diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/helm.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/helm.py
index 412bfc6962..4e9649f9ac 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/helm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/helm.py
@@ -115,14 +115,19 @@ def install(module, tserver):
     namespace = module.params['namespace']
 
     chartb = chartbuilder.ChartBuilder(chart)
-    try:
+    r_matches = (x for x in tserver.list_releases()
+                 if x.name == name and x.namespace == namespace)
+    installed_release = next(r_matches, None)
+    if installed_release:
+        if installed_release.chart.metadata.version != chart['version']:
+            tserver.update_release(chartb.get_helm_chart(), False,
+                                   namespace, name=name, values=values)
+            changed = True
+    else:
         tserver.install_release(chartb.get_helm_chart(), namespace,
                                 dry_run=False, name=name,
                                 values=values)
         changed = True
-    except grpc._channel._Rendezvous as exc:
-        if "already exists" not in str(exc):
-            raise exc
 
     return dict(changed=changed)