diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 52c045e..4ab8d08 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -127,10 +127,9 @@ simulate an install
 -------------------
 ### skip-deploy
 * **BitOps Property:** `skip-deploy`
-* **Environment Variable:** `SKIP_DEPLOY`
+* **Environment Variable:** `HELM_SKIP_DEPLOY`
 * **default:** `""`
-
-will skip helm execution
+* **Description:** If set to true, regardless of the stack-action, deployment actions will be skipped.
 
 -------------------
 ### release-name
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ AWS s3 bucket name
 Although not captured in `bitops.config.yml`, the following environment variables can be set to further customize behaviour
 
 -------------------
-### SKIP_DEPLOY_HELM
+### HELM_SKIP_DEPLOY
 Will skill all helm executions. This superseeds all other configuration
 
 -------------------
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 51649c8..cc8a7ff 100644
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
-if [ -n "$SKIP_DEPLOY_HELM" ]; then
-  echo "SKIP_DEPLOY_HELM is set.  Skipping."
-  exit 0
-fi
-
 export PLUGINS_ROOT_DIR="${BITOPS_PLUGINS_DIR%/*}"
 export HELM_ROOT_SCRIPTS="$BITOPS_PLUGIN_DIR"
 export HELM_ROOT_OPERATIONS="$BITOPS_OPSREPO_ENVIRONMENT_DIR"
diff --git a/scripts/helm_handle_chart.sh b/scripts/helm_handle_chart.sh
index c10fb5a..ebd80a9 100644
--- a/scripts/helm_handle_chart.sh
+++ b/scripts/helm_handle_chart.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ echo "BITOPS_CONFIG_COMMAND: $BITOPS_CONFIG_COMMAND"
 source "$BITOPS_SCHEMA_ENV_FILE"
 
 # Check for helm skip deploy condition
-if [ "$HELM_SKIP_DEPLOY" == "True" ]; then
+if [ "$HELM_SKIP_DEPLOY" == "true" ]; then
     echo "helm.options.skip-deploy (HELM_SKIP_DEPLOY) set.  Skipping deployment for $ENVIRONMENT/helm/$HELM_CHART"
     exit 0
 fi