diff --git a/test/helm-test-e2e.sh b/test/helm-test-e2e.sh
index 5e3a47ad1a..4973497f36 100755
--- a/test/helm-test-e2e.sh
+++ b/test/helm-test-e2e.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ kubectl -n kube-system create sa tiller
 kubectl create clusterrolebinding tiller --clusterrole cluster-admin --serviceaccount=kube-system:tiller
 linux-amd64/helm init --service-account tiller --upgrade
 
+linux-amd64/helm repo add stable https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com/
+linux-amd64/helm repo add incubator https://kubernetes-charts-incubator.storage.googleapis.com/
+
 # Run test framework
 pushd .
 cd $GOPATH
diff --git a/test/helm-test/main.go b/test/helm-test/main.go
index 2dc92cb6eb..612f2a0bed 100644
--- a/test/helm-test/main.go
+++ b/test/helm-test/main.go
@@ -232,6 +232,14 @@ func doMain() int {
 			return execErr
 		})
 
+		xmlWrap(fmt.Sprintf("Helm Dep Build %s", path.Base(chartPath)), func() error {
+			o, execErr := output(exec.Command(helmPath, "dep", "build", chartPath))
+			if execErr != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("%s Command output: %s", execErr, string(o[:]))
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
+
 		xmlWrap(fmt.Sprintf("Helm Install %s", path.Base(chartPath)), func() error {
 			o, execErr := output(exec.Command(helmPath, "install", chartPath, "--namespace", ns, "--name", rel, "--wait"))
 			if execErr != nil {