diff --git a/pkg/downloader/manager.go b/pkg/downloader/manager.go
index 98d66a20f..ca70d4659 100644
--- a/pkg/downloader/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/downloader/manager.go
@@ -217,13 +217,11 @@ func (m *Manager) downloadAll(deps []*chartutil.Dependency) error {
 	var saveError error
 	for _, dep := range deps {
 		var isSubChart bool
-		if strings.HasPrefix(dep.Repository, "file://") {
-			//check if file repo path does belong to the current chart "/charts" folder
-			isSubChart, err = resolver.IsLocalSubChart(dep.Repository, m.ChartPath)
-			if err != nil {
-				saveError = err
-			} //else everythig is fine.
-		}
+		//check if file repo path does belong to the current chart "/charts" folder
+		isSubChart, err = resolver.IsLocalSubChart(dep.Repository, m.ChartPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			saveError = err
+		} //else everything is fine.
 
 		//Only download or package dependencies that are not sub chart in the "/charts" folder
 		if !isSubChart {
diff --git a/pkg/downloader/manager_test.go b/pkg/downloader/manager_test.go
index ed806ccae..375f13669 100644
--- a/pkg/downloader/manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/downloader/manager_test.go
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ func TestDownloadAllSubChartsOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	//create the /charts subdir
 	chartsFolder := filepath.Join(tmp, "charts")
+	err = os.Mkdir(chartsFolder, 0755)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	os.Mkdir(chartsFolder, 0755)
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		name   string
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func TestDownloadAllSubChartsOnly(t *testing.T) {
 		err    bool
 	}{
 		{
-			name: "sub char relative no dot",
+			name: "sub chart relative no dot",
 			req: []*chartutil.Dependency{
 				{Name: "foo", Repository: "file://charts/foo"},
 			},
@@ -236,8 +236,7 @@ func TestDownloadAllSubChartsOnly(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		//we only check the downloadAll does not return any error.
-		err := m.downloadAll(tt.req)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err := m.downloadAll(tt.req); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/resolver/resolver.go b/pkg/resolver/resolver.go
index 669de8d63..c64b0bd8e 100644
--- a/pkg/resolver/resolver.go
+++ b/pkg/resolver/resolver.go
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ func IsLocalSubChart(repo string, chartpath string) (bool, error) {
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(repo, "file://") {
 		return false, nil
 	}
-	var isSubChart bool
 
 	destPath := filepath.Join(chartpath, "charts")
 	origPath, err := GenerateLocalPath(repo, chartpath)
@@ -178,6 +177,5 @@ func IsLocalSubChart(repo string, chartpath string) (bool, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
-	isSubChart = !strings.HasPrefix(relPath, ".")
-	return isSubChart, nil
+	return !strings.HasPrefix(relPath, "."), nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/resolver/resolver_test.go b/pkg/resolver/resolver_test.go
index 41fbd3009..4305537e0 100644
--- a/pkg/resolver/resolver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/resolver/resolver_test.go
@@ -190,25 +190,25 @@ func TestIsSubChart(t *testing.T) {
 			res:       true,
 		},
 		{
-			name:      "absolute subchart ",
+			name:      "absolute subchart",
 			chartPath: "/foo",
 			repo:      "file:///foo/charts/bar",
 			res:       true,
 		},
 		{
-			name:      "absolute not subchart ",
+			name:      "absolute not subchart",
 			chartPath: "/foo",
 			repo:      "file:///bar/charts/bar",
 			res:       false,
 		},
 		{
-			name:      "relative not subchart ",
+			name:      "relative not subchart",
 			chartPath: "/foo",
 			repo:      "file:///./bar",
 			res:       false,
 		},
 		{
-			name:      "not file:// ",
+			name:      "not file://",
 			chartPath: "/foo",
 			repo:      "XXX",
 			res:       false,