diff --git a/pkg/downloader/manager.go b/pkg/downloader/manager.go
index fd3ce694f..27474f583 100644
--- a/pkg/downloader/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/downloader/manager.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ func (m *Manager) downloadAll(deps []*chart.Dependency) error {
 	fmt.Fprintf(m.Out, "Saving %d charts\n", len(deps))
 	var saveError error
 	churls := make(map[string]struct{})
+	skippedCharts := make([]string, 0)
 	for _, dep := range deps {
 		// No repository means the chart is in charts directory
 		if dep.Repository == "" {
@@ -373,6 +375,8 @@ func (m *Manager) downloadAll(deps []*chart.Dependency) error {
 			name := dl.getChartName(u.String())
 			if _, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(destPath, name)); err == nil {
 				fmt.Fprintf(m.Out, "Already exists locally %s from repo %s\n", dep.Name, dep.Repository)
+
+				skippedCharts = append(skippedCharts, name)
 				continue
 			}
 		}
@@ -389,7 +393,7 @@ func (m *Manager) downloadAll(deps []*chart.Dependency) error {
 	// TODO: this should probably be refactored to be a []error, so we can capture and provide more information rather than "last error wins".
 	if saveError == nil {
 		// now we can move all downloaded charts to destPath and delete outdated dependencies
-		if err := m.safeMoveDeps(deps, tmpPath, destPath); err != nil {
+		if err := m.safeMoveDeps(deps, tmpPath, destPath, skippedCharts); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -416,13 +420,14 @@ func parseOCIRef(chartRef string) (string, string, error) {
 // It does this by first matching the file name to an expected pattern, then loading
 // the file to verify that it is a chart.
 //
-// Any charts in dest that do not exist in source are removed (barring local dependencies)
+// Any charts in dest that do not exist in source and not in skippedCharts are removed (barring local dependencies)
+// skippedCharts is a list of charts that were skipped during the download process.
 //
 // Because it requires tar file introspection, it is more intensive than a basic move.
 //
 // This will only return errors that should stop processing entirely. Other errors
 // will emit log messages or be ignored.
-func (m *Manager) safeMoveDeps(deps []*chart.Dependency, source, dest string) error {
+func (m *Manager) safeMoveDeps(deps []*chart.Dependency, source, dest string, skippedCharts []string) error {
 	existsInSourceDirectory := map[string]bool{}
 	isLocalDependency := map[string]bool{}
 	sourceFiles, err := os.ReadDir(source)
@@ -463,7 +468,7 @@ func (m *Manager) safeMoveDeps(deps []*chart.Dependency, source, dest string) er
 	fmt.Fprintln(m.Out, "Deleting outdated charts")
 	// find all files that exist in dest that do not exist in source; delete them (outdated dependencies)
 	for _, file := range destFiles {
-		if !file.IsDir() && !existsInSourceDirectory[file.Name()] {
+		if !file.IsDir() && !existsInSourceDirectory[file.Name()] && !slices.Contains(skippedCharts, file.Name()) {
 			fname := filepath.Join(dest, file.Name())
 			ch, err := loader.LoadFile(fname)
 			if err != nil {