diff --git a/lib/contracts/code_generator.js b/lib/contracts/code_generator.js
index ac973eb42..54850098e 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/code_generator.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/code_generator.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const Templates = {
   web3_connector: require('./code_templates/web3-connector.js.ejs'),
   do_when_loaded: require('./code_templates/do-when-loaded.js.ejs'),
   exec_when_env_loaded: require('./code_templates/exec-when-env-loaded.js.ejs')
-}
+};
 
 class CodeGenerator {
   constructor(options) {
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class CodeGenerator {
   listenToCommands() {
     let self = this;
 
+    // deprecated events; to remove in embark 2.7.0
     this.events.setCommandHandler('abi-vanila', function(cb) {
       let vanillaABI = self.generateABI({useEmbarkJS: false});
       let contractsJSON = self.generateContractsJSON();
@@ -54,6 +55,37 @@ class CodeGenerator {
 
       cb(vanillaABI, contractsJSON);
     });
+
+    // new events
+    this.events.setCommandHandler('code-vanila', function(cb) {
+      let vanillaABI = self.generateABI({useEmbarkJS: false});
+      let contractsJSON = self.generateContractsJSON();
+
+      cb(vanillaABI, contractsJSON);
+    });
+
+    this.events.setCommandHandler('code', function(cb) {
+      let embarkJSABI = self.generateABI({useEmbarkJS: true});
+      let contractsJSON = self.generateContractsJSON();
+
+      cb(embarkJSABI, contractsJSON);
+    });
+
+    this.events.setCommandHandler('code-contracts-vanila', function(cb) {
+      let vanillaContractsABI = self.generateContracts(false, true, false);
+      let contractsJSON = self.generateContractsJSON();
+
+      cb(vanillaContractsABI, contractsJSON);
+    });
+
+    this.events.setCommandHandler('code-vanila-deployment', function(cb) {
+      let vanillaABI = self.generateABI({useEmbarkJS: false, deployment: true});
+      let contractsJSON = self.generateContractsJSON();
+
+      cb(vanillaABI, contractsJSON);
+    });
+
+
   }
 
   generateProvider(isDeployment) {
diff --git a/lib/core/engine.js b/lib/core/engine.js
index 181b129d3..04bc17297 100644
--- a/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Engine {
       plugins: this.plugins
     });
     this.events.on('code-generator-ready', function () {
-      self.events.request('abi', function (abi, contractsJSON) {
+      self.events.request('code', function (abi, contractsJSON) {
         self.currentAbi = abi;
         self.contractsJSON = contractsJSON;
         pipeline.build(abi, contractsJSON, null, function() {
diff --git a/lib/core/test.js b/lib/core/test.js
index 949348658..6173f87be 100644
--- a/lib/core/test.js
+++ b/lib/core/test.js
@@ -71,21 +71,10 @@ Test.prototype.deployAll = function(contractsConfig, cb) {
         callback();
       },
       function deploy(callback) {
-        //self.engine.events.setHandler('abi-contracts-vanila', function(vanillaABI) {
-        //elf.engine.events.on('abi-contracts-vanila', function(vanillaABI) {
         self.engine.events.on('code-generator-ready', function () {
-          self.engine.events.request('abi-contracts-vanila', function(vanillaABI) {
-            console.log("got abi-contracts-vanila request");
+          self.engine.events.request('code-contracts-vanila', function(vanillaABI) {
             callback(null, vanillaABI);
           });
-          //self.engine.events.on('abi-contracts-vanila', function(vanillaABI) {
-          //  console.log("got abi-contracts-vanila");
-          //  callback(null, vanillaABI);
-          //});
-          //self.engine.events.request('abi', function(vanillaABI) {
-          //  console.log("got abi");
-          //  callback(null, vanillaABI);
-          //});
         });
 
         self.engine.deployManager.deployContracts(function(err, result) {
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 88498f09d..c0ca02ad7 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Embark {
         });
         dashboard.start(function () {
           engine.events.on('code-generator-ready', function () {
-            engine.events.request('abi-vanila-deployment', function (abi) {
+            engine.events.request('code-vanila-deployment', function (abi) {
               dashboard.console.runCode(abi);
             });
           });