diff --git a/boilerplate/package.json b/boilerplate/package.json
index c9c6cbfa3..817321802 100644
--- a/boilerplate/package.json
+++ b/boilerplate/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
     "embark-framework": "^0.0.1",
     "commander": "^2.8.1",
     "compression": "^1.4.3",
-    "execSync": "^1.0.2",
     "express": "^4.12.3",
     "grunt-contrib-clean": "^0.6.0",
     "grunt-contrib-coffee": "^0.13.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7a4c6977a..efb1e7caa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "commander": "^2.8.1",
     "compression": "^1.4.3",
-    "execSync": "^1.0.2",
     "express": "^4.12.3",
     "grunt": "^0.4.5",
     "grunt-cli": "^0.1.13",
diff --git a/tasks/blockchain.coffee b/tasks/blockchain.coffee
index 8c3f76ea8..89b2a9532 100644
--- a/tasks/blockchain.coffee
+++ b/tasks/blockchain.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 module.exports = (grunt) ->
   readYaml = require('read-yaml')
   require('shelljs/global')
-  sh = require('execSync')
 
   grunt.registerTask "blockchain", "deploy ethereum node", (env_)  =>
     env = env_ || "development"
@@ -44,16 +43,17 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
     if account.init
       grunt.log.writeln("=== initializating account")
 
-      result = exec(cmd + "account list")
       grunt.log.writeln("running: #{cmd} account list")
+      result = exec(cmd + "account list")
+      grunt.log.writeln("finished")
       grunt.log.writeln("=== output is #{result.output}")
       if result.output.indexOf("Fatal") < 0
         grunt.log.writeln("=== already initialized")
         address = result.output.match(/{(\w+)}/)[1]
       else
         grunt.log.writeln("running: #{cmd} account new")
-        output = sh.exec(cmd + " account new")
-        address = output.stdout.match(/{(\w+)}/)[1]
+        output = exec(cmd + " account new")
+        address = output.output.match(/{(\w+)}/)[1]
 
     if address isnt undefined
       cmd += "--unlock #{address} "