diff --git a/Dockerfile.loadtester b/Dockerfile.loadtester
index 2997002a..91413195 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.loadtester
+++ b/Dockerfile.loadtester
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ chmod +x linux-amd64/helm && mv linux-amd64/helm /usr/local/bin/helm && \
 chmod +x linux-amd64/tiller && mv linux-amd64/tiller /usr/local/bin/tiller && \
 rm -rf linux-amd64
 
+RUN curl -sSL "https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.0-beta.3-linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar xvz && \
+chmod +x linux-amd64/helm && mv linux-amd64/helm /usr/local/bin/helmv3 && \
+rm -rf linux-amd64
+
 RUN GRPC_HEALTH_PROBE_VERSION=v0.3.0 && \
 wget -qO /usr/local/bin/grpc_health_probe https://github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-health-probe/releases/download/${GRPC_HEALTH_PROBE_VERSION}/grpc_health_probe-linux-amd64 && \
 chmod +x /usr/local/bin/grpc_health_probe
diff --git a/artifacts/helmtester/deployment.yaml b/artifacts/helmtester/deployment.yaml
index a8906e17..cc50ff36 100644
--- a/artifacts/helmtester/deployment.yaml
+++ b/artifacts/helmtester/deployment.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: tiller
       containers:
         - name: helmtester
-          image: weaveworks/flagger-loadtester:0.4.0
+          image: weaveworks/flagger-loadtester:0.8.0
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           ports:
             - name: http
diff --git a/artifacts/loadtester/deployment.yaml b/artifacts/loadtester/deployment.yaml
index 39300774..ed56759b 100644
--- a/artifacts/loadtester/deployment.yaml
+++ b/artifacts/loadtester/deployment.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: loadtester
-          image: weaveworks/flagger-loadtester:0.7.1
+          image: weaveworks/flagger-loadtester:0.8.0
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           ports:
             - name: http
diff --git a/charts/loadtester/Chart.yaml b/charts/loadtester/Chart.yaml
index 8a616794..1133c282 100644
--- a/charts/loadtester/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/loadtester/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: loadtester
-version: 0.7.1
-appVersion: 0.7.1
+version: 0.8.0
+appVersion: 0.8.0
 kubeVersion: ">=1.11.0-0"
 engine: gotpl
 description: Flagger's load testing services based on rakyll/hey and bojand/ghz that generates traffic during canary analysis when configured as a webhook.
diff --git a/charts/loadtester/values.yaml b/charts/loadtester/values.yaml
index 209d2088..1748d062 100644
--- a/charts/loadtester/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/loadtester/values.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ replicaCount: 1
 
 image:
   repository: weaveworks/flagger-loadtester
-  tag: 0.7.1
+  tag: 0.8.0
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
 logLevel: info
diff --git a/cmd/loadtester/main.go b/cmd/loadtester/main.go
index db18236d..da87db7b 100644
--- a/cmd/loadtester/main.go
+++ b/cmd/loadtester/main.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-var VERSION = "0.7.1"
+var VERSION = "0.8.0"
 var (
 	logLevel          string
 	port              string
diff --git a/docs/gitbook/how-it-works.md b/docs/gitbook/how-it-works.md
index d2c05e1d..1546c9ce 100644
--- a/docs/gitbook/how-it-works.md
+++ b/docs/gitbook/how-it-works.md
@@ -882,6 +882,20 @@ Now you can add pre-rollout webhooks to the canary analysis spec:
 When the canary analysis starts, Flagger will call the pre-rollout webhooks before routing traffic to the canary.
 If the helm test fails, Flagger will retry until the analysis threshold is reached and the canary is rolled back.
 
+If you are using Helm v3, you'll have to create a dedicated service account and add the release namespace to the test command:
+
+```yaml
+  canaryAnalysis:
+    webhooks:
+      - name: "smoke test"
+        type: pre-rollout
+        url: http://flagger-helmtester.kube-system/
+        timeout: 3m
+        metadata:
+          type: "helmv3"
+          cmd: "test run {{ .Release.Name }} --cleanup -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}"
+```
+
 As an alternative to Helm you can use the [Bash Automated Testing System](https://github.com/bats-core/bats-core) to run your tests. 
 
 ```yaml
diff --git a/kustomize/tester/deployment.yaml b/kustomize/tester/deployment.yaml
index 60664a50..b79bd938 100644
--- a/kustomize/tester/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kustomize/tester/deployment.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: loadtester
-          image: weaveworks/flagger-loadtester:0.7.1
+          image: weaveworks/flagger-loadtester:0.8.0
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           ports:
             - name: http
diff --git a/pkg/loadtester/helm.go b/pkg/loadtester/helm.go
index 34afde01..591bfc7c 100644
--- a/pkg/loadtester/helm.go
+++ b/pkg/loadtester/helm.go
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ func (task *HelmTask) Hash() string {
 }
 
 func (task *HelmTask) Run(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
-	helmCmd := fmt.Sprintf("helm %s", task.command)
+	helmCmd := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", TaskTypeHelm, task.command)
 	task.logger.With("canary", task.canary).Infof("running command %v", helmCmd)
 
-	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "helm", strings.Fields(task.command)...)
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, TaskTypeHelm, strings.Fields(task.command)...)
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		task.logger.With("canary", task.canary).Errorf("command failed %s %v %s", task.command, err, out)
-		return false, fmt.Errorf(" %v %v", err, out)
+		return false, fmt.Errorf(" %v %s", err, out)
 	} else {
 		if task.logCmdOutput {
 			fmt.Printf("%s\n", out)
diff --git a/pkg/loadtester/helmv3.go b/pkg/loadtester/helmv3.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0970b55d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/loadtester/helmv3.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package loadtester
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+const TaskTypeHelmv3 = "helmv3"
+
+type HelmTaskv3 struct {
+	TaskBase
+	command      string
+	logCmdOutput bool
+}
+
+func (task *HelmTaskv3) Hash() string {
+	return hash(task.canary + task.command)
+}
+
+func (task *HelmTaskv3) Run(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+	helmCmd := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", TaskTypeHelmv3, task.command)
+	task.logger.With("canary", task.canary).Infof("running command %v", helmCmd)
+
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, TaskTypeHelmv3, strings.Fields(task.command)...)
+	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		task.logger.With("canary", task.canary).Errorf("command failed %s %v %s", task.command, err, out)
+		return false, fmt.Errorf(" %v %s", err, out)
+	} else {
+		if task.logCmdOutput {
+			fmt.Printf("%s\n", out)
+		}
+		task.logger.With("canary", task.canary).Infof("command finished %v", helmCmd)
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (task *HelmTaskv3) String() string {
+	return task.command
+}
diff --git a/pkg/loadtester/server.go b/pkg/loadtester/server.go
index 3ddc7903..b91af494 100644
--- a/pkg/loadtester/server.go
+++ b/pkg/loadtester/server.go
@@ -185,6 +185,31 @@ func ListenAndServe(port string, timeout time.Duration, logger *zap.SugaredLogge
 				return
 			}
 
+			// run helmv3 command (blocking task)
+			if typ == TaskTypeHelmv3 {
+				helm := HelmTaskv3{
+					command:      payload.Metadata["cmd"],
+					logCmdOutput: true,
+					TaskBase: TaskBase{
+						canary: fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", payload.Name, payload.Namespace),
+						logger: logger,
+					},
+				}
+
+				ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), taskRunner.timeout)
+				defer cancel()
+
+				ok, err := helm.Run(ctx)
+				if !ok {
+					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+					w.Write([]byte(err.Error()))
+					return
+				}
+
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+				return
+			}
+
 			taskFactory, ok := GetTaskFactory(typ)
 			if !ok {
 				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)