diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d3126f0..167672e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "if set, it will initilises helm in the client side only",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_CLIENT_ONLY,CLIENT_ONLY",
 		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:   "skip-refresh",
+			Usage:  "if set, it will not refresh (download) the local repository cache",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_SKIP_REFRESH,SKIP_REFRESH",
+		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:   "reuse-values",
 			Usage:  "when upgrading, reuse the last release's values, and merge in any new values",
@@ -183,6 +188,7 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			Wait:               c.Bool("wait"),
 			RecreatePods:       c.Bool("recreate-pods"),
 			ClientOnly:         c.Bool("client-only"),
+			SkipRefresh:        c.Bool("skip-refresh"),
 			CanaryImage:        c.Bool("canary-image"),
 			Upgrade:            c.Bool("upgrade"),
 			ReuseValues:        c.Bool("reuse-values"),
diff --git a/plugin/plugin.go b/plugin/plugin.go
index 4a3d60a..9e2e417 100644
--- a/plugin/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin/plugin.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type (
 		Upgrade            bool     `json:"upgrade"`
 		CanaryImage        bool     `json:"canary_image"`
 		ClientOnly         bool     `json:"client_only"`
+		SkipRefresh        bool     `json:"skip_refresh"`
 		ReuseValues        bool     `json:"reuse_values"`
 		Timeout            string   `json:"timeout"`
 		Force              bool     `json:"force"`
@@ -201,6 +202,9 @@ func doHelmInit(p *Plugin) []string {
 	if p.Config.ClientOnly {
 		init = append(init, "--client-only")
 	}
+	if p.Config.SkipRefresh {
+		init = append(init, "--skip-refresh")
+	}
 	if p.Config.Upgrade {
 		init = append(init, "--upgrade")
 	}