diff --git a/cmd/helm/root.go b/cmd/helm/root.go
index 69981ca01..74080ef0c 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/root.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/root.go
@@ -89,32 +89,46 @@ __helm_get_namespaces()
     fi
 }
 
+__helm_binary_name()
+{
+    local helm_binary
+    helm_binary="${words[0]}"
+    __helm_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: helm_binary is ${helm_binary}"
+    echo ${helm_binary}
+}
+
 __helm_list_releases()
 {
 	__helm_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: c is $c words[c] is ${words[c]}"
 	local out filter
 	# Use ^ to map from the start of the release name
 	filter="^${words[c]}"
-    if out=$(helm list $(__helm_override_flags) -a -q -m 1000 -f ${filter} 2>/dev/null); then
+    # Use eval in case helm_binary_name or __helm_override_flags contains a variable (e.g., $HOME/bin/h3)
+    if out=$(eval $(__helm_binary_name) list $(__helm_override_flags) -a -q -m 1000 -f ${filter} 2>/dev/null); then
         COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "${out[*]}" -- "$cur" ) )
     fi
 }
+
 __helm_list_repos()
 {
     __helm_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: c is $c words[c] is ${words[c]}"
     local out
-    if out=$(helm repo list 2>/dev/null | tail +2 | cut -f1); then
+    # Use eval in case helm_binary_name contains a variable (e.g., $HOME/bin/h3)
+    if out=$(eval $(__helm_binary_name) repo list 2>/dev/null | tail +2 | cut -f1); then
         COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "${out[*]}" -- "$cur" ) )
     fi
 }
+
 __helm_list_plugins()
 {
     __helm_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: c is $c words[c] is ${words[c]}"
     local out
-    if out=$(helm plugin list 2>/dev/null | tail +2 | cut -f1); then
+    # Use eval in case helm_binary_name contains a variable (e.g., $HOME/bin/h3)
+    if out=$(eval $(__helm_binary_name) plugin list 2>/dev/null | tail +2 | cut -f1); then
         COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "${out[*]}" -- "$cur" ) )
     fi
 }
+
 __helm_custom_func()
 {
 	__helm_debug "${FUNCNAME[0]}: last_command is $last_command"