}
+
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil || resp == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	// when api exists and authorized, it is `chartmuseum` which can be used to push charts
+	return resp.StatusCode != http.StatusNotFound && resp.StatusCode != http.StatusUnauthorized
+}
diff --git a/config/samples/example-test.sh b/config/samples/example-test.sh
index 540bb616..d69113b7 100755
--- a/config/samples/example-test.sh
+++ b/config/samples/example-test.sh
@@ -594,6 +594,11 @@ echo "\n"
 info "6.2.2 Add this private chartmuseum repository(basic auth enabled) to kubebb"
 kubectl apply -f config/samples/core_v1alpha1_repository_chartmuseum.yaml
 waitComponentStatus "kubebb-system" "repository-chartmuseum.nginx" "false"
+repoType=$(kubectl get repo repository-chartmuseum -nkubebb-system -ojson | jq -r '.metadata.labels."kubebb.repository.type"')
+if [[ ${repoType} != "chartmuseum" ]]; then
+	echo "get repotype failed"
+	exit 1
+fi
 info "6.2.3 Plan a nignx with private chartmuseum(basic auth enabled) "
 kubectl apply -f config/samples/core_v1alpha1_componentplan_mynginx.yaml
 waitComponentPlanDone "kubebb-system" "mynginx"
diff --git a/controllers/repository_controller.go b/controllers/repository_controller.go
index 795c2a21..dc205c42 100644
--- a/controllers/repository_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/repository_controller.go
@@ -141,10 +141,12 @@ func (r *RepositoryReconciler) checkInitial(ctx context.Context, logger logr.Log
 		instanceDeepCopy.Labels = make(map[string]string)
 	}
 
-	if v, ok := instanceDeepCopy.Labels[corev1alpha1.RepositoryTypeLabel]; !ok || v != instanceDeepCopy.Spec.RepositoryType {
-		instanceDeepCopy.Labels[corev1alpha1.RepositoryTypeLabel] = instanceDeepCopy.Spec.RepositoryType
+	currentType := string(instanceDeepCopy.GetRepoType(r.Client))
+	if v := instanceDeepCopy.Labels[corev1alpha1.RepositoryTypeLabel]; v != currentType {
+		instanceDeepCopy.Labels[corev1alpha1.RepositoryTypeLabel] = currentType
 		update = true
 	}
+
 	if v, ok := instanceDeepCopy.Labels[corev1alpha1.RepositorySourceLabel]; !ok || (v != string(corev1alpha1.Official) && v != string(corev1alpha1.Unknown)) {
 		instanceDeepCopy.Labels[corev1alpha1.RepositorySourceLabel] = string(corev1alpha1.Unknown)
 		update = true