diff --git a/packages/embarkjs-web3-connector/index.js b/packages/embarkjs-web3-connector/index.js
index 422c662a4..2c9e40f63 100644
--- a/packages/embarkjs-web3-connector/index.js
+++ b/packages/embarkjs-web3-connector/index.js
@@ -1,82 +1,59 @@
 const path = require('path');
-const fs = require('fs');
 
-function whenRuncodeReady(embark) {
-  return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    embark.events.on('runcode:ready', () => {
-      resolve();
-    });
-  });
-}
+class EmbarkJSWeb3Connector {
+  constructor(embark, _options) {
+    this.embark = embark;
+    this.events = embark.events;
+    this.fs = embark.fs;
+    this.config = embark.config;
+    this.constants = embark.constants;
+    this.registerProvider();
+  }
 
-function getWeb3Location(embark) {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    embark.events.request("version:get:web3", (web3Version) => {
-      if (web3Version === "1.0.0-beta") {
-        const nodePath = embark.embarkPath('node_modules');
-        const web3Path = require.resolve("web3", {paths: [nodePath]});
-        return resolve(web3Path);
+  async registerProvider() {
+    let blockchainConnectorReady = false;
+    await this.whenRuncodeReady();
+
+    const web3LocationPromise = this.getWeb3Location();
+
+    this.events.setCommandHandler('blockchain:connector:ready', (cb) => {
+      if (blockchainConnectorReady) {
+        return cb();
       }
-      embark.events.request("version:getPackageLocation", "web3", web3Version, (err, location) => {
-        if (err) {
-          return reject(err);
-        }
-        const locationPath = embark.embarkPath(location);
-        resolve(locationPath);
+      this.events.once("blockchain:connector:ready", () => {
+        cb();
       });
     });
-  });
-}
 
-function generateSymlink(embark, location) {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    embark.events.request('code-generator:symlink:generate', location, 'web3', (err, symlinkDest) => {
-      if (err) {
-        return reject(err);
-      }
-      resolve(symlinkDest);
+    web3LocationPromise.then((_web3Location) => {
+      blockchainConnectorReady = true;
+      this.events.emit('blockchain:connector:ready');
     });
-  });
-}
 
-module.exports = async (embark) => {
-  let blockchainConnectorReady = false;
-  await whenRuncodeReady(embark);
+    let web3Location = await web3LocationPromise;
+    web3Location = web3Location.replace(/\\/g, '/');
 
-  const web3LocationPromise = getWeb3Location(embark);
+    await this.registerVar('__Web3', require(web3Location));
 
-  embark.events.setCommandHandler('blockchain:connector:ready', (cb) => {
-    if (blockchainConnectorReady) {
-      return cb();
-    }
-    embark.events.once("blockchain:connector:ready", () => {
-      cb();
-    });
-  });
-
-  web3LocationPromise.then((_web3Location) => {
-    blockchainConnectorReady = true;
-    embark.events.emit('blockchain:connector:ready');
-  });
-
-  let web3Location = await web3LocationPromise;
-
-  web3Location = web3Location.replace(/\\/g, '/');
-
-  embark.events.emit('runcode:register', '__Web3', require(web3Location), async () => {
-    const symlinkLocation = await generateSymlink(embark, web3Location);
+    const symlinkLocation = await this.generateSymlink(web3Location);
 
     let code = `\nconst Web3 = global.__Web3 || require('${symlinkLocation}');`;
     code += `\nglobal.Web3 = Web3;`;
 
-    const connectorCode = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'embarkJSWeb3Connector.js'), 'utf8');
+    const connectorCode = this.fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'embarkJSWeb3Connector.js'), 'utf8');
     code += connectorCode;
 
     code += "\nEmbarkJS.Blockchain.registerProvider('web3', embarkJSWeb3Connector);";
-
     code += "\nEmbarkJS.Blockchain.setProvider('web3', {});";
 
-    embark.addCodeToEmbarkJS(code);
+    const configPath = this.fs.dappPath(this.config.embarkConfig.generationDir, this.constants.dappArtifacts.dir, this.constants.dappArtifacts.blockchain).replace(/\\/g, '/');
+
+    code += `\nif (!global.__Web3) {`; // Only connect when in the Dapp
+    code += `\n  const web3ConnectionConfig = require('${configPath}');`;
+    code += `\n  EmbarkJS.Blockchain.connect(web3ConnectionConfig, (err) => {if (err) { console.error(err); } });`;
+    code += `\n}`;
+
+    this.embark.addCodeToEmbarkJS(code);
 
     code = "EmbarkJS.Blockchain.setProvider('web3', {web3});";
 
@@ -84,6 +61,54 @@ module.exports = async (embark) => {
       return true;
     };
 
-    embark.addConsoleProviderInit('blockchain', code, shouldInit);
-  });
-};
+    this.embark.addConsoleProviderInit('blockchain', code, shouldInit);
+  }
+
+  whenRuncodeReady() {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      this.events.on('runcode:ready', () => {
+        resolve();
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  getWeb3Location() {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.events.request("version:get:web3", (web3Version) => {
+        if (web3Version === "1.0.0-beta") {
+          const nodePath = this.fs.embarkPath('node_modules');
+          const web3Path = require.resolve("web3", {paths: [nodePath]});
+          return resolve(web3Path);
+        }
+        this.events.request("version:getPackageLocation", "web3", web3Version, (err, location) => {
+          if (err) {
+            return reject(err);
+          }
+          const locationPath = this.fs.embarkPath(location);
+          resolve(locationPath);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  generateSymlink(location) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.events.request('code-generator:symlink:generate', location, 'web3', (err, symlinkDest) => {
+        if (err) {
+          return reject(err);
+        }
+        resolve(symlinkDest);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  registerVar(name, code) {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      this.events.emit('runcode:register', name, code, () => {
+        resolve();
+      });
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = EmbarkJSWeb3Connector;