diff --git a/compose/compose.go b/compose/compose.go
index ee51fd97d..6f820c97a 100644
--- a/compose/compose.go
+++ b/compose/compose.go
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package compose
 
 import (
-	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/types"
 	internal "github.com/docker/helm-prototype/pkg/compose/internal"
 	"github.com/docker/helm-prototype/pkg/compose/internal/helm"
-	"github.com/docker/helm-prototype/pkg/compose/internal/kube"
 )
 
 var Settings = internal.GetDefault()
@@ -41,26 +41,27 @@ func Load(name string, configpaths []string) (*ComposeProject, error) {
 }
 
 func (cp *ComposeProject) GenerateChart(dirname string) error {
-	objects, err := kube.MapToKubernetesObjects(cp.config, cp.Name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if dirname == "" {
+		dirname = cp.config.Filename
+		if strings.Contains(dirname, ".") {
+			splits := strings.SplitN(dirname, ".", 2)
+			dirname = splits[0]
+		}
 	}
-	err = helm.Write(cp.Name, objects, dirname)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+	name := filepath.Base(dirname)
+	dirname = filepath.Dir(dirname)
+	return internal.SaveChart(cp.config, name, dirname)
 }
 
 func (cp *ComposeProject) Install(name, path string) error {
-	if path == "" {
-		cwd, err := os.Getwd()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		path = cwd
+	if path != "" {
+		return cp.helm.InstallChartFromDir(name, path)
 	}
-	return cp.helm.Install(name, path)
+	chart, err := internal.GetChartInMemory(cp.config, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return cp.helm.InstallChart(name, chart)
 }
 
 func (cp *ComposeProject) Uninstall(name string) error {
diff --git a/compose/internal/env.go b/compose/internal/env.go
index 4b571c80d..d16f6eac3 100644
--- a/compose/internal/env.go
+++ b/compose/internal/env.go
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/loader"
 	"github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/types"
+	"github.com/docker/helm-prototype/pkg/compose/internal/helm"
+	"github.com/docker/helm-prototype/pkg/compose/internal/kube"
 	"github.com/docker/helm-prototype/pkg/compose/internal/utils"
+	chart "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart"
+	util "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chartutil"
 )
 
 // Kind is "kubernetes" or "docker"
@@ -68,3 +72,20 @@ func GetConfig(name string, configPaths []string) (*types.Config, string, error)
 	}
 	return config, workingDir, nil
 }
+
+func GetChartInMemory(config *types.Config, name string) (*chart.Chart, error) {
+	objects, err := kube.MapToKubernetesObjects(config, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	//in memory files
+	return helm.ConvertToChart(name, objects)
+}
+
+func SaveChart(config *types.Config, name, dest string) error {
+	chart, err := GetChartInMemory(config, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return util.SaveDir(chart, dest)
+}
diff --git a/compose/internal/helm/output.go b/compose/internal/helm/chart.go
similarity index 60%
rename from compose/internal/helm/output.go
rename to compose/internal/helm/chart.go
index 6c37e2685..f4e86d82e 100644
--- a/compose/internal/helm/output.go
+++ b/compose/internal/helm/chart.go
@@ -4,20 +4,22 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"html/template"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+
+	chart "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart"
+	loader "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
-func Write(project string, objects map[string]runtime.Object, target string) error {
-	out := Outputer{target}
+func ConvertToChart(name string, objects map[string]runtime.Object) (*chart.Chart, error) {
 
-	if err := out.Write("README.md", []byte("This chart was created by converting a Compose file")); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	files := []*loader.BufferedFile{
+		&loader.BufferedFile{
+			Name: "README.md",
+			Data: []byte("This chart was created by converting a Compose file"),
+		}}
 
 	chart := `name: {{.Name}}
 description: A generated Helm Chart for {{.Name}} from Skippbox Kompose
@@ -31,42 +33,35 @@ home:
 
 	t, err := template.New("ChartTmpl").Parse(chart)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	type ChartDetails struct {
 		Name string
 	}
 	var chartData bytes.Buffer
-	_ = t.Execute(&chartData, ChartDetails{Name: project})
+	_ = t.Execute(&chartData, ChartDetails{Name: name})
 
-	if err := out.Write("Chart.yaml", chartData.Bytes()); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	files = append(files, &loader.BufferedFile{
+		Name: "Chart.yaml",
+		Data: chartData.Bytes(),
+	})
 
 	for name, o := range objects {
 		j, err := json.Marshal(o)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
-		b, err := jsonToYaml(j, 2)
+		buf, err := jsonToYaml(j, 2)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if err := out.Write(filepath.Join("templates", name), b); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
+		files = append(files, &loader.BufferedFile{
+			Name: filepath.Join("templates", name),
+			Data: buf,
+		})
+
 	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-type Outputer struct {
-	Dir string
-}
-
-func (o Outputer) Write(path string, content []byte) error {
-	out := filepath.Join(o.Dir, path)
-	os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(out), 0744)
-	return ioutil.WriteFile(out, content, 0644)
+	return loader.LoadFiles(files)
 }
 
 // Convert JSON to YAML.
@@ -90,7 +85,4 @@ func jsonToYaml(j []byte, spaces int) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return b.Bytes(), nil
-
-	// Marshal this object into YAML.
-	// return yaml.Marshal(jsonObj)
 }
diff --git a/compose/internal/helm/helm.go b/compose/internal/helm/helm.go
index 4d453f48c..288e34884 100644
--- a/compose/internal/helm/helm.go
+++ b/compose/internal/helm/helm.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package helm
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"log"
-	"os"
 
 	action "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/action"
+	chart "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart"
 	loader "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader"
 	env "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/cli"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/release"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func NewHelmActions(settings *env.EnvSettings) *HelmActions {
 	}
 }
 
-func (hc *HelmActions) InitKubeClient() error {
+func (hc *HelmActions) initKubeClient() error {
 	if hc.kube_conn_init {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -47,20 +47,17 @@ func (hc *HelmActions) InitKubeClient() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (hc *HelmActions) Install(name, chartpath string) error {
-	hc.InitKubeClient()
-
-	if chartpath == "" {
-		cwd, err := os.Getwd()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil
-		}
-		chartpath = cwd
-	}
+func (hc *HelmActions) InstallChartFromDir(name string, chartpath string) error {
 	chart, err := loader.Load(chartpath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		return err
 	}
+	return hc.InstallChart(name, chart)
+}
+
+func (hc *HelmActions) InstallChart(name string, chart *chart.Chart) error {
+	hc.initKubeClient()
+
 	actInstall := action.NewInstall(hc.Config)
 	actInstall.ReleaseName = name
 	actInstall.Namespace = hc.Settings.Namespace()
@@ -75,7 +72,7 @@ func (hc *HelmActions) Install(name, chartpath string) error {
 }
 
 func (hc *HelmActions) Uninstall(name string) error {
-	hc.InitKubeClient()
+	hc.initKubeClient()
 	release, err := hc.Get(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -93,7 +90,7 @@ func (hc *HelmActions) Uninstall(name string) error {
 }
 
 func (hc *HelmActions) Get(name string) (*release.Release, error) {
-	hc.InitKubeClient()
+	hc.initKubeClient()
 
 	actGet := action.NewGet(hc.Config)
 	return actGet.Run(name)