diff --git a/pkg/repo/index.go b/pkg/repo/index.go
index 6e2c1920d..f61ba57c6 100644
--- a/pkg/repo/index.go
+++ b/pkg/repo/index.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type ChartRef struct {
 	URL       string          `yaml:"url"`
 	Created   string          `yaml:"created,omitempty"`
 	Removed   bool            `yaml:"removed,omitempty"`
-	Digest    string          `yaml:"digest,omitempty"`
+	Checksum  string          `yaml:"checksum,omitempty"`
 	Chartfile chart.Chartfile `yaml:"chartfile"`
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/repo/repo.go b/pkg/repo/repo.go
index d2c0f14fd..b5a388020 100644
--- a/pkg/repo/repo.go
+++ b/pkg/repo/repo.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (r *ChartRepository) Index() error {
 		}
 
 		chartfile := ch.Chartfile()
-		hash, err := generateDigest(path)
+		hash, err := generateChecksum(path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (r *ChartRepository) Index() error {
 
 		url := filepath.Join(r.URL, key+".tgz")
 
-		entry := &ChartRef{Chartfile: *chartfile, Name: chartfile.Name, URL: url, Created: created, Digest: hash, Removed: false}
+		entry := &ChartRef{Chartfile: *chartfile, Name: chartfile.Name, URL: url, Created: created, Checksum: hash, Removed: false}
 
 		r.IndexFile.Entries[key] = entry
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (r *ChartRepository) Index() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func generateDigest(path string) (string, error) {
+func generateChecksum(path string) (string, error) {
 	f, err := os.Open(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
diff --git a/pkg/repo/repo_test.go b/pkg/repo/repo_test.go
index 557ab3b41..7593d67fd 100644
--- a/pkg/repo/repo_test.go
+++ b/pkg/repo/repo_test.go
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ func TestIndex(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		timestamps[chartName] = details.Created
 
-		if details.Digest == "" {
-			t.Errorf("Digest was not set for %s", chartName)
+		if details.Checksum == "" {
+			t.Errorf("Checksum was not set for %s", chartName)
 		}
 	}