diff --git a/integration/__tests__/app.tests.ts b/integration/__tests__/app.tests.ts
index c91897ef27..35891ee5fb 100644
--- a/integration/__tests__/app.tests.ts
+++ b/integration/__tests__/app.tests.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe("Lens integration tests", () => {
       });
 
       it('ensures helm repos', async () => {
-        await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("div.repos #message-stable", "stable"); // wait for the helm-cli to fetch the stable repo
+        await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("div.repos #message-bitnami", "bitnami"); // wait for the helm-cli to fetch the bitnami repo
         await app.client.click("#HelmRepoSelect"); // click the repo select to activate the drop-down
         await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("div.Select__option", "");  // wait for at least one option to appear (any text)
       });
diff --git a/src/main/helm/helm-repo-manager.ts b/src/main/helm/helm-repo-manager.ts
index dff372a301..30ce8e3435 100644
--- a/src/main/helm/helm-repo-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/helm/helm-repo-manager.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export class HelmRepoManager extends Singleton {
           repositories: []
         }));
       if (!repositories.length) {
-        await this.addRepo({ name: "stable", url: "https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com/" });
+        await this.addRepo({ name: "bitnami", url: "https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami" });
         return await this.repositories();
       }
       return repositories.map(repo => ({