diff --git a/cmd/helm/delete.go b/cmd/helm/delete.go
index ad7c6049a..b78956ab6 100755
--- a/cmd/helm/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/delete.go
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ func newDeleteCmd(c helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	f := cmd.Flags()
+	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
 	f.BoolVar(&del.dryRun, "dry-run", false, "simulate a delete")
 	f.BoolVar(&del.disableHooks, "no-hooks", false, "prevent hooks from running during deletion")
 	f.BoolVar(&del.purge, "purge", false, "remove the release from the store and make its name free for later use")
diff --git a/cmd/helm/get.go b/cmd/helm/get.go
index 4170a7cef..719e0779d 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/get.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/get.go
@@ -70,12 +70,14 @@ func newGetCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().Int32Var(&get.version, "revision", 0, "get the named release with revision")
-
-	cmd.AddCommand(addFlagsTLS(newGetValuesCmd(nil, out)))
-	cmd.AddCommand(addFlagsTLS(newGetManifestCmd(nil, out)))
-	cmd.AddCommand(addFlagsTLS(newGetHooksCmd(nil, out)))
-	cmd.AddCommand(addFlagsTLS(newGetNotesCmd(nil, out)))
+	f := cmd.Flags()
+	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
+	f.Int32Var(&get.version, "revision", 0, "get the named release with revision")
+
+	cmd.AddCommand(newGetValuesCmd(nil, out))
+	cmd.AddCommand(newGetManifestCmd(nil, out))
+	cmd.AddCommand(newGetHooksCmd(nil, out))
+	cmd.AddCommand(newGetNotesCmd(nil, out))
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/cmd/helm/get_hooks.go b/cmd/helm/get_hooks.go
index 9192db998..1f288245d 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/get_hooks.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/get_hooks.go
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ func newGetHooksCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 			return ghc.run()
 		},
 	}
-	cmd.Flags().Int32Var(&ghc.version, "revision", 0, "get the named release with revision")
+	f := cmd.Flags()
+	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
+	f.Int32Var(&ghc.version, "revision", 0, "get the named release with revision")
 	return cmd
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/helm/get_manifest.go b/cmd/helm/get_manifest.go
index f4ae11e58..206c9d295 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/get_manifest.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/get_manifest.go
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ func newGetManifestCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().Int32Var(&get.version, "revision", 0, "get the named release with revision")
+	f := cmd.Flags()
+	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
+	f.Int32Var(&get.version, "revision", 0, "get the named release with revision")
 	return cmd
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/helm/get_notes.go b/cmd/helm/get_notes.go
index 5b1135ba5..eaa3bc815 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/get_notes.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/get_notes.go
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ func newGetNotesCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().Int32Var(&get.version, "revision", 0, "get the notes of the named release with revision")
+	f := cmd.Flags()
+	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
+	f.Int32Var(&get.version, "revision", 0, "get the notes of the named release with revision")
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/cmd/helm/get_values.go b/cmd/helm/get_values.go
index 12a48f1da..a4f4fc283 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/get_values.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/get_values.go
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ func newGetValuesCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().Int32Var(&get.version, "revision", 0, "get the named release with revision")
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&get.allValues, "all", "a", false, "dump all (computed) values")
+	f := cmd.Flags()
+	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
+	f.Int32Var(&get.version, "revision", 0, "get the named release with revision")
+	f.BoolVarP(&get.allValues, "all", "a", false, "dump all (computed) values")
 	return cmd
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/helm/helm.go b/cmd/helm/helm.go
index 6cb1c78ea..75fa2dc38 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/helm.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/helm.go
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ var (
 	tlsVerify     bool   // enable TLS and verify remote certificates
 	tlsEnable     bool   // enable TLS
 
-	tlsCaCertDefault = "$HELM_HOME/ca.pem"
-	tlsCertDefault   = "$HELM_HOME/cert.pem"
-	tlsKeyDefault    = "$HELM_HOME/key.pem"
-
 	tillerTunnel *kube.Tunnel
 	settings     helm_env.EnvSettings
 )
@@ -77,6 +73,11 @@ Environment:
   $HELM_NO_PLUGINS    disable plugins. Set HELM_NO_PLUGINS=1 to disable plugins.
   $TILLER_NAMESPACE   set an alternative Tiller namespace (default "kube-system")
   $KUBECONFIG         set an alternative Kubernetes configuration file (default "~/.kube/config")
+  $HELM_TLS_CA_CERT   path to TLS CA certificate used to verify the Helm client and Tiller server certificates (default "$HELM_HOME/ca.pem")
+  $HELM_TLS_CERT      path to TLS client certificate file for authenticating to Tiller (default "$HELM_HOME/cert.pem")
+  $HELM_TLS_KEY       path to TLS client key file for authenticating to Tiller (default "$HELM_HOME/key.pem")
+  $HELM_TLS_VERIFY    enable TLS connection between Helm and Tiller and verify Tiller server certificate (default "false")
+  $HELM_TLS_ENABLE    enable TLS connection between Helm and Tiller (default "false")
 `
 
 func newRootCmd(args []string) *cobra.Command {
@@ -114,18 +115,18 @@ func newRootCmd(args []string) *cobra.Command {
 		newVerifyCmd(out),
 
 		// release commands
-		addFlagsTLS(newDeleteCmd(nil, out)),
-		addFlagsTLS(newGetCmd(nil, out)),
-		addFlagsTLS(newHistoryCmd(nil, out)),
-		addFlagsTLS(newInstallCmd(nil, out)),
-		addFlagsTLS(newListCmd(nil, out)),
-		addFlagsTLS(newRollbackCmd(nil, out)),
-		addFlagsTLS(newStatusCmd(nil, out)),
-		addFlagsTLS(newUpgradeCmd(nil, out)),
-
-		addFlagsTLS(newReleaseTestCmd(nil, out)),
-		addFlagsTLS(newResetCmd(nil, out)),
-		addFlagsTLS(newVersionCmd(nil, out)),
+		newDeleteCmd(nil, out),
+		newGetCmd(nil, out),
+		newHistoryCmd(nil, out),
+		newInstallCmd(nil, out),
+		newListCmd(nil, out),
+		newRollbackCmd(nil, out),
+		newStatusCmd(nil, out),
+		newUpgradeCmd(nil, out),
+
+		newReleaseTestCmd(nil, out),
+		newResetCmd(nil, out),
+		newVersionCmd(nil, out),
 
 		newCompletionCmd(out),
 		newHomeCmd(out),
@@ -142,9 +143,6 @@ func newRootCmd(args []string) *cobra.Command {
 
 	flags.Parse(args)
 
-	// set defaults from environment
-	settings.Init(flags)
-
 	// Find and add plugins
 	loadPlugins(cmd, out)
 
@@ -276,7 +274,7 @@ func ensureHelmClient(h helm.Interface) helm.Interface {
 func newClient() helm.Interface {
 	options := []helm.Option{helm.Host(settings.TillerHost), helm.ConnectTimeout(settings.TillerConnectionTimeout)}
 
-	if tlsVerify || tlsEnable {
+	if settings.TLSVerify || settings.TLSEnable {
 		if tlsCaCertFile == "" {
 			tlsCaCertFile = settings.Home.TLSCaCert()
 		}
@@ -306,17 +304,3 @@ func newClient() helm.Interface {
 	}
 	return helm.NewClient(options...)
 }
-
-// addFlagsTLS adds the flags for supporting client side TLS to the
-// helm command (only those that invoke communicate to Tiller.)
-func addFlagsTLS(cmd *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
-
-	// add flags
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&tlsServerName, "tls-hostname", settings.TillerHost, "the server name used to verify the hostname on the returned certificates from the server")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&tlsCaCertFile, "tls-ca-cert", tlsCaCertDefault, "path to TLS CA certificate file")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&tlsCertFile, "tls-cert", tlsCertDefault, "path to TLS certificate file")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&tlsKeyFile, "tls-key", tlsKeyDefault, "path to TLS key file")
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&tlsVerify, "tls-verify", false, "enable TLS for request and verify remote")
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&tlsEnable, "tls", false, "enable TLS for request")
-	return cmd
-}
diff --git a/cmd/helm/history.go b/cmd/helm/history.go
index 6e0b48d33..51bc34e75 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/history.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/history.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ func newHistoryCmd(c helm.Interface, w io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	f := cmd.Flags()
+	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
 	f.Int32Var(&his.max, "max", 256, "maximum number of revision to include in history")
 	f.UintVar(&his.colWidth, "col-width", 60, "specifies the max column width of output")
 	f.StringVarP(&his.outputFormat, "output", "o", "table", "prints the output in the specified format (json|table|yaml)")
diff --git a/cmd/helm/install.go b/cmd/helm/install.go
index 1c2dca7ef..7f84f3355 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/install.go
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ func newInstallCmd(c helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	f := cmd.Flags()
+	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
 	f.VarP(&inst.valueFiles, "values", "f", "specify values in a YAML file or a URL(can specify multiple)")
 	f.StringVarP(&inst.name, "name", "n", "", "release name. If unspecified, it will autogenerate one for you")
 	f.StringVar(&inst.namespace, "namespace", "", "namespace to install the release into. Defaults to the current kube config namespace.")
diff --git a/cmd/helm/list.go b/cmd/helm/list.go
index 4467b6ec7..384fca619 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/list.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/list.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ func newListCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	f := cmd.Flags()
+	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
 	f.BoolVarP(&list.short, "short", "q", false, "output short (quiet) listing format")
 	f.BoolVarP(&list.byDate, "date", "d", false, "sort by release date")
 	f.BoolVarP(&list.sortDesc, "reverse", "r", false, "reverse the sort order")
diff --git a/cmd/helm/release_testing.go b/cmd/helm/release_testing.go
index 0c9debb3f..c7231cf04 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/release_testing.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/release_testing.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func newReleaseTestCmd(c helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	f := cmd.Flags()
+	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
 	f.Int64Var(&rlsTest.timeout, "timeout", 300, "time in seconds to wait for any individual Kubernetes operation (like Jobs for hooks)")
 	f.BoolVar(&rlsTest.cleanup, "cleanup", false, "delete test pods upon completion")
 
diff --git a/cmd/helm/reset.go b/cmd/helm/reset.go
index 5b0914e82..ffae0a613 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/reset.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/reset.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ func newResetCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	f := cmd.Flags()
+	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
 	f.BoolVarP(&d.force, "force", "f", false, "forces Tiller uninstall even if there are releases installed, or if Tiller is not in ready state. Releases are not deleted.)")
 	f.BoolVar(&d.removeHelmHome, "remove-helm-home", false, "if set deletes $HELM_HOME")
 
diff --git a/cmd/helm/rollback.go b/cmd/helm/rollback.go
index 5c85afc3b..a06b205c8 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/rollback.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/rollback.go
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ func newRollbackCmd(c helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	f := cmd.Flags()
+	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
 	f.BoolVar(&rollback.dryRun, "dry-run", false, "simulate a rollback")
 	f.BoolVar(&rollback.recreate, "recreate-pods", false, "performs pods restart for the resource if applicable")
 	f.BoolVar(&rollback.force, "force", false, "force resource update through delete/recreate if needed")
diff --git a/cmd/helm/status.go b/cmd/helm/status.go
index be057a28e..fe53081a4 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/status.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/status.go
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ func newStatusCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().Int32Var(&status.version, "revision", 0, "if set, display the status of the named release with revision")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&status.outfmt, "output", "o", "", "output the status in the specified format (json or yaml)")
+	f := cmd.Flags()
+	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
+	f.Int32Var(&status.version, "revision", 0, "if set, display the status of the named release with revision")
+	f.StringVarP(&status.outfmt, "output", "o", "", "output the status in the specified format (json or yaml)")
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
index 8647a2737..905a2c175 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	f := cmd.Flags()
+	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
 	f.VarP(&upgrade.valueFiles, "values", "f", "specify values in a YAML file or a URL(can specify multiple)")
 	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.dryRun, "dry-run", false, "simulate an upgrade")
 	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.recreate, "recreate-pods", false, "performs pods restart for the resource if applicable")
diff --git a/cmd/helm/version.go b/cmd/helm/version.go
index 922e744b2..e0d9e5e73 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/version.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/version.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ func newVersionCmd(c helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 	f := cmd.Flags()
+	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
 	f.BoolVarP(&version.showClient, "client", "c", false, "client version only")
 	f.BoolVarP(&version.showServer, "server", "s", false, "server version only")
 	f.BoolVar(&version.short, "short", false, "print the version number")
diff --git a/docs/helm/helm.md b/docs/helm/helm.md
index c1a11c4a3..136721c36 100644
--- a/docs/helm/helm.md
+++ b/docs/helm/helm.md
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ Environment:
   $HELM_NO_PLUGINS    disable plugins. Set HELM_NO_PLUGINS=1 to disable plugins.
   $TILLER_NAMESPACE   set an alternative Tiller namespace (default "kube-system")
   $KUBECONFIG         set an alternative Kubernetes configuration file (default "~/.kube/config")
+  $HELM_TLS_CA_CERT   path to TLS CA certificate used to verify the Helm client and Tiller server certificates (default "$HELM_HOME/ca.pem")
+  $HELM_TLS_CERT      path to TLS client certificate file for authenticating to Tiller (default "$HELM_HOME/cert.pem")
+  $HELM_TLS_KEY       path to TLS client key file for authenticating to Tiller (default "$HELM_HOME/key.pem")
+  $HELM_TLS_VERIFY    enable TLS connection between Helm and Tiller and verify Tiller server certificate (default "false")
+  $HELM_TLS_ENABLE    enable TLS connection between Helm and Tiller (default "false")
 
 
 ### Options
@@ -70,4 +75,4 @@ Environment:
 * [helm verify](helm_verify.md)	 - verify that a chart at the given path has been signed and is valid
 * [helm version](helm_version.md)	 - print the client/server version information
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 1-Sep-2018
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 4-Sep-2018
diff --git a/pkg/helm/environment/environment.go b/pkg/helm/environment/environment.go
index 4241bbb8a..05d955d69 100644
--- a/pkg/helm/environment/environment.go
+++ b/pkg/helm/environment/environment.go
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/helm/helmpath"
 )
 
+const (
+	// DefaultTLSCaCert is the default value for HELM_TLS_CA_CERT
+	DefaultTLSCaCert = "$HELM_HOME/ca.pem"
+	// DefaultTLSCert is the default value for HELM_TLS_CERT
+	DefaultTLSCert = "$HELM_HOME/cert.pem"
+	// DefaultTLSKeyFile is the default value for HELM_TLS_KEY_FILE
+	DefaultTLSKeyFile = "$HELM_HOME/key.pem"
+	// DefaultTLSEnable is the default value for HELM_TLS_ENABLE
+	DefaultTLSEnable = false
+	// DefaultTLSVerify is the default value for HELM_TLS_VERIFY
+	DefaultTLSVerify = false
+)
+
 // DefaultHelmHome is the default HELM_HOME.
 var DefaultHelmHome = filepath.Join(homedir.HomeDir(), ".helm")
 
@@ -39,7 +52,7 @@ var DefaultHelmHome = filepath.Join(homedir.HomeDir(), ".helm")
 type EnvSettings struct {
 	// TillerHost is the host and port of Tiller.
 	TillerHost string
-	// TillerConnectionTimeout is the duration (in seconds) helm will wait to establish a connection to tiller.
+	// TillerConnectionTimeout is the duration (in seconds) helm will wait to establish a connection to Tiller.
 	TillerConnectionTimeout int64
 	// TillerNamespace is the namespace in which Tiller runs.
 	TillerNamespace string
@@ -51,6 +64,18 @@ type EnvSettings struct {
 	KubeContext string
 	// KubeConfig is the path to an explicit kubeconfig file. This overwrites the value in $KUBECONFIG
 	KubeConfig string
+	// TLSEnable tells helm to communicate with Tiller via TLS
+	TLSEnable bool
+	// TLSVerify tells helm to communicate with Tiller via TLS and to verify remote certificates served by Tiller
+	TLSVerify bool
+	// TLSServerName tells helm to verify the hostname on the returned certificates from Tiller
+	TLSServerName string
+	// TLSCaCertFile is the path to a TLS CA certificate file
+	TLSCaCertFile string
+	// TLSCertFile is the path to a TLS certificate file
+	TLSCertFile string
+	// TLSKeyFile is the path to a TLS key file
+	TLSKeyFile string
 }
 
 // AddFlags binds flags to the given flagset.
@@ -62,15 +87,45 @@ func (s *EnvSettings) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	fs.BoolVar(&s.Debug, "debug", false, "enable verbose output")
 	fs.StringVar(&s.TillerNamespace, "tiller-namespace", "kube-system", "namespace of Tiller")
 	fs.Int64Var(&s.TillerConnectionTimeout, "tiller-connection-timeout", int64(300), "the duration (in seconds) Helm will wait to establish a connection to tiller")
+
+	envMap := map[string]string{
+		"debug":            "HELM_DEBUG",
+		"home":             "HELM_HOME",
+		"host":             "HELM_HOST",
+		"tiller-namespace": "TILLER_NAMESPACE",
+	}
+
+	for name, envar := range envMap {
+		setFlagFromEnv(name, envar, fs)
+	}
 }
 
-// Init sets values from the environment.
-func (s *EnvSettings) Init(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
+// AddFlagsTLS adds the flags for supporting client side TLS to the given flagset.
+func (s *EnvSettings) AddFlagsTLS(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
+	fs.StringVar(&s.TLSServerName, "tls-hostname", s.TillerHost, "the server name used to verify the hostname on the returned certificates from the server")
+	fs.StringVar(&s.TLSCaCertFile, "tls-ca-cert", DefaultTLSCaCert, "path to TLS CA certificate file")
+	fs.StringVar(&s.TLSCertFile, "tls-cert", DefaultTLSCert, "path to TLS certificate file")
+	fs.StringVar(&s.TLSKeyFile, "tls-key", DefaultTLSKeyFile, "path to TLS key file")
+	fs.BoolVar(&s.TLSVerify, "tls-verify", DefaultTLSVerify, "enable TLS for request and verify remote")
+	fs.BoolVar(&s.TLSEnable, "tls", DefaultTLSEnable, "enable TLS for request")
+
+	envMap := map[string]string{
+		"tls-hostname": "HELM_TLS_HOSTNAME",
+		"tls-ca-cert":  "HELM_TLS_CA_CERT",
+		"tls-cert":     "HELM_TLS_CERT",
+		"tls-key":      "HELM_TLS_KEY",
+		"tls-verify":   "HELM_TLS_VERIFY",
+		"tls":          "HELM_TLS_ENABLE",
+	}
+
 	for name, envar := range envMap {
 		setFlagFromEnv(name, envar, fs)
 	}
 }
 
+// Init is deprecated; calling `.AddFlags` or `.AddFlagsTLS` directly will set the flags to their default values from the environment, so this is a no-op.
+func (s *EnvSettings) Init(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {}
+
 // PluginDirs is the path to the plugin directories.
 func (s EnvSettings) PluginDirs() string {
 	if d, ok := os.LookupEnv("HELM_PLUGIN"); ok {
@@ -79,14 +134,6 @@ func (s EnvSettings) PluginDirs() string {
 	return s.Home.Plugins()
 }
 
-// envMap maps flag names to envvars
-var envMap = map[string]string{
-	"debug":            "HELM_DEBUG",
-	"home":             "HELM_HOME",
-	"host":             "HELM_HOST",
-	"tiller-namespace": "TILLER_NAMESPACE",
-}
-
 func setFlagFromEnv(name, envar string, fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	if fs.Changed(name) {
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/helm/environment/environment_test.go b/pkg/helm/environment/environment_test.go
index 35958e791..fb05254ed 100644
--- a/pkg/helm/environment/environment_test.go
+++ b/pkg/helm/environment/environment_test.go
@@ -36,49 +36,78 @@ func TestEnvSettings(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// expected values
 		home, host, ns, kcontext, kconfig, plugins string
-		debug                                      bool
+		debug, tlsverify                           bool
 	}{
 		{
-			name:    "defaults",
-			args:    []string{},
-			home:    DefaultHelmHome,
-			plugins: helmpath.Home(DefaultHelmHome).Plugins(),
-			ns:      "kube-system",
+			name:      "defaults",
+			args:      []string{},
+			home:      DefaultHelmHome,
+			plugins:   helmpath.Home(DefaultHelmHome).Plugins(),
+			ns:        "kube-system",
+			tlsverify: false,
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "with flags set",
-			args:    []string{"--home", "/foo", "--host=here", "--debug", "--tiller-namespace=myns", "--kubeconfig", "/bar"},
-			home:    "/foo",
-			plugins: helmpath.Home("/foo").Plugins(),
-			host:    "here",
-			ns:      "myns",
-			kconfig: "/bar",
-			debug:   true,
+			name:      "with flags set",
+			args:      []string{"--home", "/foo", "--host=here", "--debug", "--tiller-namespace=myns", "--kubeconfig", "/bar"},
+			home:      "/foo",
+			plugins:   helmpath.Home("/foo").Plugins(),
+			host:      "here",
+			ns:        "myns",
+			kconfig:   "/bar",
+			debug:     true,
+			tlsverify: false,
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "with envvars set",
-			args:    []string{},
-			envars:  map[string]string{"HELM_HOME": "/bar", "HELM_HOST": "there", "HELM_DEBUG": "1", "TILLER_NAMESPACE": "yourns"},
-			home:    "/bar",
-			plugins: helmpath.Home("/bar").Plugins(),
-			host:    "there",
-			ns:      "yourns",
-			debug:   true,
+			name:      "with envvars set",
+			args:      []string{},
+			envars:    map[string]string{"HELM_HOME": "/bar", "HELM_HOST": "there", "HELM_DEBUG": "1", "TILLER_NAMESPACE": "yourns"},
+			home:      "/bar",
+			plugins:   helmpath.Home("/bar").Plugins(),
+			host:      "there",
+			ns:        "yourns",
+			debug:     true,
+			tlsverify: false,
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "with flags and envvars set",
-			args:    []string{"--home", "/foo", "--host=here", "--debug", "--tiller-namespace=myns"},
-			envars:  map[string]string{"HELM_HOME": "/bar", "HELM_HOST": "there", "HELM_DEBUG": "1", "TILLER_NAMESPACE": "yourns", "HELM_PLUGIN": "glade"},
-			home:    "/foo",
-			plugins: "glade",
-			host:    "here",
-			ns:      "myns",
-			debug:   true,
+			name:      "with TLS envvars set",
+			args:      []string{},
+			envars:    map[string]string{"HELM_HOME": "/bar", "HELM_HOST": "there", "HELM_DEBUG": "1", "TILLER_NAMESPACE": "yourns", "HELM_TLS_VERIFY": "1"},
+			home:      "/bar",
+			plugins:   helmpath.Home("/bar").Plugins(),
+			host:      "there",
+			ns:        "yourns",
+			debug:     true,
+			tlsverify: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "with flags and envvars set",
+			args:      []string{"--home", "/foo", "--host=here", "--debug", "--tiller-namespace=myns"},
+			envars:    map[string]string{"HELM_HOME": "/bar", "HELM_HOST": "there", "HELM_DEBUG": "1", "TILLER_NAMESPACE": "yourns", "HELM_PLUGIN": "glade"},
+			home:      "/foo",
+			plugins:   "glade",
+			host:      "here",
+			ns:        "myns",
+			debug:     true,
+			tlsverify: false,
 		},
 	}
 
-	cleanup := resetEnv()
-	defer cleanup()
+	allEnvvars := map[string]string{
+		"HELM_DEBUG":        "",
+		"HELM_HOME":         "",
+		"HELM_HOST":         "",
+		"TILLER_NAMESPACE":  "",
+		"HELM_PLUGIN":       "",
+		"HELM_TLS_HOSTNAME": "",
+		"HELM_TLS_CA_CERT":  "",
+		"HELM_TLS_CERT":     "",
+		"HELM_TLS_KEY":      "",
+		"HELM_TLS_VERIFY":   "",
+		"HELM_TLS_ENABLE":   "",
+	}
+
+	resetEnv(allEnvvars)
+	defer resetEnv(allEnvvars)
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -90,6 +119,7 @@ func TestEnvSettings(t *testing.T) {
 
 			settings := &EnvSettings{}
 			settings.AddFlags(flags)
+			settings.AddFlagsTLS(flags)
 			flags.Parse(tt.args)
 
 			settings.Init(flags)
@@ -115,17 +145,20 @@ func TestEnvSettings(t *testing.T) {
 			if settings.KubeConfig != tt.kconfig {
 				t.Errorf("expected kubeconfig %q, got %q", tt.kconfig, settings.KubeConfig)
 			}
+			if settings.TLSVerify != tt.tlsverify {
+				t.Errorf("expected tls-verify %t, got %t", tt.tlsverify, settings.TLSVerify)
+			}
 
-			cleanup()
+			resetEnv(tt.envars)
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-func resetEnv() func() {
+func resetEnv(envars map[string]string) func() {
 	origEnv := os.Environ()
 
 	// ensure any local envvars do not hose us
-	for _, e := range envMap {
+	for e := range envars {
 		os.Unsetenv(e)
 	}