diff --git a/lib/config/config.js b/lib/config/config.js
index 3dfc3d64e..48968faff 100644
--- a/lib/config/config.js
+++ b/lib/config/config.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ var readYaml = require('read-yaml');
 BlockchainConfig = require('./blockchain.js');
 ContractsConfig = require('./contracts.js');
 
-Config = {
+config = {
   Blockchain: BlockchainConfig,
   Contracts: ContractsConfig
 }
 
-module.exports = Config
+module.exports = config
 
diff --git a/lib/config/contracts.js b/lib/config/contracts.js
index 1102d9a9e..4416ae789 100644
--- a/lib/config/contracts.js
+++ b/lib/config/contracts.js
@@ -4,21 +4,25 @@ var fs = require('fs');
 var Blockchain = require('./blockchain.js');
 var toposort = require('toposort');
 
-ContractsConfig = function(files, blockchainConfig, web3) {
+ContractsConfig = function(blockchainConfig, web3) {
+  this.blockchainConfig = blockchainConfig;
+  this.web3 = web3;
+  this.contractFiles = [];
+}
+
+ContractsConfig.prototype.init = function(files) {
   this.all_contracts = [];
   this.contractDB = {};
   this.contractFiles = files;
-  this.web3 = web3;
   this.contractDependencies = {};
-  this.blockchainConfig = blockchainConfig;
 
   try {
-    this.web3.setProvider(new this.web3.providers.HttpProvider("http://" + blockchainConfig.rpcHost + ":" + blockchainConfig.rpcPort));
+    this.web3.setProvider(new this.web3.providers.HttpProvider("http://" + this.blockchainConfig.rpcHost + ":" + this.blockchainConfig.rpcPort));
     primaryAddress = this.web3.eth.coinbase;
     this.web3.eth.defaultAccount = primaryAddress;
   } catch (_error) {
     e = _error;
-    throw new Error("can't connect to " + blockchainConfig.rpcHost + ":" + blockchainConfig.rpcPort + " check if an ethereum node is running");
+    throw new Error("can't connect to " + this.blockchainConfig.rpcHost + ":" + this.blockchainConfig.rpcPort + " check if an ethereum node is running");
   }
 
   console.log("address is : " + primaryAddress);
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 0981bb333..c28bbc9a3 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -12,12 +12,18 @@ var syncMe = require('sync-me');
 var methodmissing = require('methodmissing');
 var jasmine = require('jasmine');
 
-embark = {}
-embark.Tests = require('./test.js');
-embark.Blockchain = require('./blockchain.js');
-embark.Deploy = require('./deploy.js');
-embark.Release = require('./ipfs.js');
-embark.Config = require('./config/config.js');
+var Tests = require('./test.js');
+var Blockchain = require('./blockchain.js');
+var Deploy = require('./deploy.js');
+var Release = require('./ipfs.js');
+var Config = require('./config/config.js');
 
-module.exports = embark;
+Embark = {
+  init: function() {
+    this.blockchainConfig = (new Config.BlockchainConfig());
+    this.contractsConfig  = (new Config.ContractsConfig(this.blockchainConfig, web3));
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = Embark;
 
diff --git a/test/config.contracts.js b/test/config.contracts.js
index 33795e994..78f6381e5 100644
--- a/test/config.contracts.js
+++ b/test/config.contracts.js
@@ -6,14 +6,10 @@ require('mocha-sinon');
 
 describe('embark.config.contracts', function() {
   var blockchainConfig = (new Config.Blockchain()).loadConfigFile('test/support/blockchain.yml').config("development");
-  //sinon.stub(web3, "setProvider");
-  //sinon.stub(web3.eth.compile, "solidity", function() {
-  //  return "compiled_code";
-  //});
 
   describe('#loadConfigFile', function() {
     it('should read and load yml file', function() {
-      var contractsConfig = new Config.Contracts([], blockchainConfig, web3);
+      var contractsConfig = new Config.Contracts(blockchainConfig, web3);
       contractsConfig.loadConfigFile('test/support/contracts.yml');
 
       assert.equal(contractsConfig.contractConfig.hasOwnProperty('development'), true)
@@ -47,8 +43,9 @@ describe('embark.config.contracts', function() {
           'test/support/contracts/simple_storage.sol',
           'test/support/contracts/another_storage.sol'
         ]
-        contractsConfig = new Config.Contracts(files, blockchainConfig, web3);
+        contractsConfig = new Config.Contracts(blockchainConfig, web3);
         contractsConfig.loadConfigFile('test/support/contracts.yml');
+        contractsConfig.init(files);
         contractsConfig.compileContracts();
       });
 
@@ -65,8 +62,9 @@ describe('embark.config.contracts', function() {
           'test/support/contracts/another_storage.sol',
           'test/support/contracts/wallets.sol'
         ]
-        contractsConfig = new Config.Contracts(files, blockchainConfig, web3);
+        contractsConfig = new Config.Contracts(blockchainConfig, web3);
         contractsConfig.loadConfigFile('test/support/arguments.yml');
+        contractsConfig.init(files);
         contractsConfig.compileContracts('development');
       });
 
diff --git a/test/deploy.js b/test/deploy.js
index 461bfc459..e8f9bd164 100644
--- a/test/deploy.js
+++ b/test/deploy.js
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ describe('embark.deploy', function() {
     'test/support/contracts/wallets.sol'
   ];
   var blockchainConfig = (new Config.Blockchain()).loadConfigFile('test/support/blockchain.yml').config("development");
-  var contractsConfig = new Config.Contracts(files, blockchainConfig, web3);
+  var contractsConfig = new Config.Contracts(blockchainConfig, web3);
   contractsConfig.loadConfigFile('test/support/arguments.yml');
+  contractsConfig.init(files);
   var deploy = new Deploy('development', files, blockchainConfig, contractsConfig);
 
   describe('#deploy_contracts', function() {