diff --git a/lib/contracts/provider.js b/lib/contracts/provider.js
index 8b621262c..04be75016 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/provider.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/provider.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Provider {
     this.accountsConfig = options.accountsConfig;
     this.web3Endpoint = options.web3Endpoint;
     this.logger = options.logger;
+    this.isDev = options.isDev;
     this.engine = new ProviderEngine();
     this.asyncMethods = {};
   }
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@ class Provider {
         if (!self.accounts.length) {
           return next(NO_ACCOUNTS);
         }
+        if (!self.isDev) {
+          return next();
+        }
         async.each(self.accounts, (account, eachCb) => {
           fundAccount(self.web3, account.address, eachCb);
         }, next);
diff --git a/lib/core/engine.js b/lib/core/engine.js
index c59e95665..5885d27ea 100644
--- a/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Engine {
     }, 0);
 
     if (this.interceptLogs || this.interceptLogs === undefined) {
-      this.doInterceptLogs();
+      // this.doInterceptLogs();
     }
   }
 
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ class Engine {
           web3: this.web3,
           accountsConfig: this.config.contractsConfig.deployment.accounts,
           logger: this.logger,
+          isDev: this.isDev,
           web3Endpoint
         };
         provider = new Provider(providerOptions);