diff --git a/pkg/repo/inmem_repo_service.go b/pkg/repo/inmem_repo_service.go
index a987dd467..b40368853 100644
--- a/pkg/repo/inmem_repo_service.go
+++ b/pkg/repo/inmem_repo_service.go
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ func NewInmemRepoService() IRepoService {
 }
 
 // List returns the list of all known chart repositories
-func (rs *inmemRepoService) List() ([]IRepo, error) {
+func (rs *inmemRepoService) List() ([]string, error) {
 	rs.RLock()
 	defer rs.RUnlock()
 
-	ret := []IRepo{}
+	ret := []string{}
 	for _, r := range rs.repositories {
-		ret = append(ret, r)
+		ret = append(ret, r.GetName())
 	}
 
 	return ret, nil
diff --git a/pkg/repo/inmem_repo_service_test.go b/pkg/repo/inmem_repo_service_test.go
index 22d8184c8..59c273a2a 100644
--- a/pkg/repo/inmem_repo_service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/repo/inmem_repo_service_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ func TestService(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected repo count; want: %d, have %d.", 1, len(repos))
 	}
 
-	tr := repos[0]
+	tr, err := rs.Get(repos[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cannot get repo named %s: %s", repos[0], err)
+	}
+
 	if err := validateRepo(tr, GCSPublicRepoName, GCSPublicRepoURL, "", GCSRepoFormat, GCSRepoType); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/repo/types.go b/pkg/repo/types.go
index fa13bf474..d58e482db 100644
--- a/pkg/repo/types.go
+++ b/pkg/repo/types.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ type IStorageRepo interface {
 // repository based operations, such as search and chart reference resolution.
 type IRepoService interface {
 	// List returns the list of all known chart repositories
-	List() ([]IRepo, error)
+	List() ([]string, error)
 	// Create adds a known repository to the list
 	Create(repository IRepo) error
 	// Get returns the repository with the given name