diff --git a/cmd/helm/package.go b/cmd/helm/package.go
index a558c40f0..38bb5200e 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/package.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/package.go
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ func (p *packageCmd) run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		if err := checkDependencies(ch, reqs, p.out); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+	} else {
+		if err != chartutil.ErrRequirementsNotFound {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	var dest string
@@ -147,6 +151,8 @@ func (p *packageCmd) run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	name, err := chartutil.Save(ch, dest)
 	if err == nil {
 		debug("Saved %s to current directory\n", name)
+	} else {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to save: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	// Save to $HELM_HOME/local directory. This is second, because we don't want