diff --git a/pkg/chart/loader/load_test.go b/pkg/chart/loader/load_test.go
index e36fd96a8..ea5a35560 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/loader/load_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/loader/load_test.go
@@ -58,6 +58,19 @@ func TestLoadV1(t *testing.T) {
 	verifyDependenciesLock(t, c)
 }
 
+func TestLoadFileV1(t *testing.T) {
+	l, err := Loader("testdata/frobnitz.v1.tgz")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to load testdata: %s", err)
+	}
+	c, err := l.Load()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to load testdata: %s", err)
+	}
+	verifyDependencies(t, c)
+	verifyDependenciesLock(t, c)
+}
+
 func TestLoadFile(t *testing.T) {
 	l, err := Loader("testdata/frobnitz-1.2.3.tgz")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/chart/loader/testdata/frobnitz.v1.tgz b/pkg/chart/loader/testdata/frobnitz.v1.tgz
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6282f9b73
Binary files /dev/null and b/pkg/chart/loader/testdata/frobnitz.v1.tgz differ