diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/upgrade-with-dependency-update.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/upgrade-with-dependency-update.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..822e190fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/upgrade-with-dependency-update.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Release "updeps" has been upgraded. Happy Helming!
+NAME: updeps
+LAST DEPLOYED: Fri Sep  2 22:04:05 1977
+NAMESPACE: default
+STATUS: deployed
+REVISION: 2
+TEST SUITE: None
+NOTES:
+PARENT NOTES
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/upgrade-with-install-dependency-update.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/upgrade-with-install-dependency-update.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0aa0ae62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/upgrade-with-install-dependency-update.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Release "updeps" does not exist. Installing it now.
+NAME: updeps
+LAST DEPLOYED: Fri Sep  2 22:04:05 1977
+NAMESPACE: default
+STATUS: deployed
+REVISION: 1
+TEST SUITE: None
+NOTES:
+PARENT NOTES
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/upgrade-with-install-missing-dependencies.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/upgrade-with-install-missing-dependencies.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c89a3166e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/upgrade-with-install-missing-dependencies.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Release "nodeps" does not exist. Installing it now.
+Error: found in Chart.yaml, but missing in charts/ directory: reqsubchart2
diff --git a/cmd/helm/upgrade_test.go b/cmd/helm/upgrade_test.go
index 43d790df8..ea24d14be 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/upgrade_test.go
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ func TestUpgradeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:      "install a release with missing dependencies",
-			cmd:       fmt.Sprintf("upgrade bonkers-bunny -i '%s'", missingDepsPath),
+			cmd:       "upgrade nodeps -i testdata/testcharts/chart-missing-deps",
 			golden:    "output/upgrade-with-install-missing-dependencies.txt",
 			wantError: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "install a release with missing dependencies",
-			cmd:    fmt.Sprintf("upgrade bonkers-bunny -i --dependency-update '%s'", missingDepsPath),
+			cmd:    "upgrade updeps -i --dependency-update testdata/testcharts/chart-with-subchart-update",
 			golden: "output/upgrade-with-install-dependency-update.txt",
 		},
 		{
@@ -150,8 +150,9 @@ func TestUpgradeCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "upgrade a release with missing dependencies",
-			cmd:    fmt.Sprintf("upgrade --dependency-update bonkers-bunny %s", missingDepsPath),
+			cmd:    "upgrade updeps --dependency-update testdata/testcharts/chart-with-subchart-update",
 			golden: "output/upgrade-with-dependency-update.txt",
+			rels:   []*release.Release{relMock("updeps", 1, ch)},
 		},
 		{
 			name:      "upgrade a release with bad dependencies",