diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6927e983..1f89da77 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1316,16 +1316,18 @@ In order to use OCI chart registries firstly they must be marked in the reposito
 ```yaml
 repositories:
   - name: myOCIRegistry
-    url: https://myregistry.azurecr.io
+    url: myregistry.azurecr.io
     oci: true
 ```
 
+It is important not to include a scheme for the URL as helm requires that these are not present for OCI registries
+
 Secondly the credentials for the OCI registry can either be specified within `helmfile.yaml` similar to
 
 ```yaml
 repositories:
   - name: myOCIRegistry
-    url: https://myregistry.azurecr.io
+    url: myregistry.azurecr.io
     oci: true
     username: spongebob
     password: squarepants
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4cd9a422..ff28ced6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.2.1
 	github.com/howeyc/gopass v0.0.0-20190910152052-7cb4b85ec19c // indirect
 	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.11
-	github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.3.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/r3labs/diff v1.1.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.1.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4a31e8df..a6bfe39c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -429,8 +429,6 @@ github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.1.0/go.mod h1:EZBBE59ingxPouuu3KfxchcWSUPOHkagtvW
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.2.0/go.mod h1:/BMXB+zMLi60iA8Vv6Ksmxu/1UDYcXs4uQLJ+jE2L00=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
 github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.1/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxvqU3pZ+m/2kptfBszLMUkC4ZK/EgS/cQ=
-github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.2 h1:DB17ag19krx9CFsz4o3enTrPXyIXCl+2iCXH/aMAp9s=
-github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.2/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxvqU3pZ+m/2kptfBszLMUkC4ZK/EgS/cQ=
 github.com/kr/logfmt v0.0.0-20140226030751-b84e30acd515/go.mod h1:+0opPa2QZZtGFBFZlji/RkVcI2GknAs/DXo4wKdlNEc=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0 h1:L/CwN0zerZDmRFUapSPitk6f+Q3+0za1rQkzVuMiMFI=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORNo=
@@ -630,8 +628,6 @@ github.com/variantdev/chartify v0.6.0 h1:QQ00a8Vtuhk6F9jeTZJEXV2g0zRXhYG43xovWZr
 github.com/variantdev/chartify v0.6.0/go.mod h1:qF4XzQlkfH/6k2jAi1hLas+lK4zSCa8kY+r5JdmLA68=
 github.com/variantdev/dag v0.0.0-20191028002400-bb0b3c785363 h1:KrfQBEUn+wEOQ/6UIfoqRDvn+Q/wZridQ7t0G1vQqKE=
 github.com/variantdev/dag v0.0.0-20191028002400-bb0b3c785363/go.mod h1:pH1TQsNSLj2uxMo9NNl9zdGy01Wtn+/2MT96BrKmVyE=
-github.com/variantdev/vals v0.11.0 h1:818ztGk5yPTiixbUeE3LkkBGGATEAKtWq09n8q8PFqc=
-github.com/variantdev/vals v0.11.0/go.mod h1:pZ0ZJZnOwB5aCJmXZgwrgMMMKMfIYMrhpsHllInRQ8c=
 github.com/variantdev/vals v0.12.0 h1:1fk2nlSzGkoY5/Ij7dyIB6r0eemFGWQMa5TD2ZhDSB8=
 github.com/variantdev/vals v0.12.0/go.mod h1:KHSazZ2M3pFiwu6mw4O56YdjNatCZpJZkk4s23rexW8=
 github.com/vektra/mockery v1.1.2/go.mod h1:VcfZjKaFOPO+MpN4ZvwPjs4c48lkq1o3Ym8yHZJu0jU=
diff --git a/pkg/state/state.go b/pkg/state/state.go
index 68e80f82..ba472722 100644
--- a/pkg/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/state/state.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"text/template"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-getter/helper/url"
 	"github.com/imdario/mergo"
 	"github.com/variantdev/chartify"
 
@@ -2996,22 +2995,14 @@ func (st *HelmState) getOCIChart(release *ReleaseSpec, tempDir string, helm helm
 		return isOCI, release.Chart, nil
 	}
 
-	repoUrl, err := url.Parse(repo.URL)
-	if err != nil {
-		return isOCI, release.Chart, err
-	}
-	if repoUrl.Scheme == "" {
-		return isOCI, release.Chart, fmt.Errorf("unable to detect scheme - a valid url must be supplied for OCI registry %s", repo.URL)
-	}
-
 	chartVersion := "latest"
 	if release.Version != "" {
 		chartVersion = release.Version
 	}
 
-	qualifiedChartName := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s:%s", repoUrl.Host, name, chartVersion)
+	qualifiedChartName := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s:%s", repo.URL, name, chartVersion)
 
-	err = helm.ChartPull(qualifiedChartName)
+	err := helm.ChartPull(qualifiedChartName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return isOCI, release.Chart, err
 	}
@@ -3030,12 +3021,14 @@ func (st *HelmState) getOCIChart(release *ReleaseSpec, tempDir string, helm helm
 
 	pathElems = append(pathElems, release.Name, name, chartVersion)
 
-	dir := filepath.Join(pathElems...)
-	err = helm.ChartExport(qualifiedChartName, dir)
+	chartPath := path.Join(pathElems...)
+	err = helm.ChartExport(qualifiedChartName, chartPath)
 
+	fullChartPath, err := findChartDirectory(chartPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return isOCI, release.Chart, err
 	}
 
-	return isOCI, filepath.Join(dir, name), nil
+	chartPath = filepath.Dir(fullChartPath)
+	return isOCI, chartPath, nil
 }