diff --git a/cmd/helm/install.go b/cmd/helm/install.go
index 13c674066..6ffc968ce 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/install.go
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ func runInstall(args []string, client *action.Install, valueOpts *values.Options
 					RepositoryConfig: settings.RepositoryConfig,
 					RepositoryCache:  settings.RepositoryCache,
 					Debug:            settings.Debug,
+					RegistryClient:   client.GetRegistryClient(),
 				}
 				if err := man.Update(); err != nil {
 					return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/action/install.go b/pkg/action/install.go
index d5c34cef7..d19972e1b 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install.go
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ func (i *Install) SetRegistryClient(registryClient *registry.Client) {
 	i.ChartPathOptions.registryClient = registryClient
 }
 
+// GetRegistryClient get the registry client.
+func (i *Install) GetRegistryClient() *registry.Client {
+	return i.ChartPathOptions.registryClient
+}
+
 func (i *Install) installCRDs(crds []chart.CRD) error {
 	// We do these one file at a time in the order they were read.
 	totalItems := []*resource.Info{}