diff --git a/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js b/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js
index e5c24be7e..d2c9a080d 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js
+++ b/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ class Pipeline {
 
     this.buildContracts(contractsJSON);
 
+
+    self.buildWeb3JS(function() {
+
     // limit:1 due to issues when downloading required files such as web3.js
-    async.eachOfLimit(this.assetFiles, 1, function (files, targetFile, cb) {
+    async.eachOfLimit(self.assetFiles, 1, function (files, targetFile, cb) {
       // limit:1 due to issues when downloading required files such as web3.js
       async.mapLimit(files, 1,
         function(file, fileCb) {
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ class Pipeline {
               let importsList = {};
 
               importsList["Embark/EmbarkJS"] = fs.embarkPath("js/embark.js");
+              importsList["Embark/web3"] = utils.joinPath(fs.dappPath(), ".embark", 'web3_instance.js');
 
               async.waterfall([
                 function findImports(next) {
@@ -55,11 +59,6 @@ class Pipeline {
                           let filePath = utils.joinPath(fs.dappPath(), ".embark", contractName + '.js');
                           fs.writeFileSync(filePath, contractCode);
                           importsList[request] = filePath;
-                        } else if (request === "Embark/web3") {
-                          return self.buildWeb3JS(function() {
-                            importsList[request] = utils.joinPath(fs.dappPath(), ".embark", 'web3_instance.js');
-                            callback(null, "amd " + Math.random());
-                          });
                         }
                         callback(null, "amd " + Math.random());
                       }
@@ -164,6 +163,7 @@ class Pipeline {
     function (_err, _results) {
       callback();
     });
+  });
   }
 
   build2(abi, contractsJSON, path, callback) {
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ class Pipeline {
       code += "\nwindow.web3 = web3;\n";
       code += "\nexport default web3;\n";
       let filePath = utils.joinPath(fs.dappPath(), ".embark", 'web3_instance.js');
+      fs.mkdirpSync(utils.joinPath(fs.dappPath(), ".embark"));
       fs.writeFileSync(filePath, code);
       cb();
     });
diff --git a/test_app/app/js/new_index.js b/test_app/app/js/new_index.js
index 6d8e70cac..9203ca537 100644
--- a/test_app/app/js/new_index.js
+++ b/test_app/app/js/new_index.js
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ import $ from './_vendor/jquery.min';
 //console.log("finished importing web3");
 import EmbarkJS from 'Embark/EmbarkJS';
 import SimpleStorage from 'Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage';
-import web3 from 'Embark/web3';
+//import web3 from 'Embark/web3';
 
 console.log("SimpleStorage")
 console.log(SimpleStorage);
 
-console.log(EmbarkJS);
+//console.log(EmbarkJS);
 window.SimpleStorage = SimpleStorage;
 
 import test3 from './foo';