diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/template-dependency-update-recursive.txt b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/template-dependency-update-recursive.txt
index 5c451ad75..79afa5a50 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/template-dependency-update-recursive.txt
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/output/template-dependency-update-recursive.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   name: dep1
+  annotations:
+    text: This is a message from dep2!!!
 ---
 # Source: root/templates/configmaproot.yaml
 apiVersion: v1
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-multi-level-deps/dep1/templates/configmap1.yaml b/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-multi-level-deps/dep1/templates/configmap1.yaml
index e80109f69..78c4b4315 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-multi-level-deps/dep1/templates/configmap1.yaml
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-multi-level-deps/dep1/templates/configmap1.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   name: dep1
+  annotations:
+    text: {{ include "dep2.example" (index $.Subcharts "dep2") }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-multi-level-deps/dep2/templates/_helpers.tpl b/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-multi-level-deps/dep2/templates/_helpers.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a51fc3f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-multi-level-deps/dep2/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{{- define "dep2.example" }}
+{{- "This is a message from dep2!!!" }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-multi-level-deps/dep2/templates/configmap2.yaml b/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-multi-level-deps/dep2/templates/configmap2.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 899e7f6ba..000000000
--- a/pkg/cmd/testdata/testcharts/chart-with-multi-level-deps/dep2/templates/configmap2.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
-  name: dep2
diff --git a/pkg/downloader/manager.go b/pkg/downloader/manager.go
index 7c4edb823..6087bbd8b 100644
--- a/pkg/downloader/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/downloader/manager.go
@@ -165,7 +165,20 @@ func (m *Manager) Update(recursive bool) error {
 		}
 
 		for _, depChartPath := range depChartPaths {
-			if err := m.doUpdate(depChartPath); err != nil {
+			subManager := &Manager{
+				Out:              m.Out,
+				ChartPath:        depChartPath,
+				Verify:           m.Verify,
+				Debug:            m.Debug,
+				Keyring:          m.Keyring,
+				SkipUpdate:       m.SkipUpdate,
+				Getters:          m.Getters,
+				RegistryClient:   m.RegistryClient,
+				RepositoryConfig: m.RepositoryConfig,
+				RepositoryCache:  m.RepositoryCache,
+				ContentCache:     m.ContentCache,
+			}
+			if err := subManager.Update(recursive); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}