diff --git a/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js b/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js
index 1f37856cf..e6c984c55 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js
@@ -258,7 +258,9 @@ __embarkENS.setProvider = function () {
   this.ens = null;
   web3.eth.net.getId().then(id => {
     if (registryAddresses[id] !== undefined) {
-      self.ens = new web3.eth.Contract(self.registryInterface, registryAddresses[id]);
+      EmbarkJS.onReady(() => {
+        self.ens = new EmbarkJS.Contract({abi: self.registryInterface, address: registryAddresses[id]});
+      });
     }
     // todo: deploy at this point
   }).catch(e => {
@@ -278,7 +280,7 @@ __embarkENS.resolve = function(name) {
   let node = namehash.hash(name);
   
   return self.ens.methods.resolver(node).call().then((resolverAddress) => {
-    let resolverContract = new web3.eth.Contract(self.resolverInterface, resolverAddress);
+    let resolverContract = new EmbarkJS.Contract({abi: self.resolverInterface, address: resolverAddress});
     return resolverContract.methods.addr(node).call();
   }).then((addr) => {
     return addr;
@@ -295,7 +297,7 @@ __embarkENS.lookup = function(address) {
   let node = namehash.hash(address.toLowerCase() + ".addr.reverse");
 
   return self.ens.methods.resolver(node).call().then((resolverAddress) => {
-    let resolverContract = new web3.eth.Contract(self.resolverInterface, resolverAddress);
+    let resolverContract = new EmbarkJS.Contract({abi: self.resolverInterface, address: resolverAddress});
     return resolverContract.methods.name(node).call();
   }).then((name) => {
     if (name === "" || name === undefined) throw Error("ENS name not found");