diff --git a/cmd/helm/init.go b/cmd/helm/init.go
index 9ae8943d5..16065614d 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/init.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/init.go
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func ensureDefaultRepos(home helmpath.Home, out io.Writer, skipRefresh bool) err
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		lr, err := initLocalRepo(home.LocalRepository(localRepositoryIndexFile), home.RelativeIndex("local"))
+		lr, err := initLocalRepo(home.LocalRepository(localRepositoryIndexFile), home.CacheIndex("local"))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}