diff --git a/lib/core/engine.js b/lib/core/engine.js
index 3c54aa368..acba25ccb 100644
--- a/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ class Engine {
   codeRunnerService(_options) {
     const CodeRunner = require('./modules/coderunner/codeRunner.js');
     this.codeRunner = new CodeRunner({
+      config: this.config,
       plugins: this.plugins,
       events: this.events,
       logger: this.logger,
diff --git a/lib/core/modules/coderunner/codeRunner.js b/lib/core/modules/coderunner/codeRunner.js
index be1bb964d..1e98850b1 100644
--- a/lib/core/modules/coderunner/codeRunner.js
+++ b/lib/core/modules/coderunner/codeRunner.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const Web3 = require('web3');
 
 class CodeRunner {
   constructor(options) {
+    this.config = options.config;
     this.plugins = options.plugins;
     this.logger = options.logger;
     this.events = options.events;
@@ -35,8 +36,28 @@ class CodeRunner {
       this.runCode.registerVar('Web3', Web3);
       this.runCode.registerVar('EmbarkJS', EmbarkJS);
       this.events.on('code-generator-ready', () => {
-        this.events.request('code-generator:embarkjs:initialization-code', (code) => {
+        this.events.request('code-generator:embarkjs:provider-code', (code) => {
           this.runCode.doEval(code);
+          const codeTypes = {
+            'communication': this.config.communicationConfig || {},
+            'names': this.config.namesystemConfig || {},
+            'storage': this.config.storageConfig || {}
+          };
+
+          let initProvidersCode = '';
+          let initCodes = this.plugins.getPluginsFor('initConsoleCode');
+          for (let plugin of initCodes) {
+            for (let codeTypeName of Object.keys(codeTypes)) {
+              let initCodes = plugin.embarkjs_init_console_code[codeTypeName] || [];
+              for (let initCode of initCodes) {
+                let [block, shouldInit] = initCode;
+                if (shouldInit.call(plugin, codeTypes[codeTypeName])) {
+                  initProvidersCode += block;
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          this.runCode.doEval(initProvidersCode);
         });
       });
     }
diff --git a/lib/core/plugin.js b/lib/core/plugin.js
index 80e14ec05..70957ffac 100644
--- a/lib/core/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/core/plugin.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ var Plugin = function(options) {
   this.imports = [];
   this.embarkjs_code = [];
   this.embarkjs_init_code = {};
+  this.embarkjs_init_console_code = {};
   this.afterContractsDeployActions = [];
   this.onDeployActions = [];
   this.eventActions = {};
@@ -189,6 +190,12 @@ Plugin.prototype.addProviderInit = function(providerType, code, initCondition) {
   this.addPluginType('initCode');
 };
 
+Plugin.prototype.addConsoleProviderInit = function(providerType, code, initCondition) {
+  this.embarkjs_init_console_code[providerType] = this.embarkjs_init_console_code[providerType] || [];
+  this.embarkjs_init_console_code[providerType].push([code, initCondition]);
+  this.addPluginType('initConsoleCode');
+};
+
 Plugin.prototype.registerImportFile = function(importName, importLocation) {
   this.imports.push([importName, importLocation]);
   this.addPluginType('imports');
diff --git a/lib/modules/code_generator/index.js b/lib/modules/code_generator/index.js
index 367ee46dd..cd5dfdf81 100644
--- a/lib/modules/code_generator/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/code_generator/index.js
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ class CodeGenerator {
       self.buildPlaceholderPage(cb);
     });
 
-    self.events.setCommandHandler('code-generator:embarkjs:initialization-code', (cb) => {
-      cb(self.getEmbarkJsInitializationCode());
+    self.events.setCommandHandler('code-generator:embarkjs:provider-code', (cb) => {
+      cb(self.getEmbarkJsProviderCode());
     });
   }
 
@@ -321,11 +321,8 @@ class CodeGenerator {
       },
       function getJSCode(next) {
         code += "\n" + embarkjsCode + "\n";
-        let pluginsWithCode = self.plugins.getPluginsFor('embarkjsCode');
-        for (let plugin of pluginsWithCode) {
-          code += plugin.embarkjs_code.join('\n');
-        }
 
+        code += self.getEmbarkJsProviderCode();
         code += self.generateCommunicationInitialization(true);
         code += self.generateStorageInitialization(true);
         code += self.generateNamesInitialization(true);
@@ -342,31 +339,10 @@ class CodeGenerator {
     });
   }
 
-  getEmbarkJsInitializationCode() {
-    let code = '';
-    let embarkjsCodes = this.plugins.getPluginsFor('embarkjsCode');
-    for (let plugin of embarkjsCodes) {
-      code += plugin.embarkjs_code.join('\n');
-    }
-
-    const codeTypes = {'communication': this.communicationConfig,
-                       'names': this.namesystemConfig,
-                       'storage': this.storageConfig};
-
-    let initCodes = this.plugins.getPluginsFor('initCode');
-    for (let plugin of initCodes) {
-      for (let codeTypeName of Object.keys(codeTypes)) {
-        let initCodes = plugin.embarkjs_init_code[codeTypeName] || [];
-        for (let initCode of initCodes) {
-          let [block, shouldInit] = initCode;
-          if (shouldInit.call(plugin, codeTypes[codeTypeName])) {
-            code += block;
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    return code;
+  getEmbarkJsProviderCode() {
+    return this.plugins.getPluginsFor('embarkjsCode').reduce((code, plugin) => (
+      code += plugin.embarkjs_code.join('\n')
+    ), '');
   }
 
   buildContractJS(contractName, contractJSON, cb) {
diff --git a/lib/modules/ens/index.js b/lib/modules/ens/index.js
index 1cae88a3f..23fa652e5 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ens/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ens/index.js
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ class ENS {
     };
 
     this.embark.addProviderInit('names', code, shouldInit);
+    this.embark.addConsoleProviderInit('names', code, shouldInit);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/modules/storage/index.js b/lib/modules/storage/index.js
index c6bbb32f7..186434367 100644
--- a/lib/modules/storage/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/storage/index.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Storage {
     };
 
     this.embark.addProviderInit('storage', code, shouldInit);
+    this.embark.addConsoleProviderInit('storage', code, shouldInit);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/modules/whisper/index.js b/lib/modules/whisper/index.js
index 7b4a6dfb1..2211d5893 100644
--- a/lib/modules/whisper/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/whisper/index.js
@@ -73,21 +73,22 @@ class Whisper {
 
   addSetProvider() {
     let connection = this.communicationConfig.connection || {};
+    const shouldInit = (communicationConfig) => {
+      return (communicationConfig.provider === 'whisper' && communicationConfig.enabled === true);
+    };
 
     // todo: make the add code a function as well
-    let config = {
+    const config = {
       server: canonicalHost(connection.host || defaultHost),
       port: connection.port || '8546',
       type: connection.type || 'ws'
     };
-
-    let code = `\nEmbarkJS.Messages.setProvider('whisper', ${JSON.stringify(config)});`;
-
-    let shouldInit = (communicationConfig) => {
-      return (communicationConfig.provider === 'whisper' && communicationConfig.enabled === true);
-    };
-
+    const code = `\nEmbarkJS.Messages.setProvider('whisper', ${JSON.stringify(config)});`;
     this.embark.addProviderInit('communication', code, shouldInit);
+
+    const consoleConfig = Object.assign({}, config, {providerOptions: {headers: {Origin: "embark"}}});
+    const consoleCode = `\nEmbarkJS.Messages.setProvider('whisper', ${JSON.stringify(consoleConfig)});`;
+    this.embark.addConsoleProviderInit('communication', consoleCode, shouldInit);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/modules/whisper/js/embarkjs.js b/lib/modules/whisper/js/embarkjs.js
index ea72b9d0e..7796b3cc3 100644
--- a/lib/modules/whisper/js/embarkjs.js
+++ b/lib/modules/whisper/js/embarkjs.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ __embarkWhisperNewWeb3.setProvider = function (options) {
     provider = options.server + ':' + options.port;
   }
   // TODO: take into account type
-  self.web3 = new Web3(new Web3.providers.WebsocketProvider("ws://" + provider));
+  self.web3 = new Web3(new Web3.providers.WebsocketProvider("ws://" + provider, options.providerOptions));
   self.getWhisperVersion(function (err, version) {
     if (err) {
       console.log("whisper not available");