diff --git a/lib/tests/run_tests.js b/lib/tests/run_tests.js
index 505d8e2cd..2496c4725 100644
--- a/lib/tests/run_tests.js
+++ b/lib/tests/run_tests.js
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ module.exports = {
           process.exit();
         };
 
+        // Override require to enable `require('Embark/contracts/contractName');`
+        const Module = require('module');
+        const originalRequire = require('module').prototype.require;
+        Module.prototype.require = function(requireName) {
+          if (requireName.startsWith('Embark')) {
+            return test.require(...arguments);
+          }
+          return originalRequire.apply(this, arguments);
+        };
+
         // TODO: this global here might not be necessary at all
         global.web3 = global.embark.web3;
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 21d95370e..7661c123a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@
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-      "integrity": "sha1-KGlFnZqjviRf6P4sofRuLn9U1z8=",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Z942RysHXmJrhqk88FmKBVq/v5tqmSkDz7p54G/MGyjMnCFFnC79XWNbg+Vta8W6Wb2qtSZTSxIGkJrRpCFEiA==",
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/domain-browser/-/domain-browser-1.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-PTH1AZGmdJ3RN1p/Ui6CPULlTto="
+      "integrity": "sha512-jnjyiM6eRyZl2H+W8Q/zLMA481hzi0eszAaBUzIVnmYVDBbnLxVNnfu1HgEBvCbL+71FrxMl3E6lpKH7Ge3OXA=="
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     "drbg.js": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
@@ -3219,6 +3219,11 @@
         "typechecker": "2.1.0"
       }
     },
+    "easy-stack": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/easy-stack/-/easy-stack-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-EskbMIWjfwuqM26UhurEv5Tj54g="
+    },
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       "version": "0.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ecc-jsbn/-/ecc-jsbn-0.1.1.tgz",
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/errno/-/errno-0.1.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-RoTXF3mtOa8Xfj8AeZb3xnyFJhg=",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MfrRBDWzIWifgq6tJj60gkAwtLNb6sQPlcFrSOflcP1aFmmruKQ2wRnze/8V6kgyz7H3FF8Npzv78mZ7XLLflg==",
       "requires": {
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       }
@@ -4102,6 +4107,11 @@
         "es5-ext": "0.10.42"
       }
     },
+    "event-pubsub": {
+      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/event-pubsub/-/event-pubsub-4.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-z7IyloorXvKbFx9Bpie2+vMJKKx1fH1EN5yiTfp8CiLOTptSYy1g8H4yDpGlEdshL1PBiFtBHepF2cNsqeEeFQ=="
+    },
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       "version": "0.4.14",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eventemitter2/-/eventemitter2-0.4.14.tgz",
@@ -6500,6 +6510,19 @@
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     },
+    "js-message": {
+      "version": "1.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-message/-/js-message-1.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-IwDSSxrwjondCVvBpMnJz8uJLRU="
+    },
+    "js-queue": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-queue/-/js-queue-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-NiITz4YPRo8BJfxslqvBdCUx+Ug=",
+      "requires": {
+        "easy-stack": "1.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "js-sha3": {
       "version": "0.7.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-sha3/-/js-sha3-0.7.0.tgz",
@@ -6577,7 +6600,7 @@
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-      "integrity": "sha1-3KFKcCNf+C8KyaOr62DTN6NlGF0="
+      "integrity": "sha512-QLPs8Dj7lnf3e3QYS1zkCo+4ZwqOiF9d/nZnYozTISxXWCfNs9yuky5rJw4/W34s7POaNlbZmQGaB5NiXCbP4w=="
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     },
+    "node-ipc": {
+      "version": "9.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-ipc/-/node-ipc-9.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FAyICv0sIRJxVp3GW5fzgaf9jwwRQxAKDJlmNFUL5hOy+W4X/I5AypyHoq0DXXbo9o/gt79gj++4cMr4jVWE/w==",
+      "requires": {
+        "event-pubsub": "4.3.0",
+        "js-message": "1.0.5",
+        "js-queue": "2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node-libs-browser": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-libs-browser/-/node-libs-browser-2.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-X5QmPUBPbkR2fXJpAf/wVHjWAN8=",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5AzFzdoIMb89hBGMZglEegffzgRg+ZFoUmisQ8HI4j1KDdpx13J0taNp2y9xPbur6W61gepGDDotGBVQ7mfUCg==",
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-      "integrity": "sha1-QrwpAKa1uL0XN2yOiCtlr8zyS/I=",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3sslG3zJbEYcaC4YVAvDorjGxc7tv6KVATnLPZONiljsUncvihe9BQoVCEs0RZ1kmf4Hk9OBqlZfJZWI4GanKA==",
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-      "integrity": "sha1-AQEhG6pwxLykoPY/Igbpe3368lg="
+      "integrity": "sha512-lQe48YPsMJAig+yngZ87Lus+NF+3mtu7DVOBu6b/gHO1YpKwIj5AWjZ/TOS7i46HD/UixzWb1zeWDZfGZ3iYcg=="
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+      "integrity": "sha1-d9pFGx17SxF62vQaGpO1dC8k2JQ=",
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@@ -13020,8 +13053,10 @@
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         "p-lazy": "1.0.0",
         "prettier": "1.13.4",
+        "supports-color": "5.4.0",
         "v8-compile-cache": "2.0.0",
         "webpack-addons": "1.1.5",
+        "yargs": "11.1.0",
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-            "escape-string-regexp": "1.0.5"
+            "escape-string-regexp": "1.0.5",
+            "supports-color": "5.4.0"
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           "requires": {
             "graceful-fs": "4.1.11",
-            "memory-fs": "0.4.1"
+            "memory-fs": "0.4.1",
+            "tapable": "1.0.0"
           }
         },
         "got": {
@@ -13108,6 +13146,7 @@
             "pify": "3.0.0",
             "safe-buffer": "5.1.1",
             "timed-out": "4.0.1",
+            "url-parse-lax": "3.0.0",
             "url-to-options": "1.0.1"
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         },
@@ -13132,6 +13171,7 @@
             "run-async": "2.3.0",
             "rxjs": "5.5.11",
             "string-width": "2.1.1",
+            "strip-ansi": "4.0.0",
             "through": "2.3.8"
           }
         },
@@ -13153,10 +13193,44 @@
             "p-finally": "1.0.0"
           }
         },
+        "prepend-http": {
+          "version": "2.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prepend-http/-/prepend-http-2.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-6SQ0v6XqjBn0HN/UAddBo8gZ2Jc="
+        },
+        "strip-ansi": {
+          "version": "4.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-4.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-qEeQIusaw2iocTibY1JixQXuNo8=",
+          "requires": {
+            "ansi-regex": "3.0.0"
+          }
+        },
+        "supports-color": {
+          "version": "5.4.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-5.4.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-zjaXglF5nnWpsq470jSv6P9DwPvgLkuapYmfDm3JWOm0vkNTVF2tI4UrN2r6jH1qM/uc/WtxYY1hYoA2dOKj5w==",
+          "requires": {
+            "has-flag": "3.0.0"
+          }
+        },
+        "tapable": {
+          "version": "1.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tapable/-/tapable-1.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-dQRhbNQkRnaqauC7WqSJ21EEksgT0fYZX2lqXzGkpo8JNig9zGZTYoMGvyI2nWmXlE2VSVXVDu7wLVGu/mQEsg=="
+        },
         "underscore": {
           "version": "1.8.3",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore/-/underscore-1.8.3.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha1-Tz+1OxBuYJf8+ctBCfKl6b36UCI="
+        },
+        "url-parse-lax": {
+          "version": "3.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/url-parse-lax/-/url-parse-lax-3.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-FrXK/Afb42dsGxmZF3gj1lA6yww=",
+          "requires": {
+            "prepend-http": "2.0.0"
+          }
         }
       }
     },
@@ -13187,7 +13261,7 @@
     "webpack-sources": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webpack-sources/-/webpack-sources-1.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-oQHrrlnWUHNU1x2AE5UKOot6WlQ=",
+      "integrity": "sha512-aqYp18kPphgoO5c/+NaUvEeACtZjMESmDChuD3NBciVpah3XpMEU9VAAtIaB1BsfJWWTSdv8Vv1m3T0aRk2dUw==",
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@@ -13196,7 +13270,7 @@
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           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.6.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-dHIq8y6WFOnCh6jQu95IteLxomM="
+          "integrity": "sha512-UjgapumWlbMhkBgzT7Ykc5YXUT46F0iKu8SGXq0bcwP5dz/h0Plj6enJqjz1Zbq2l5WaqYnrVbwWOWMyF3F47g=="
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@@ -13444,6 +13518,65 @@
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       "integrity": "sha1-HBH5IY8HYImkfdUS+TxmmaaoHVI="
     },
+    "yargs": {
+      "version": "11.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-11.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NwW69J42EsCSanF8kyn5upxvjp5ds+t3+udGBeTbFnERA+lF541DDpMawzo4z6W/QrzNM18D+BPMiOBibnFV5A==",
+      "requires": {
+        "cliui": "4.1.0",
+        "decamelize": "1.2.0",
+        "find-up": "2.1.0",
+        "get-caller-file": "1.0.2",
+        "os-locale": "2.1.0",
+        "require-directory": "2.1.1",
+        "require-main-filename": "1.0.1",
+        "set-blocking": "2.0.0",
+        "string-width": "2.1.1",
+        "which-module": "2.0.0",
+        "y18n": "3.2.1",
+        "yargs-parser": "9.0.2"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ansi-regex": {
+          "version": "3.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-regex/-/ansi-regex-3.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-7QMXwyIGT3lGbAKWa922Bas32Zg="
+        },
+        "cliui": {
+          "version": "4.1.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cliui/-/cliui-4.1.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-4FG+RSG9DL7uEwRUZXZn3SS34DiDPfzP0VOiEwtUWlE+AR2EIg+hSyvrIgUUfhdgR/UkAeW2QHgeP+hWrXs7jQ==",
+          "requires": {
+            "string-width": "2.1.1",
+            "strip-ansi": "4.0.0",
+            "wrap-ansi": "2.1.0"
+          }
+        },
+        "strip-ansi": {
+          "version": "4.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-4.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-qEeQIusaw2iocTibY1JixQXuNo8=",
+          "requires": {
+            "ansi-regex": "3.0.0"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "yargs-parser": {
+      "version": "9.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-9.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-nM9qQ0YP5O1Aqbto9I1DuKaMwHc=",
+      "requires": {
+        "camelcase": "4.1.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "camelcase": {
+          "version": "4.1.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/camelcase/-/camelcase-4.1.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-1UVjW+HjPFQmScaRc+Xeas+uNN0="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "yauzl": {
       "version": "2.9.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yauzl/-/yauzl-2.9.1.tgz",
diff --git a/test_apps/contracts_app/test/another_storage_spec.js b/test_apps/contracts_app/test/another_storage_spec.js
index 82ee75fb5..e304e8a1e 100644
--- a/test_apps/contracts_app/test/another_storage_spec.js
+++ b/test_apps/contracts_app/test/another_storage_spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-/*global contract, config, it, embark*/
+/*global contract, config, it*/
 const assert = require('assert');
-const AnotherStorage = embark.require('Embark/contracts/AnotherStorage');
-const SimpleStorage = embark.require('Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage');
+const AnotherStorage = require('Embark/contracts/AnotherStorage');
+const SimpleStorage = require('Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage');
 
 config({
   contracts: {
diff --git a/test_apps/contracts_app/test/array_references_spec.js b/test_apps/contracts_app/test/array_references_spec.js
index 4ca15ab47..ca11c3bb9 100644
--- a/test_apps/contracts_app/test/array_references_spec.js
+++ b/test_apps/contracts_app/test/array_references_spec.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-/*global contract, config, it, embark*/
+/*global contract, config, it*/
 const assert = require('assert');
-const SomeContract = embark.require('Embark/contracts/SomeContract');
-const SimpleStorage = embark.require('Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage');
-const MyToken2 = embark.require('Embark/contracts/MyToken2');
+const SomeContract = require('Embark/contracts/SomeContract');
+const SimpleStorage = require('Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage');
+const MyToken2 = require('Embark/contracts/MyToken2');
 
 config({
   contracts: {
diff --git a/test_apps/contracts_app/test/lib_test_spec.js b/test_apps/contracts_app/test/lib_test_spec.js
index 7d158b69f..fe2a2729a 100644
--- a/test_apps/contracts_app/test/lib_test_spec.js
+++ b/test_apps/contracts_app/test/lib_test_spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-/*global contract, config, it, embark*/
+/*global contract, config, it*/
 const assert = require('assert');
-const Test2 = embark.require('Embark/contracts/Test2');
+const Test2 = require('Embark/contracts/Test2');
 
 config({
   contracts: {
diff --git a/test_apps/contracts_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js b/test_apps/contracts_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js
index 0eba871ab..42b5cd2b0 100644
--- a/test_apps/contracts_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js
+++ b/test_apps/contracts_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-/*global contract, config, it, embark*/
+/*global contract, config, it*/
 const assert = require('assert');
-const SimpleStorage = embark.require('Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage');
+const SimpleStorage = require('Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage');
 
 config({
   contracts: {
diff --git a/test_apps/contracts_app/test/token_spec.js b/test_apps/contracts_app/test/token_spec.js
index 5390e665e..a6e542100 100644
--- a/test_apps/contracts_app/test/token_spec.js
+++ b/test_apps/contracts_app/test/token_spec.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-/*global describe, config, it, embark*/
+/*global describe, config, it*/
 const assert = require('assert');
-const Token = embark.require('Embark/contracts/Token');
-const MyToken = embark.require('Embark/contracts/MyToken');
-const MyToken2 = embark.require('Embark/contracts/MyToken2');
-const AlreadyDeployedToken = embark.require('Embark/contracts/AlreadyDeployedToken');
-const Test = embark.require('Embark/contracts/Test');
+const Token = require('Embark/contracts/Token');
+const MyToken = require('Embark/contracts/MyToken');
+const MyToken2 = require('Embark/contracts/MyToken2');
+const AlreadyDeployedToken = require('Embark/contracts/AlreadyDeployedToken');
+const Test = require('Embark/contracts/Test');
 
 config({
   contracts: {
diff --git a/test_apps/test_app/test/another_storage_spec.js b/test_apps/test_app/test/another_storage_spec.js
index 10ee0b35c..f0ea1b92e 100644
--- a/test_apps/test_app/test/another_storage_spec.js
+++ b/test_apps/test_app/test/another_storage_spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-/*global contract, config, it, embark, web3*/
+/*global contract, config, it, web3*/
 const assert = require('assert');
-const AnotherStorage = embark.require('Embark/contracts/AnotherStorage');
-const SimpleStorage = embark.require('Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage');
+const AnotherStorage = require('Embark/contracts/AnotherStorage');
+const SimpleStorage = require('Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage');
 
 let accounts;
 
diff --git a/test_apps/test_app/test/array_references_spec.js b/test_apps/test_app/test/array_references_spec.js
index 4ca15ab47..ca11c3bb9 100644
--- a/test_apps/test_app/test/array_references_spec.js
+++ b/test_apps/test_app/test/array_references_spec.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-/*global contract, config, it, embark*/
+/*global contract, config, it*/
 const assert = require('assert');
-const SomeContract = embark.require('Embark/contracts/SomeContract');
-const SimpleStorage = embark.require('Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage');
-const MyToken2 = embark.require('Embark/contracts/MyToken2');
+const SomeContract = require('Embark/contracts/SomeContract');
+const SimpleStorage = require('Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage');
+const MyToken2 = require('Embark/contracts/MyToken2');
 
 config({
   contracts: {
diff --git a/test_apps/test_app/test/lib_test_spec.js b/test_apps/test_app/test/lib_test_spec.js
index 7d158b69f..fe2a2729a 100644
--- a/test_apps/test_app/test/lib_test_spec.js
+++ b/test_apps/test_app/test/lib_test_spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-/*global contract, config, it, embark*/
+/*global contract, config, it*/
 const assert = require('assert');
-const Test2 = embark.require('Embark/contracts/Test2');
+const Test2 = require('Embark/contracts/Test2');
 
 config({
   contracts: {
diff --git a/test_apps/test_app/test/plugin_storage_spec.js b/test_apps/test_app/test/plugin_storage_spec.js
index 90346c0e2..623ec3cce 100644
--- a/test_apps/test_app/test/plugin_storage_spec.js
+++ b/test_apps/test_app/test/plugin_storage_spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-/*global contract, config, it, embark*/
+/*global contract, config, it*/
 const assert = require('assert');
-const PluginStorage = embark.require('Embark/contracts/PluginStorage');
-const SimpleStorage = embark.require('Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage');
+const PluginStorage = require('Embark/contracts/PluginStorage');
+const SimpleStorage = require('Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage');
 
 config({
   contracts: {
diff --git a/test_apps/test_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js b/test_apps/test_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js
index 7034bb635..2a503aa37 100644
--- a/test_apps/test_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js
+++ b/test_apps/test_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-/*global contract, config, it, embark, assert, web3*/
-const SimpleStorage = embark.require('Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage');
+/*global contract, config, it, assert, web3*/
+const SimpleStorage = require('Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage');
 let accounts;
 
 config({
diff --git a/test_apps/test_app/test/token_spec.js b/test_apps/test_app/test/token_spec.js
index 5390e665e..a6e542100 100644
--- a/test_apps/test_app/test/token_spec.js
+++ b/test_apps/test_app/test/token_spec.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-/*global describe, config, it, embark*/
+/*global describe, config, it*/
 const assert = require('assert');
-const Token = embark.require('Embark/contracts/Token');
-const MyToken = embark.require('Embark/contracts/MyToken');
-const MyToken2 = embark.require('Embark/contracts/MyToken2');
-const AlreadyDeployedToken = embark.require('Embark/contracts/AlreadyDeployedToken');
-const Test = embark.require('Embark/contracts/Test');
+const Token = require('Embark/contracts/Token');
+const MyToken = require('Embark/contracts/MyToken');
+const MyToken2 = require('Embark/contracts/MyToken2');
+const AlreadyDeployedToken = require('Embark/contracts/AlreadyDeployedToken');
+const Test = require('Embark/contracts/Test');
 
 config({
   contracts: {