diff --git a/lib/modules/ens/ensContractConfigs.json b/lib/modules/ens/ensContractConfigs.json
index 714886c99..97ce2c258 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ens/ensContractConfigs.json
+++ b/lib/modules/ens/ensContractConfigs.json
@@ -678,13 +678,6 @@
   "FIFSRegistrar": {
     "deploy": true,
     "silent": true,
-    "args": [
-      "$ENSRegistry",
-      "0x93cdeb708b7545dc668eb9280176169d1c33cfd8ed6f04690a0bcc88a93fc4ae"
-    ],
-    "onDeploy": [
-      "ENSRegistry.methods.setOwner('0x93cdeb708b7545dc668eb9280176169d1c33cfd8ed6f04690a0bcc88a93fc4ae', web3.eth.defaultAccount).send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount}).then(() => {\n            ENSRegistry.methods.setResolver('0x93cdeb708b7545dc668eb9280176169d1c33cfd8ed6f04690a0bcc88a93fc4ae', \"$Resolver\").send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount});\n            var reverseNode = web3.utils.soliditySha3(web3.eth.defaultAccount.toLowerCase().substr(2) + '.addr.reverse');\n            ENSRegistry.methods.setResolver(reverseNode, \"$Resolver\").send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount});\n            Resolver.methods.setAddr('0x93cdeb708b7545dc668eb9280176169d1c33cfd8ed6f04690a0bcc88a93fc4ae', web3.eth.defaultAccount).send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount});\n            Resolver.methods.setName(reverseNode, 'eth').send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount});\n          })"
-    ],
     "className": "FIFSRegistrar",
     "code": "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",
     "runtimeBytecode": "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",
diff --git a/lib/modules/ens/index.js b/lib/modules/ens/index.js
index 05b80e54f..0d249dc9d 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ens/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ens/index.js
@@ -206,43 +206,14 @@ class ENS {
     const self = this;
     const register = require('./register');
     const secureSend = embarkJsUtils.secureSend;
+
     self.events.request("blockchain:defaultAccount:get", (defaultAccount) => {
-      async.parallel([
-        function createRegistryContract(paraCb) {
-          self.events.request("blockchain:contract:create",
-            {abi: config.registryAbi, address: config.registryAddress},
-            (registry) => {
-              paraCb(null, registry);
-            });
-        },
-        function createRegistrarContract(paraCb) {
-          self.events.request("blockchain:contract:create",
-            {abi: config.registrarAbi, address: config.registrarAddress},
-            (registrar) => {
-              paraCb(null, registrar);
-            });
-        },
-        function createResolverContract(paraCb) {
-          self.events.request("blockchain:contract:create",
-            {abi: config.resolverAbi, address: config.resolverAddress},
-            (resolver) => {
-              paraCb(null, resolver);
-            });
-        }
-      ], function(err, contracts) {
-        if (err) {
-          return cb(err);
-        }
-        const [ens, registrar, resolver] = contracts;
-
-        async.each(Object.keys(self.registration.subdomains), (subDomainName, eachCb) => {
-          const address = self.registration.subdomains[subDomainName];
-          const reverseNode = utils.soliditySha3(address.toLowerCase().substr(2) + reverseAddrSuffix);
-          register(ens, registrar, resolver, defaultAccount, subDomainName, self.registration.rootDomain,
-            reverseNode, address, self.logger, secureSend, eachCb);
-        }, cb);
-
-      });
+      async.each(Object.keys(self.registration.subdomains), (subDomainName, eachCb) => {
+        const address = self.registration.subdomains[subDomainName];
+        const reverseNode = utils.soliditySha3(address.toLowerCase().substr(2) + reverseAddrSuffix);
+        register(self.ensContract, self.registrarContract, self.resolverContract, defaultAccount, subDomainName, self.registration.rootDomain,
+          reverseNode, address, self.logger, secureSend, eachCb);
+      }, cb);
     });
   }
 
@@ -293,29 +264,77 @@ class ENS {
             return next();
           }
           const registryAddress = self.ensConfig.ENSRegistry.deployedAddress;
-          const resolverAddress = self.ensConfig.Resolver.deployedAddress;
           const rootNode = namehash.hash(self.registration.rootDomain);
           const contract = self.ensConfig.FIFSRegistrar;
           contract.args = [registryAddress, rootNode];
-          contract.onDeploy = [
-            `ENSRegistry.methods.setOwner('${rootNode}', web3.eth.defaultAccount).send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount}).then(() => {
-            ENSRegistry.methods.setResolver('${rootNode}', "${resolverAddress}").send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount});
-            var reverseNode = web3.utils.soliditySha3(web3.eth.defaultAccount.toLowerCase().substr(2) + '${reverseAddrSuffix}');
-            ENSRegistry.methods.setResolver(reverseNode, "${resolverAddress}").send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount});
-            Resolver.methods.setAddr('${rootNode}', web3.eth.defaultAccount).send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount});
-            Resolver.methods.setName(reverseNode, '${self.registration.rootDomain}').send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount});
-          })`
-          ];
+
           self.events.request('deploy:contract', contract, (err, _receipt) => {
             return next(err);
           });
+        },
+        function registerRoot(next) {
+          let config = {
+            registryAbi: self.ensConfig.ENSRegistry.abiDefinition,
+            registryAddress: self.ensConfig.ENSRegistry.deployedAddress,
+            registrarAbi: self.ensConfig.FIFSRegistrar.abiDefinition,
+            registrarAddress: self.ensConfig.FIFSRegistrar.deployedAddress,
+            resolverAbi: self.ensConfig.Resolver.abiDefinition,
+            resolverAddress: self.ensConfig.Resolver.deployedAddress
+          };
+          async.parallel([
+            function createRegistryContract(paraCb) {
+              self.events.request("blockchain:contract:create",
+                {abi: config.registryAbi, address: config.registryAddress},
+                (registry) => {
+                  paraCb(null, registry);
+                });
+            },
+            function createRegistrarContract(paraCb) {
+              self.events.request("blockchain:contract:create",
+                {abi: config.registrarAbi, address: config.registrarAddress},
+                (registrar) => {
+                  paraCb(null, registrar);
+                });
+            },
+            function createResolverContract(paraCb) {
+              self.events.request("blockchain:contract:create",
+                {abi: config.resolverAbi, address: config.resolverAddress},
+                (resolver) => {
+                  paraCb(null, resolver);
+                });
+            }
+          ], (err, contracts) => {
+            self.ensContract = contracts[0];
+            self.registrarContract = contracts[1];
+            self.resolverContract = contracts[2];
+
+            /*global web3*/
+            const rootNode = namehash.hash(self.registration.rootDomain);
+            var reverseNode = web3.utils.soliditySha3(web3.eth.defaultAccount.toLowerCase().substr(2) + reverseAddrSuffix);
+            self.ensContract.methods.setOwner(rootNode, web3.eth.defaultAccount).send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount, gas: 700000}).then(() => {
+              return self.ensContract.methods.setResolver(rootNode, config.resolverAddress).send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount, gas: 700000});
+            }).then(() => {
+              return self.ensContract.methods.setResolver(reverseNode, config.resolverAddress).send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount, gas: 700000});
+            }).then(() => {
+              return self.resolverContract.methods.setAddr(rootNode, web3.eth.defaultAccount).send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount, gas: 700000});
+            }).then(() => {
+              return self.resolverContract.methods.setName(reverseNode, self.registration.rootDomain).send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount, gas: 700000});
+            }).then((_result) => {
+              next();
+            })
+            .catch(err => {
+              console.error('Error while registering the root domain');
+              console.error(err);
+              next(err);
+            });
+          });
         }
       ], (err) => {
         self.configured = true;
         if (err) {
           self.logger.error('Error while deploying ENS contracts');
           self.logger.error(err.message || err);
-          return;
+          return cb(err);
         }
         self.setProviderAndRegisterDomains(cb);
       });
diff --git a/lib/modules/ens/register.js b/lib/modules/ens/register.js
index dd1a0d128..55a1bd2e5 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ens/register.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ens/register.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function registerSubDomain(ens, registrar, resolver, defaultAccount, subdomain,
   const toSend = ens.methods.setSubnodeOwner(rootNode, subnode, defaultAccount);
   let transaction;
 
-  secureSend(web3, toSend, {from: defaultAccount}, false)
+  secureSend(web3, toSend, {from: defaultAccount, gas: 700000}, false)
     // Set resolver for the node
     .then(transac => {
       if (transac.status !== "0x1" && transac.status !== "0x01" && transac.status !== true) {
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@ function registerSubDomain(ens, registrar, resolver, defaultAccount, subdomain,
         return callback('Failed to register. Check gas cost.');
       }
       transaction = transac;
-      return secureSend(web3, ens.methods.setResolver(node, resolver.options.address), {from: defaultAccount}, false);
+      return secureSend(web3, ens.methods.setResolver(node, resolver.options.address), {from: defaultAccount, gas: 700000}, false);
     })
     // Set address for node
     .then(_result => {
-      return secureSend(web3, resolver.methods.setAddr(node, address), {from: defaultAccount}, false);
+      return secureSend(web3, resolver.methods.setAddr(node, address), {from: defaultAccount, gas: 700000}, false);
     })
     // Set resolver for the reverse node
     .then(_result => {
-      return secureSend(web3, ens.methods.setResolver(reverseNode, resolver.options.address), {from: defaultAccount}, false);
+      return secureSend(web3, ens.methods.setResolver(reverseNode, resolver.options.address), {from: defaultAccount, gas: 700000}, false);
     })
     // Set name for reverse node
     .then(_result => {
-      return secureSend(web3, resolver.methods.setName(reverseNode, `${subdomain}.${rootDomain}`), {from: defaultAccount}, false);
+      return secureSend(web3, resolver.methods.setName(reverseNode, `${subdomain}.${rootDomain}`), {from: defaultAccount, gas: 700000}, false);
     })
     .then(_result => {
       callback(null, transaction);