diff --git a/cmd/helm/helm.go b/cmd/helm/helm.go
index f85bb98c58d..e1c20eceff3 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/helm.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/helm.go
@@ -128,3 +128,26 @@ func loadReleasesInMemory(actionConfig *action.Configuration) {
 	// Must reset namespace to the proper one
 	mem.SetNamespace(settings.Namespace())
 }
+
+func Init() (*cobra.Command, error) {
+	kube.ManagedFieldsManager = "helm"
+
+	actionConfig := new(action.Configuration)
+	cmd, err := newRootCmd(actionConfig, os.Stdout, os.Args[1:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	cobra.OnInitialize(func() {
+		helmDriver := os.Getenv("HELM_DRIVER")
+		if err := actionConfig.Init(settings.RESTClientGetter(), settings.Namespace(), helmDriver, debug); err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		if helmDriver == "memory" {
+			loadReleasesInMemory(actionConfig)
+		}
+	})
+
+	return cmd, nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/helm/root.go b/cmd/helm/root.go
index 68f84509ccf..2f6f1f952d3 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/root.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/root.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func newRootCmd(actionConfig *action.Configuration, out io.Writer, args []string
 	// This call is required to gather configuration information prior to
 	// execution.
 	flags.ParseErrorsWhitelist.UnknownFlags = true
-	flags.Parse(args)
+	// flags.Parse(args)
 
 	registryClient, err := newDefaultRegistryClient(false)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func newRootCmd(actionConfig *action.Configuration, out io.Writer, args []string
 	)
 
 	// Find and add plugins
-	loadPlugins(cmd, out)
+	// loadPlugins(cmd, out)
 
 	// Check permissions on critical files
 	checkPerms()
diff --git a/pkg/chart/loader/load_dependencies.go b/pkg/chart/loader/load_dependencies.go
index 550bfed22c6..92b588e3ea0 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/loader/load_dependencies.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/loader/load_dependencies.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ var localCacheDir string
 var DepsBuildFunc func() error
 var SetChartPathFunc func(string)
 
+var NoChartLockWarning = `Cannot automatically download chart dependencies without Chart.lock or requirements.lock.`
+
 func LocalCacheDir() (string, error) {
 	if localCacheDir == "" {
 		userHomeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
@@ -102,12 +104,8 @@ func LoadChartDependencies(
 	}
 
 	if chartMetadataLock == nil {
-		if len(chartMetadata.Dependencies) > 0 {
-			logboek.Context(ctx).Error().LogLn("Cannot build chart dependencies and preload charts without lock file (.helm/Chart.lock or .helm/requirements.lock)")
-			logboek.Context(ctx).Error().LogLn("It is recommended to add Chart.lock file to your project repository or remove chart dependencies.")
-			logboek.Context(ctx).Error().LogLn()
-			logboek.Context(ctx).Error().LogLn("To generate a lock file run 'werf helm dependency update .helm' and commit resulting .helm/Chart.lock or .helm/requirements.lock (it is not required to commit whole .helm/charts directory, better add it to the .gitignore).")
-			logboek.Context(ctx).Error().LogLn()
+		if len(chartMetadata.Dependencies) > 0 && NoChartLockWarning != "" {
+			logboek.Context(ctx).Warn().LogLn(NoChartLockWarning)
 		}
 
 		return res, nil
diff --git a/pkg/werf/secrets/secrets_runtime_data.go b/pkg/werf/secrets/secrets_runtime_data.go
index 24bab1e2472..af5a9dbae44 100644
--- a/pkg/werf/secrets/secrets_runtime_data.go
+++ b/pkg/werf/secrets/secrets_runtime_data.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var _ runtimedata.RuntimeData = (*SecretsRuntimeData)(nil)
 var CoalesceTablesFunc func(dst, src map[string]interface{}) map[string]interface{}
 var SecretsWorkingDir string
 var ChartDir string
+var DisableSecrets bool
 
 type SecretsRuntimeData struct {
 	decryptedSecretValues    map[string]interface{}
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ func (secretsRuntimeData *SecretsRuntimeData) DecodeAndLoadSecrets(
 	secretsManager *secrets_manager.SecretsManager,
 	opts runtimedata.DecodeAndLoadSecretsOptions,
 ) error {
+	if DisableSecrets {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	var secretsWorkingDir string
 	if !noSecretsWorkingDir && SecretsWorkingDir != "" {
 		secretsWorkingDir = SecretsWorkingDir