diff --git a/_modules/helm.py b/_modules/helm.py
index 80632d1..a71c53c 100644
--- a/_modules/helm.py
+++ b/_modules/helm.py
@@ -20,25 +20,32 @@
         tiller_args = ('--host', tiller_kwargs['tiller_host'])
     else:
         tiller_args = ('--tiller-namespace', tiller_kwargs['tiller_namespace'])
+    env = {'HELM_HOME': HELM_HOME}
+    if tiller_kwargs['kube_config']:
+        env['KUBECONFIG'] = tiller_kwargs['kube_config']
     return {
         'cmd': ('helm',) + tiller_args + args,
-        'env': {'HELM_HOME': HELM_HOME},
+        'env': env,
     }
 
 
 def release_exists(name, namespace='default',
-                   tiller_namespace='kube-system', tiller_host=None):
+                   tiller_namespace='kube-system', tiller_host=None,
+                   kube_config=None):
     cmd = _helm_cmd('list', '--short', '--all', '--namespace', namespace, name,
-                    tiller_namespace=tiller_namespace, tiller_host=tiller_host)
+                    tiller_namespace=tiller_namespace, tiller_host=tiller_host,
+                    kube_config=kube_config)
     return __salt__['cmd.run_stdout'](**cmd) == name
 
 
 def release_create(name, chart_name, namespace='default',
                    version=None, values=None,
-                   tiller_namespace='kube-system', tiller_host=None):
+                   tiller_namespace='kube-system', tiller_host=None,
+                   kube_config=None):
     tiller_args = {
         'tiller_namespace': tiller_namespace,
         'tiller_host': tiller_host,
+        'kube_config': kube_config,
     }
     args = []
     if version is not None:
@@ -53,18 +60,22 @@
     return ok_or_output(cmd, 'Failed to create release "{}"'.format(name))
 
 
-def release_delete(name, tiller_namespace='kube-system', tiller_host=None):
+def release_delete(name, tiller_namespace='kube-system', tiller_host=None,
+                   kube_config=None):
     cmd = _helm_cmd('delete', '--purge', name,
-                    tiller_namespace=tiller_namespace, tiller_host=tiller_host)
+                    tiller_namespace=tiller_namespace, tiller_host=tiller_host,
+                    kube_config=kube_config)
     return ok_or_output(cmd, 'Failed to delete release "{}"'.format(name))
 
 
 def release_upgrade(name, chart_name, namespace='default',
                     version=None, values=None,
-                    tiller_namespace='kube-system', tiller_host=None):
+                    tiller_namespace='kube-system', tiller_host=None,
+                    kube_config=None):
     tiller_args = {
         'tiller_namespace': tiller_namespace,
         'tiller_host': tiller_host,
+        'kube_config': kube_config,
     }
     args = []
     if version is not None:
@@ -79,7 +90,9 @@
     return ok_or_output(cmd, 'Failed to upgrade release "{}"'.format(name))
 
 
-def get_values(name, tiller_namespace='kube-system', tiller_host=None):
+def get_values(name, tiller_namespace='kube-system', tiller_host=None,
+               kube_config=None):
     cmd = _helm_cmd('get', 'values', '--all', name,
-                    tiller_namespace=tiller_namespace, tiller_host=tiller_host)
+                    tiller_namespace=tiller_namespace, tiller_host=tiller_host,
+                    kube_config=kube_config)
     return yaml.deserialize(__salt__['cmd.run_stdout'](**cmd))