diff --git a/pkg/app/app.go b/pkg/app/app.go
index 72c7a88c..aa6154de 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app.go
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/roboll/helmfile/pkg/helmexec"
-	"github.com/roboll/helmfile/pkg/remote"
-	"github.com/roboll/helmfile/pkg/state"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -12,6 +9,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 
+	"github.com/roboll/helmfile/pkg/helmexec"
+	"github.com/roboll/helmfile/pkg/remote"
+	"github.com/roboll/helmfile/pkg/state"
+
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ func (a *App) loadDesiredStateFromYaml(file string, opts ...LoadOpts) (*state.He
 		Reverse:     a.Reverse,
 		KubeContext: a.KubeContext,
 		glob:        a.glob,
+		helm:        a.helmExecer,
 	}
 
 	var op LoadOpts
diff --git a/pkg/app/desired_state_file_loader.go b/pkg/app/desired_state_file_loader.go
index 2af933d7..6264aad8 100644
--- a/pkg/app/desired_state_file_loader.go
+++ b/pkg/app/desired_state_file_loader.go
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
+
 	"github.com/imdario/mergo"
 	"github.com/roboll/helmfile/pkg/environment"
+	"github.com/roboll/helmfile/pkg/helmexec"
 	"github.com/roboll/helmfile/pkg/state"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
 )
 
 type desiredStateLoader struct {
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ type desiredStateLoader struct {
 	glob       func(string) ([]string, error)
 
 	logger *zap.SugaredLogger
+	helm   helmexec.Interface
 }
 
 func (ld *desiredStateLoader) Load(f string, opts LoadOpts) (*state.HelmState, error) {
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@ func (ld *desiredStateLoader) loadFileWithOverrides(inheritedEnv, overrodeEnv *e
 }
 
 func (a *desiredStateLoader) underlying() *state.StateCreator {
-	c := state.NewCreator(a.logger, a.readFile, a.fileExists, a.abs, a.glob)
+	c := state.NewCreator(a.logger, a.readFile, a.fileExists, a.abs, a.glob, a.helm)
 	c.LoadFile = a.loadFile
 	return c
 }
diff --git a/pkg/state/create.go b/pkg/state/create.go
index be3ef4ad..d798c61e 100644
--- a/pkg/state/create.go
+++ b/pkg/state/create.go
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@ type StateCreator struct {
 	fileExists func(string) (bool, error)
 	abs        func(string) (string, error)
 	glob       func(string) ([]string, error)
+	helm       helmexec.Interface
 
 	Strict bool
 
 	LoadFile func(inheritedEnv *environment.Environment, baseDir, file string, evaluateBases bool) (*HelmState, error)
 }
 
-func NewCreator(logger *zap.SugaredLogger, readFile func(string) ([]byte, error), fileExists func(string) (bool, error), abs func(string) (string, error), glob func(string) ([]string, error)) *StateCreator {
+func NewCreator(logger *zap.SugaredLogger, readFile func(string) ([]byte, error), fileExists func(string) (bool, error), abs func(string) (string, error), glob func(string) ([]string, error), helm helmexec.Interface) *StateCreator {
 	return &StateCreator{
 		logger:     logger,
 		readFile:   readFile,
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ func NewCreator(logger *zap.SugaredLogger, readFile func(string) ([]byte, error)
 		abs:        abs,
 		glob:       glob,
 		Strict:     true,
+		helm:       helm,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ func (c *StateCreator) Parse(content []byte, baseDir, file string) (*HelmState,
 
 	state.FilePath = file
 	state.basePath = baseDir
+	state.helm = c.helm
 
 	decoder := yaml.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(content))
 	if !c.Strict {
@@ -186,9 +189,6 @@ func (st *HelmState) loadEnvValues(name string, ctxEnv *environment.Environment,
 		}
 
 		if len(envSpec.Secrets) > 0 {
-			helm := helmexec.New(st.logger, "", &helmexec.ShellRunner{
-				Logger: st.logger,
-			})
 
 			var envSecretFiles []string
 			for _, urlOrPath := range envSpec.Secrets {
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (st *HelmState) loadEnvValues(name string, ctxEnv *environment.Environment,
 
 				envSecretFiles = append(envSecretFiles, resolved...)
 			}
-			if err = st.scatterGatherEnvSecretFiles(envSecretFiles, helm, envVals, readFile); err != nil {
+			if err = st.scatterGatherEnvSecretFiles(envSecretFiles, envVals, readFile); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func (st *HelmState) loadEnvValues(name string, ctxEnv *environment.Environment,
 	return newEnv, nil
 }
 
-func (st *HelmState) scatterGatherEnvSecretFiles(envSecretFiles []string, helm helmexec.Interface, envVals map[string]interface{}, readFile func(string) ([]byte, error)) error {
+func (st *HelmState) scatterGatherEnvSecretFiles(envSecretFiles []string, envVals map[string]interface{}, readFile func(string) ([]byte, error)) error {
 	var errs []error
 
 	inputs := envSecretFiles
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ func (st *HelmState) scatterGatherEnvSecretFiles(envSecretFiles []string, helm h
 
 	secrets := make(chan string, inputsSize)
 	results := make(chan secretResult, inputsSize)
+	helm := st.helm
 
 	st.scatterGather(0, inputsSize,
 		func() {
diff --git a/pkg/state/create_test.go b/pkg/state/create_test.go
index 76863a3c..3a8ca395 100644
--- a/pkg/state/create_test.go
+++ b/pkg/state/create_test.go
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 package state
 
 import (
-	"github.com/roboll/helmfile/pkg/testhelper"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/roboll/helmfile/pkg/testhelper"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+
 	. "gotest.tools/assert"
 	"gotest.tools/assert/cmp"
 )
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ bar: {{ readFile "bar.txt" }}
 	})
 	testFs.Cwd = "/example/path/to"
 
-	state, err := NewCreator(logger, testFs.ReadFile, testFs.FileExists, testFs.Abs, testFs.Glob).ParseAndLoad(yamlContent, filepath.Dir(yamlFile), yamlFile, "production", false, nil)
+	state, err := NewCreator(logger, testFs.ReadFile, testFs.FileExists, testFs.Abs, testFs.Glob, nil).ParseAndLoad(yamlContent, filepath.Dir(yamlFile), yamlFile, "production", false, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/state/state.go b/pkg/state/state.go
index a6ae762e..bc01822d 100644
--- a/pkg/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/state/state.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ type HelmState struct {
 	tempDir    func(string, string) (string, error)
 
 	runner helmexec.Runner
+	helm   helmexec.Interface
 }
 
 // SubHelmfileSpec defines the subhelmfile path and options