diff --git a/pkg/charts/chart.go b/pkg/charts/chart.go
index 54321f92..854ebdb6 100644
--- a/pkg/charts/chart.go
+++ b/pkg/charts/chart.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package charts
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/blang/semver"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5"
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/charts-build-scripts/pkg/helm"
 	"github.com/rancher/charts-build-scripts/pkg/path"
 	"github.com/rancher/charts-build-scripts/pkg/puller"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // Chart represents the main chart in a given package
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ func (c *Chart) Prepare(rootFs, pkgFs billy.Filesystem) error {
 	upstreamChartVersion := ""
 	defer func() { c.upstreamChartVersion = &upstreamChartVersion }()
 	if c.Upstream.IsWithinPackage() {
-		logrus.Infof("Local chart does not need to be prepared")
 		// Ensure local charts standardize the Chart.yaml on prepare
 		if err := helm.StandardizeChartYaml(pkgFs, c.WorkingDir); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -43,6 +42,9 @@ func (c *Chart) Prepare(rootFs, pkgFs billy.Filesystem) error {
 		if err := PrepareDependencies(rootFs, pkgFs, c.WorkingDir, c.GeneratedChangesRootDir(), c.IgnoreDependencies); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("encountered error while trying to prepare dependencies in %s: %s", c.WorkingDir, err)
 		}
+		if err := change.ApplyChanges(pkgFs, c.WorkingDir, c.GeneratedChangesRootDir()); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("encountered error while trying to apply changes to %s: %s", c.WorkingDir, err)
+		}
 		return nil
 	}
 	if err := filesystem.RemoveAll(pkgFs, c.WorkingDir); err != nil {
@@ -72,15 +74,26 @@ func (c *Chart) Prepare(rootFs, pkgFs billy.Filesystem) error {
 
 // GeneratePatch generates a patch on a forked Helm chart based on local changes
 func (c *Chart) GeneratePatch(rootFs, pkgFs billy.Filesystem) error {
-	if c.Upstream.IsWithinPackage() {
-		logrus.Infof("Local chart does not need to be patched")
-		return nil
-	}
+	// Check if working directory exists
 	if exists, err := filesystem.PathExists(pkgFs, c.WorkingDir); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("encountered error while checking if %s exist: %s", c.WorkingDir, err)
 	} else if !exists {
 		return fmt.Errorf("working directory %s has not been prepared yet", c.WorkingDir)
 	}
+	// Check if dependencies exist
+	depMap, err := GetDependencyMap(pkgFs, c.GeneratedChangesRootDir())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("encountered error while finding dependencies: %s", err)
+	}
+	if len(depMap) > 0 {
+		// Check if expected dependencies have been prepared
+		subchartDir := filepath.Join(c.WorkingDir, path.ChartDependenciesDir)
+		if exists, err := filesystem.PathExists(pkgFs, subchartDir); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("encountered error while checking if %s exist: %s", subchartDir, err)
+		} else if !exists {
+			return fmt.Errorf("subcharts directory %s has not been prepared yet", subchartDir)
+		}
+	}
 	// Standardize the local copy of the Chart.yaml before trying to compare the patch
 	if err := helm.StandardizeChartYaml(pkgFs, c.WorkingDir); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/charts/puller.go b/pkg/charts/puller.go
index 3743c151..8e5de02e 100644
--- a/pkg/charts/puller.go
+++ b/pkg/charts/puller.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5"
 	"github.com/rancher/charts-build-scripts/pkg/filesystem"
 	"github.com/rancher/charts-build-scripts/pkg/options"
+	cbsPath "github.com/rancher/charts-build-scripts/pkg/path"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -83,6 +84,28 @@ type Local struct{}
 
 // Pull grabs the Helm chart by preparing the package itself
 func (u Local) Pull(rootFs, fs billy.Filesystem, path string) error {
+	packageName := strings.SplitN(fs.Root(), cbsPath.RepositoryPackagesDir, 2)[1]
+	pkg, err := GetPackage(rootFs, packageName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if pkg == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not find local package %s", packageName)
+	}
+	repositoryPackageWorkingDir, err := filesystem.GetRelativePath(rootFs, filesystem.GetAbsPath(pkg.fs, pkg.Chart.WorkingDir))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if repositoryPackageWorkingDir == path {
+		return nil
+	}
+	repositoryPath, err := filesystem.GetRelativePath(rootFs, filesystem.GetAbsPath(fs, path))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := filesystem.CopyDir(rootFs, repositoryPackageWorkingDir, repositoryPath); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("encountered error while copying prepared package into path: %s", err)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/path/path.go b/pkg/path/path.go
index 79f44a5b..19796da0 100644
--- a/pkg/path/path.go
+++ b/pkg/path/path.go
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ const (
 
 	// ChartCRDDir represents the directory that we expect to contain CRDs within the chart
 	ChartCRDDir = "crds"
+	// ChartCRDDir represents the directory that we expect to contain subcharts
+	ChartDependenciesDir = "charts"
 	// ChartExtraFileDir represents the directory that contains non-YAML files
 	ChartExtraFileDir = "files"
 	// ChartCRDTgzFilename represents the filename of the crd's tgz file