diff --git a/modules/helm_chart/helm-chart.json b/modules/helm_chart/helm-chart.json
index aad154007..ea4156137 100644
--- a/modules/helm_chart/helm-chart.json
+++ b/modules/helm_chart/helm-chart.json
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
       "description": "Create namespace as well.",
       "default": false
     },
+    "release_name": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "The name the chart installation is to have."
+    },
     "atomic": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "If set, installation process purges chart on fail. The wait flag will be set automatically if atomic is used.",
diff --git a/modules/helm_chart/helm-chart.yaml b/modules/helm_chart/helm-chart.yaml
index eb4cd068d..fc16d1512 100644
--- a/modules/helm_chart/helm-chart.yaml
+++ b/modules/helm_chart/helm-chart.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ inputs:
       Note that you don't need to use `<repo_name>/<chart_name>` - as repo is specified separately. Just do `<chart_name>`.
       If you're using a local chart, then this will be the path to the chart.
     default: null
+  - name: release_name
+    user_facing: true
+    validator: str(required=False)
+    description: The name the chart installation is to have.
+    default: null
   - name: repository
     user_facing: true
     validator: str(required=False)
diff --git a/modules/helm_chart/tf_module/main.tf b/modules/helm_chart/tf_module/main.tf
index f7f0ce434..26d951d5a 100644
--- a/modules/helm_chart/tf_module/main.tf
+++ b/modules/helm_chart/tf_module/main.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ resource "helm_release" "remote_chart" {
   chart             = var.chart
   repository        = var.repository
   version           = var.chart_version
-  name              = "${var.layer_name}-${var.module_name}"
+  name              = var.release_name == null ? var.chart : var.release_name
   atomic            = var.atomic
   cleanup_on_fail   = var.cleanup_on_fail
   namespace         = var.namespace
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ resource "helm_release" "remote_chart" {
   dependency_update = var.dependency_update
   wait              = var.wait
   max_history       = var.max_history
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = [name]
+  }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/modules/helm_chart/tf_module/variables.tf b/modules/helm_chart/tf_module/variables.tf
index ad41613f1..e7bc1a211 100644
--- a/modules/helm_chart/tf_module/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/helm_chart/tf_module/variables.tf
@@ -85,3 +85,5 @@ variable "dependency_update" {
 variable "max_history" {
   type = number
 }
+
+variable "release_name" {}