diff --git a/lib/modules/blockchain_connector/index.js b/lib/modules/blockchain_connector/index.js
index 686203d4c..378a8574c 100644
--- a/lib/modules/blockchain_connector/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/blockchain_connector/index.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class BlockchainConnector {
     this.registerRequests();
     this.registerWeb3Object();
     this.registerEvents();
+    this.subscribeToPendingTransactions();
   }
 
   //initWeb3() {
@@ -300,6 +301,20 @@ class BlockchainConnector {
     // can just be a command without a callback
     this.events.emit("runcode:register", "web3", this.web3);
   }
+
+  subscribeToPendingTransactions() {
+    const self = this;
+    this.onReady(() => {
+      if (self.logsSubscription) {
+        self.logsSubscription.unsubscribe();
+      }
+      self.logsSubscription = self.web3.eth
+        .subscribe('newBlockHeaders', () => {})
+        .on("data", function (blockHeader) {
+          self.events.emit('block:header', blockHeader);
+        });
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = BlockchainConnector;
diff --git a/lib/tests/test.js b/lib/tests/test.js
index 9753f1437..64cd218d9 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test.js
+++ b/lib/tests/test.js
@@ -95,22 +95,9 @@ class Test {
       this.sim = getSimulator();
     }
     this.web3.setProvider(this.sim.provider(this.simOptions));
-    this.subscribeToPendingTransactions();
     callback();
   }
 
-  subscribeToPendingTransactions() {
-    const self = this;
-    if (self.logsSubscription) {
-      self.logsSubscription.unsubscribe();
-    }
-    self.logsSubscription = self.web3.eth
-      .subscribe('newBlockHeaders')
-      .on("data", function (blockHeader) {
-        self.engine.events.emit('block:header', blockHeader);
-      });
-  }
-
   initDeployServices() {
     this.engine.startService("web3", {
       web3: this.web3