diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 916fecff8..0b463a2db 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ export DAPR_HELM_REPO_PASSWORD="passwd_xxx"
 
 Setting the above parameters will allow `dapr init -k` to install Dapr images from the configured Helm repository.
 
-A local Helm repo is also supported:
+A local Helm repo is also supported, this can either be a directory path or an existing .tgz file.
 
 export DAPR_HELM_REPO_URL="/home/user/dapr/helm-charts"
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/pkg/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index f9f4c22ca..df1079648 100644
--- a/pkg/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func locateChartFile(dirPath string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func pullHelmChart(version, releaseName, helmRepo string, config *helm.Configuration) (string, func(), error) {
-	// is helmRepo already a directory path? (ie. /home/user/dapr/helm-charts)
+	// is helmRepo already a directory path or a .tgz file? (ie. /home/user/dapr/helm-charts).
 	if localPath, err := utils.DiscoverHelmPath(helmRepo, releaseName, version); err == nil {
 		return localPath, func() {}, nil
 	}
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index d9c76e9ce..eecc55bb8 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -435,13 +435,13 @@ func GetJobObjectNameFromPID(pid string) string {
 }
 
 func DiscoverHelmPath(helmPath, release, version string) (string, error) {
-	// first try for a local directory path
+	// first try for a local directory path.
 	dirPath := filepath.Join(helmPath, fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", release, version))
 	if ValidatePath(dirPath) == nil {
 		return dirPath, nil
 	}
 
-	// not a dir, try a .tgz file instead
+	// not a dir, try a .tgz file instead.
 	filePath := filepath.Join(helmPath, fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s.tgz", release, version))
 	if ValidatePath(filePath) == nil {
 		return filePath, nil