diff --git a/lib/core/engine.js b/lib/core/engine.js
index 9afbf9cea..b95f58f94 100644
--- a/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class Engine {
   }
 
   storageService(_options) {
-    this.registerModule('storage');
+    this.registerModule('storage', {plugins: this.plugins});
     this.registerModule('ipfs');
     this.registerModule('swarm');
   }
diff --git a/lib/modules/storage/index.js b/lib/modules/storage/index.js
index 5ac7712e2..c6bbb32f7 100644
--- a/lib/modules/storage/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/storage/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 
 class Storage {
-  constructor(embark, _options){
+  constructor(embark, options){
     this.embark = embark;
     this.storageConfig = embark.config.storageConfig;
+    this.plugins = options.plugins;
 
     if (!this.storageConfig.enabled) return;
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ class Storage {
     this.embark.events.setCommandHandler('storage:upload', (cb) => {
       let platform = self.storageConfig.upload.provider;
 
-      let uploadCmds = self.embark.getPluginsProperty('uploadCmds', 'uploadCmds');
+      let uploadCmds = self.plugins.getPluginsProperty('uploadCmds', 'uploadCmds');
       for (let uploadCmd of uploadCmds) {
         if (uploadCmd.cmd === platform) {
           return uploadCmd.cb.call(uploadCmd.cb, cb);