diff --git a/lib/console.js b/lib/console.js
index 973950a3f..d0c7bc07c 100644
--- a/lib/console.js
+++ b/lib/console.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-var Web3 = require('web3');
 var utils = require('./utils.js');
+var RunCode = require('./runCode.js');
 
 var Console = function(options) {
   this.plugins = options.plugins;
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var Console = function(options) {
 };
 
 Console.prototype.runCode = function(code) {
-  eval(code); // jshint ignore:line
+  RunCode.doEval(code); // jshint ignore:line
 };
 
 Console.prototype.executeCmd = function(cmd, callback) {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Console.prototype.executeCmd = function(cmd, callback) {
   }
 
   try {
-    var result = eval(cmd); // jshint ignore:line
+    var result = RunCode.doEval(cmd);
     return callback(result);
   }
   catch(e) {
diff --git a/lib/deploy.js b/lib/deploy.js
index 089d1c411..66de86045 100644
--- a/lib/deploy.js
+++ b/lib/deploy.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var async = require('async');
 var DeployTracker = require('./deploy_tracker.js');
 var ABIGenerator = require('./abi.js');
-var web3;
+var RunCode = require('./runCode.js');
 
 var Deploy = function(options) {
   this.web3 = options.web3;
@@ -76,17 +76,13 @@ Deploy.prototype.checkAndDeployContract = function(contract, params, callback) {
       self.deployTracker.save();
       self.logger.contractsState(self.contractsManager.contractsState());
 
-      // TODO: replace evals with separate process so it's isolated and with
-      // a callback
       if (contract.onDeploy !== undefined) {
         self.logger.info('executing onDeploy commands');
         var abiGenerator = new ABIGenerator({contractsManager: self.contractsManager});
-        web3 = self.web3;
         var abi = abiGenerator.generateContracts(false);
-        eval(abi); // jshint ignore:line
-
         var cmds = contract.onDeploy.join(';\n');
-        eval(cmds); // jshint ignore:line
+
+        RunCode.doEval(abi + "\n" + cmds, self.web3);
       }
 
       callback();
diff --git a/lib/runCode.js b/lib/runCode.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7134b94af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/runCode.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+var Web3 = require('web3');
+var web3;
+
+// ======================
+// the eval is used for evaluating some of the contact calls for different purposes
+// this should be at least moved to a different process and scope
+// for now it is defined here
+// ======================
+function doEval(code, _web3) {
+  if (_web3) {
+    web3 = _web3;
+  }
+  return eval(code); // jshint ignore:line
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  doEval: doEval
+};
diff --git a/lib/test.js b/lib/test.js
index 9728b7b17..dac0bc1ce 100644
--- a/lib/test.js
+++ b/lib/test.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var Deploy = require('./deploy.js');
 var TestLogger = require('./test_logger.js');
 var Config = require('./config.js');
 var ABIGenerator = require('./abi.js');
+var RunCode = require('./runCode.js');
 
 var Test = function(_options) {
   var options = _options || {};
@@ -80,11 +81,8 @@ Test.prototype.deployAll = function(contractsConfig, cb) {
       if (err) {
         throw new Error(err);
       }
-      var web3 = self.web3;
-      web3.eth.defaultAccount = accounts[0];
-      // TODO: replace evals with separate process so it's isolated and with
-      // a callback
-      eval(result); // jshint ignore:line
+      self.web3.eth.defaultAccount = accounts[0];
+      RunCode.doEval(result, self.web3); // jshint ignore:line
       cb();
     });
   });