diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 13c44f1fa1..5eb361aa45 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,22 @@ clean:
 	@rm -rf docs/staging docs/stable
 
 .PHONY: stagingrepo
-stagingrepo: docs/staging/index.yaml $(STAGING_TARGETS)
+stagingrepo: $(STAGING_TARGETS) | docs/staging/index.yaml
 
 .PHONY: stablerepo
-stablerepo: docs/stable/index.yaml $(STABLE_TARGETS)
+stablerepo: $(STABLE_TARGETS) | docs/stable/index.yaml
+
+.PHONY: publish-ci
+publish-ci:
+	@git remote add publish git@github.com:mesosphere/charts >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+	@git branch -d master >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+	@git checkout -B master
+	@make all
+	@git add .
+	@git commit -m 'docs: publish repo updates'
+	@git push -f publish $(PULL_REQUEST_ID)
+	@git request-pull master ./
+	@git checkout -
 
 .PHONY: publish
 publish:
@@ -33,7 +45,7 @@ publish:
 	@git checkout -B master
 	@make all
 	@git add .
-	@git commit -m 'publish repo'
+	@git commit -m 'docs: publish repo updates'
 	@echo git push -f publish master
 	@git checkout -
 
@@ -50,8 +62,7 @@ $(STABLE_TARGETS) $(STAGING_TARGETS): $(TMPDIR)/.helm/repository/local/index.yam
 %/index.yaml: $(STABLE_TARGETS) $(STAGING_TARGETS)
 %/index.yaml: $(TMPDIR)/.helm/repository/local/index.yaml
 	@mkdir -p $(patsubst %/index.yaml,%,$@)
-	$(HELM) --home $(TMPDIR)/.helm repo index $(patsubst %/index.yaml,%,$@)
+	$(HELM) --home $(TMPDIR)/.helm repo index $(patsubst %/index.yaml,%,$@) --url=https://mesosphere.github.io/charts/$(patsubst docs/%index.yaml,%,$@)
 
 $(TMPDIR)/.helm/repository/local/index.yaml: $(HELM)
 	$(HELM) --home $(TMPDIR)/.helm init --client-only
-