diff --git a/_states/helm_release.py b/_states/helm_release.py
index e60c6dc..464e6d6 100644
--- a/_states/helm_release.py
+++ b/_states/helm_release.py
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@
 
 
 def present(name, chart_name, namespace, 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,
     }
     exists = __salt__['helm.release_exists'](name, namespace, **tiller_args)
     if not exists:
@@ -58,10 +60,12 @@
     }
 
 
-def absent(name, namespace, tiller_namespace='kube-system', tiller_host=None):
+def absent(name, namespace, tiller_namespace='kube-system', tiller_host=None,
+           kube_config=None):
     tiller_args = {
         'tiller_namespace': tiller_namespace,
         'tiller_host': tiller_host,
+        'kube_config': kube_config,
     }
     exists = __salt__['helm.release_exists'](name, namespace, **tiller_args)
     if not exists: