diff --git a/lib/contracts/deploy_manager.js b/lib/contracts/deploy_manager.js
index 46c7a22ba..51a57ffb6 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/deploy_manager.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/deploy_manager.js
@@ -85,15 +85,12 @@ class DeployManager {
         return callback();
       },
 
-      //// TODO: could be implemented as an event (beforeDeployAll)
-      //function checkIsConnectedToBlockchain(callback) {
-      //  callback();
-      //  //self.blockchain.onReady(() => {
-      //  //  self.blockchain.assertNodeConnection((err) => {
-      //  //    callback(err);
-      //  //  });
-      //  //});
-      //},
+      // TODO: could be implemented as an event (beforeDeployAll)
+      function checkIsConnectedToBlockchain(callback) {
+        self.blockchain.onReady((err) => {
+          callback(err);
+        });
+      },
 
       // TODO: this can be done on the fly or as part of the initialization
       function determineDefaultAccount(callback) {