diff --git a/pkg/app/app.go b/pkg/app/app.go
index 4e627b6a..d04b458b 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app.go
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ func Init(app *App) *App {
 
 func (a *App) Deps(c DepsConfigProvider) error {
 	return a.ForEachState(func(run *Run) (_ bool, errs []error) {
-		prepErr := run.withPreparedCharts(false, c.SkipRepos(), "deps", func() {
+		prepErr := run.withPreparedCharts("deps", state.ChartPrepareOptions{
+			SkipRepos:   c.SkipRepos(),
+			SkipResolve: true,
+		}, func() {
 			errs = run.Deps(c)
 		})
 
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ func (a *App) Repos(c ReposConfigProvider) error {
 	return a.ForEachState(func(run *Run) (_ bool, errs []error) {
 		var reposErr error
 
-		err := run.withPreparedCharts(false, true, "repos", func() {
+		err := run.withPreparedCharts("repos", state.ChartPrepareOptions{SkipRepos: true}, func() {
 			reposErr = run.Repos(c)
 		})
 
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ func (a *App) Repos(c ReposConfigProvider) error {
 
 func (a *App) DeprecatedSyncCharts(c DeprecatedChartsConfigProvider) error {
 	return a.ForEachState(func(run *Run) (_ bool, errs []error) {
-		err := run.withPreparedCharts(false, true, "charts", func() {
+		err := run.withPreparedCharts("charts", state.ChartPrepareOptions{SkipRepos: true}, func() {
 			errs = run.DeprecatedSyncCharts(c)
 		})
 
@@ -163,7 +166,7 @@ func (a *App) Diff(c DiffConfigProvider) error {
 
 		var errs []error
 
-		prepErr := run.withPreparedCharts(false, c.SkipDeps(), "diff", func() {
+		prepErr := run.withPreparedCharts("diff", state.ChartPrepareOptions{SkipRepos: c.SkipDeps()}, func() {
 			msg, matched, affected, errs = a.diff(run, c)
 		})
 
@@ -218,7 +221,10 @@ func (a *App) Template(c TemplateConfigProvider) error {
 	return a.ForEachState(func(run *Run) (ok bool, errs []error) {
 		// `helm template` in helm v2 does not support local chart.
 		// So, we set forceDownload=true for helm v2 only
-		prepErr := run.withPreparedCharts(!run.helm.IsHelm3(), c.SkipDeps(), "template", func() {
+		prepErr := run.withPreparedCharts("template", state.ChartPrepareOptions{
+			ForceDownload: !run.helm.IsHelm3(),
+			SkipRepos:     c.SkipDeps(),
+		}, func() {
 			ok, errs = a.template(run, c)
 		})
 
@@ -233,7 +239,10 @@ func (a *App) Template(c TemplateConfigProvider) error {
 func (a *App) Lint(c LintConfigProvider) error {
 	return a.ForEachState(func(run *Run) (_ bool, errs []error) {
 		// `helm lint` on helm v2 and v3 does not support remote charts, that we need to set `forceDownload=true` here
-		prepErr := run.withPreparedCharts(true, c.SkipDeps(), "lint", func() {
+		prepErr := run.withPreparedCharts("lint", state.ChartPrepareOptions{
+			ForceDownload: true,
+			SkipRepos:     c.SkipDeps(),
+		}, func() {
 			errs = run.Lint(c)
 		})
 
@@ -247,7 +256,9 @@ func (a *App) Lint(c LintConfigProvider) error {
 
 func (a *App) Sync(c SyncConfigProvider) error {
 	return a.ForEachState(func(run *Run) (ok bool, errs []error) {
-		prepErr := run.withPreparedCharts(false, c.SkipDeps(), "sync", func() {
+		prepErr := run.withPreparedCharts("sync", state.ChartPrepareOptions{
+			SkipRepos: c.SkipDeps(),
+		}, func() {
 			ok, errs = a.sync(run, c)
 		})
 
@@ -269,7 +280,9 @@ func (a *App) Apply(c ApplyConfigProvider) error {
 	opts = append(opts, SetRetainValuesFiles(c.RetainValuesFiles()))
 
 	err := a.ForEachState(func(run *Run) (ok bool, errs []error) {
-		prepErr := run.withPreparedCharts(false, c.SkipDeps(), "apply", func() {
+		prepErr := run.withPreparedCharts("apply", state.ChartPrepareOptions{
+			SkipRepos: c.SkipDeps(),
+		}, func() {
 			matched, updated, es := a.apply(run, c)
 
 			mut.Lock()
@@ -301,7 +314,9 @@ func (a *App) Apply(c ApplyConfigProvider) error {
 
 func (a *App) Status(c StatusesConfigProvider) error {
 	return a.ForEachState(func(run *Run) (_ bool, errs []error) {
-		err := run.withPreparedCharts(false, true, "status", func() {
+		err := run.withPreparedCharts("status", state.ChartPrepareOptions{
+			SkipRepos: true,
+		}, func() {
 			errs = run.Status(c)
 		})
 
@@ -315,7 +330,9 @@ func (a *App) Status(c StatusesConfigProvider) error {
 
 func (a *App) Delete(c DeleteConfigProvider) error {
 	return a.ForEachState(func(run *Run) (ok bool, errs []error) {
-		err := run.withPreparedCharts(false, true, "delete", func() {
+		err := run.withPreparedCharts("delete", state.ChartPrepareOptions{
+			SkipRepos: true,
+		}, func() {
 			ok, errs = a.delete(run, c.Purge(), c)
 		})
 
@@ -329,7 +346,9 @@ func (a *App) Delete(c DeleteConfigProvider) error {
 
 func (a *App) Destroy(c DestroyConfigProvider) error {
 	return a.ForEachState(func(run *Run) (ok bool, errs []error) {
-		err := run.withPreparedCharts(false, true, "destroy", func() {
+		err := run.withPreparedCharts("destroy", state.ChartPrepareOptions{
+			SkipRepos: true,
+		}, func() {
 			ok, errs = a.delete(run, true, c)
 		})
 
@@ -349,7 +368,9 @@ func (a *App) Test(c TestConfigProvider) error {
 				"or set helm.sh/hook-delete-policy\n")
 		}
 
-		err := run.withPreparedCharts(false, true, "test", func() {
+		err := run.withPreparedCharts("test", state.ChartPrepareOptions{
+			SkipRepos: true,
+		}, func() {
 			errs = run.Test(c)
 		})
 
@@ -363,7 +384,9 @@ func (a *App) Test(c TestConfigProvider) error {
 
 func (a *App) PrintState(c StateConfigProvider) error {
 	return a.ForEachState(func(run *Run) (_ bool, errs []error) {
-		err := run.withPreparedCharts(false, true, "build", func() {
+		err := run.withPreparedCharts("build", state.ChartPrepareOptions{
+			SkipRepos: true,
+		}, func() {
 			state, err := run.state.ToYaml()
 			if err != nil {
 				errs = []error{err}
@@ -386,7 +409,9 @@ func (a *App) ListReleases(c ListConfigProvider) error {
 	var releases []*HelmRelease
 
 	err := a.ForEachState(func(run *Run) (_ bool, errs []error) {
-		err := run.withPreparedCharts(false, true, "list", func() {
+		err := run.withPreparedCharts("list", state.ChartPrepareOptions{
+			SkipRepos: true,
+		}, func() {
 
 			//var releases m
 			for _, r := range run.state.Releases {
diff --git a/pkg/app/run.go b/pkg/app/run.go
index ae01649c..539d24a9 100644
--- a/pkg/app/run.go
+++ b/pkg/app/run.go
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ func (r *Run) askForConfirmation(msg string) bool {
 	return AskForConfirmation(msg)
 }
 
-func (r *Run) withPreparedCharts(forceDownload, skipRepos bool, helmfileCommand string, f func()) error {
+func (r *Run) withPreparedCharts(helmfileCommand string, opts state.ChartPrepareOptions, f func()) error {
 	if r.ReleaseToChart != nil {
 		panic("Run.PrepareCharts can be called only once")
 	}
 
-	if !skipRepos {
+	if !opts.SkipRepos {
 		ctx := r.ctx
 		if err := ctx.SyncReposOnce(r.state, r.helm); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (r *Run) withPreparedCharts(forceDownload, skipRepos bool, helmfileCommand
 		return err
 	}
 
-	releaseToChart, errs := r.state.PrepareCharts(r.helm, dir, 2, helmfileCommand, forceDownload, skipRepos)
+	releaseToChart, errs := r.state.PrepareCharts(r.helm, dir, 2, helmfileCommand, opts)
 
 	if len(errs) > 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%v", errs)
diff --git a/pkg/state/state.go b/pkg/state/state.go
index ee3229ed..56359762 100644
--- a/pkg/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/state/state.go
@@ -792,6 +792,12 @@ func releasesNeedCharts(releases []ReleaseSpec) []ReleaseSpec {
 	return result
 }
 
+type ChartPrepareOptions struct {
+	ForceDownload bool
+	SkipRepos     bool
+	SkipResolve   bool
+}
+
 // PrepareCharts creates temporary directories of charts.
 //
 // Each resulting "chart" can be one of the followings:
@@ -806,7 +812,7 @@ func releasesNeedCharts(releases []ReleaseSpec) []ReleaseSpec {
 // Otheriwse, if a chart is not a helm chart, it will call "chartify" to turn it into a chart.
 //
 // If exists, it will also patch resources by json patches, strategic-merge patches, and injectors.
-func (st *HelmState) PrepareCharts(helm helmexec.Interface, dir string, concurrency int, helmfileCommand string, forceDownload, skipDeps bool) (map[string]string, []error) {
+func (st *HelmState) PrepareCharts(helm helmexec.Interface, dir string, concurrency int, helmfileCommand string, opts ChartPrepareOptions) (map[string]string, []error) {
 	releases := releasesNeedCharts(st.Releases)
 
 	temp := make(map[string]string, len(releases))
@@ -828,11 +834,13 @@ func (st *HelmState) PrepareCharts(helm helmexec.Interface, dir string, concurre
 		helm3 = helm.IsHelm3()
 	}
 
-	updated, err := st.ResolveDeps()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, []error{err}
+	if !opts.SkipResolve {
+		updated, err := st.ResolveDeps()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, []error{err}
+		}
+		*st = *updated
 	}
-	*st = *updated
 
 	var diagnostics []string
 
@@ -916,7 +924,7 @@ func (st *HelmState) PrepareCharts(helm helmexec.Interface, dir string, concurre
 					// a broken remote chart won't completely block their job.
 					chartPath = normalizeChart(st.basePath, chartPath)
 
-					if !skipDeps {
+					if !opts.SkipRepos {
 						if err := helm.BuildDeps(release.Name, chartPath); err != nil {
 							if chartFetchedByGoGetter {
 								diagnostic = fmt.Sprintf(
@@ -934,7 +942,7 @@ func (st *HelmState) PrepareCharts(helm helmexec.Interface, dir string, concurre
 							}
 						}
 					}
-				} else if !forceDownload {
+				} else if !opts.ForceDownload {
 					// At this point, we are sure that either:
 					// 1. It is a local chart and we can use it in later process (helm upgrade/template/lint/etc)
 					//    without any modification, or