diff --git a/helm_helpers.go b/helm_helpers.go
index d20a2480..48937473 100644
--- a/helm_helpers.go
+++ b/helm_helpers.go
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ func initHelmClientOnly() (bool, string) {
 
 // initHelm initializes helm on a k8s cluster and deploys Tiller in one or more namespaces
 func initHelm() (bool, string) {
-
+	initHelmClientOnly()
 	defaultSA := s.Settings.ServiceAccount
 
 	for k, ns := range s.Namespaces {