diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/helm/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/helm/defaults/main.yml
index ae139556d..b1b2dfca9 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/helm/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/helm/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 helm_enabled: false
+
+# specify a dir and attach it to helm for HELM_HOME.
+helm_home_dir: "/root/.helm"
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/helm/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/helm/tasks/main.yml
index 907cc7c20..e90ea2c4a 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/helm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/helm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ---
+- name: Helm | Make sure HELM_HOME directory exists
+  file: path={{ helm_home_dir }} state=directory
+
 - name: Helm | Set up helm launcher
   template:
     src: helm-container.j2
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/helm/templates/helm-container.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/helm/templates/helm-container.j2
index 598daa73a..68210ea30 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/helm/templates/helm-container.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/helm/templates/helm-container.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   --net=host \
   --name=helm \
   -v /etc/ssl:/etc/ssl:ro \
+  -v {{ helm_home_dir }}:{{ helm_home_dir }}:rw \
   {% for dir in ssl_ca_dirs -%}
   -v {{ dir }}:{{ dir }}:ro \
   {% endfor -%}