diff --git a/cmd/helm/install_test.go b/cmd/helm/install_test.go
index 0fae79534..bba3d9fc9 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/install_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/install_test.go
@@ -19,9 +19,27 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
+
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/repo/repotest"
 )
 
 func TestInstall(t *testing.T) {
+
+	srv, err := repotest.NewTempServerWithCleanup(t, "testdata/*.tgz*")
+	srv.Stop()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	srv.Start()
+	defer srv.Stop()
+	if err := srv.CreateIndex(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := srv.LinkIndices(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
 	tests := []cmdTestCase{
 		// Install, base case
 		{
@@ -207,6 +225,12 @@ func TestInstall(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "install chart with only crds",
 			cmd:  "install crd-test testdata/testcharts/chart-with-only-crds --namespace default",
 		},
+		// Install chart with repoURL
+		{
+			name:   "install chart with only repoURL",
+			cmd:    "install local-subchart  local-subchart --repo " + srv.URL() + " --version 0.1.0",
+			golden: "output/install-with-repo-url.txt",
+		},
 	}
 
 	runTestActionCmd(t, tests)
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/local-subchart-0.1.0.tgz b/cmd/helm/testdata/local-subchart-0.1.0.tgz
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..485312105
Binary files /dev/null and b/cmd/helm/testdata/local-subchart-0.1.0.tgz differ
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/install-with-repo-url.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/install-with-repo-url.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..307c6ed77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/install-with-repo-url.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+NAME: local-subchart
+LAST DEPLOYED: Fri Sep  2 22:04:05 1977
+NAMESPACE: default
+STATUS: deployed
+REVISION: 1
+TEST SUITE: None
diff --git a/pkg/action/install.go b/pkg/action/install.go
index c33d6bf3c..78032032e 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install.go
@@ -633,20 +633,22 @@ func (c *ChartPathOptions) LocateChart(name string, settings *cli.EnvSettings) (
 	name = strings.TrimSpace(name)
 	version := strings.TrimSpace(c.Version)
 
-	if _, err := os.Stat(name); err == nil {
-		abs, err := filepath.Abs(name)
-		if err != nil {
-			return abs, err
-		}
-		if c.Verify {
-			if _, err := downloader.VerifyChart(abs, c.Keyring); err != nil {
-				return "", err
+	if len(c.RepoURL) == 0 {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(name); err == nil {
+			abs, err := filepath.Abs(name)
+			if err != nil {
+				return abs, err
+			}
+			if c.Verify {
+				if _, err := downloader.VerifyChart(abs, c.Keyring); err != nil {
+					return "", err
+				}
 			}
+			return abs, nil
+		}
+		if filepath.IsAbs(name) || strings.HasPrefix(name, ".") {
+			return name, errors.Errorf("path %q not found", name)
 		}
-		return abs, nil
-	}
-	if filepath.IsAbs(name) || strings.HasPrefix(name, ".") {
-		return name, errors.Errorf("path %q not found", name)
 	}
 
 	dl := downloader.ChartDownloader{
@@ -660,6 +662,7 @@ func (c *ChartPathOptions) LocateChart(name string, settings *cli.EnvSettings) (
 		},
 		RepositoryConfig: settings.RepositoryConfig,
 		RepositoryCache:  settings.RepositoryCache,
+		UseRepoURL:       len(c.RepoURL) > 0,
 	}
 	if c.Verify {
 		dl.Verify = downloader.VerifyAlways
diff --git a/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader.go b/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader.go
index 6c600bebb..ae4910c54 100644
--- a/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader.go
+++ b/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ type ChartDownloader struct {
 	RegistryClient   *registry.Client
 	RepositoryConfig string
 	RepositoryCache  string
+	UseRepoURL       bool
 }
 
 // DownloadTo retrieves a chart. Depending on the settings, it may also download a provenance file.
@@ -158,6 +159,12 @@ func (c *ChartDownloader) ResolveChartVersion(ref, version string) (*url.URL, er
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid chart URL format: %s", ref)
 	}
+
+	// It is already resolve, no need to look for the version in the repoconfig
+	if c.UseRepoURL {
+		return u, nil
+	}
+
 	c.Options = append(c.Options, getter.WithURL(ref))
 
 	rf, err := loadRepoConfig(c.RepositoryConfig)
diff --git a/pkg/repo/chartrepo.go b/pkg/repo/chartrepo.go
index 09b94fd42..942486734 100644
--- a/pkg/repo/chartrepo.go
+++ b/pkg/repo/chartrepo.go
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ func FindChartInAuthAndTLSRepoURL(repoURL, username, password, chartName, chartV
 		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "looks like %q is not a valid chart repository or cannot be reached", repoURL)
 	}
 
+	// Temporary generation needs to delete
+	defer os.Remove(filepath.Join(r.CachePath, helmpath.CacheIndexFile(r.Config.Name)))
+	defer os.Remove(filepath.Join(r.CachePath, helmpath.CacheChartsFile(r.Config.Name)))
+
 	// Read the index file for the repository to get chart information and return chart URL
 	repoIndex, err := LoadIndexFile(idx)
 	if err != nil {