diff --git a/js/embark.js b/js/embark.js
index 912ab4157..1d2fec12f 100644
--- a/js/embark.js
+++ b/js/embark.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-var EmbarkJS = {};
+var EmbarkJS = {
+  onReady: __embarkContext.execWhenReady
+};
 
 EmbarkJS.isNewWeb3 = function() {
   var _web3 = new Web3();
diff --git a/templates/demo/app/dapp.js b/templates/demo/app/dapp.js
index 5c5f121aa..a598da263 100644
--- a/templates/demo/app/dapp.js
+++ b/templates/demo/app/dapp.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class App extends React.Component {
   }
 
   componentDidMount(){ 
-    __embarkContext.execWhenReady(() => {
+    EmbarkJS.onReady(() => {
       if (EmbarkJS.isNewWeb3()) {
         EmbarkJS.Messages.Providers.whisper.getWhisperVersion((err, version) => { 
           if(!err)