diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e7946e7..619d56e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Acceptable values are latest or any semantic version string like 1.15.0. Use thi
     version: '<version>' # default is latest stable
   id: install
 ```
+
+The cached helm binary path is prepended to the PATH environment variable as well as stored in the helm-path output variable.
 Refer to the action metadata file for details about all the inputs https://github.com/Azure/setup-helm/blob/master/action.yml
 
 # Contributing
diff --git a/lib/run.js b/lib/run.js
index 94feb7a2..02c84478 100644
--- a/lib/run.js
+++ b/lib/run.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ const os = __importStar(require("os"));
 const path = __importStar(require("path"));
 const util = __importStar(require("util"));
 const fs = __importStar(require("fs"));
-const toolCache = __importStar(require("../node_modules/@actions/tool-cache"));
-const core = __importStar(require("../node_modules/@actions/core"));
+const toolCache = __importStar(require("@actions/tool-cache"));
+const core = __importStar(require("@actions/core"));
 const helmToolName = 'helm';
 const stableHelmVersion = 'v2.14.1';
 const helmLatestReleaseUrl = 'https://api.github.com/repos/helm/helm/releases/latest';
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ function run() {
             version = yield getStableHelmVersion();
         }
         let cachedPath = yield downloadHelm(version);
+        try {
+            if (!process.env['PATH'].startsWith(path.dirname(cachedPath))) {
+                core.addPath(path.dirname(cachedPath));
+            }
+        }
+        catch (_a) {
+            //do nothing, set as output variable
+        }
         console.log(`Helm tool version: '${version}' has been cached at ${cachedPath}`);
         core.setOutput('helm-path', cachedPath);
     });
diff --git a/src/run.ts b/src/run.ts
index f7232941..fd4f7af6 100644
--- a/src/run.ts
+++ b/src/run.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,17 @@ async function run() {
     }
 
     let cachedPath = await downloadHelm(version);
+    
+    try {
+        
+        if (!process.env['PATH'].startsWith(path.dirname(cachedPath))) {
+            core.addPath(path.dirname(cachedPath));
+        }
+    }
+    catch {
+        //do nothing, set as output variable
+    }
+
     console.log(`Helm tool version: '${version}' has been cached at ${cachedPath}`);
     core.setOutput('helm-path', cachedPath);
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 960dc9fa..a82bd172 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     // "isolatedModules": true,               /* Transpile each file as a separate module (similar to 'ts.transpileModule'). */
 
     /* Strict Type-Checking Options */
-    "strict": true,                           /* Enable all strict type-checking options. */
+    //"strict": true,                           /* Enable all strict type-checking options. */
     "noImplicitAny": false,                 /* Raise error on expressions and declarations with an implied 'any' type. */
     // "strictNullChecks": true,              /* Enable strict null checks. */
     // "strictFunctionTypes": true,           /* Enable strict checking of function types. */