diff --git a/lib/core/engine.js b/lib/core/engine.js
index 56dd62df6..0e0957ef2 100644
--- a/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ class Engine {
   web3Service(options) {
     this.registerModule('blockchain_process', {
       locale: this.locale,
-      isDev: this.isDev
+      isDev: this.isDev,
+      ipc: this.ipc
     });
 
     this.registerModule('blockchain_connector', {
diff --git a/lib/modules/blockchain_process/index.js b/lib/modules/blockchain_process/index.js
index dd7de6775..66fafe469 100644
--- a/lib/modules/blockchain_process/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/blockchain_process/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class BlockchainModule {
     this.embark = embark;
     this.locale = options.locale;
     this.isDev = options.isDev;
+    this.ipc = options.ipc;
 
     this.registerBlockchainProcess();
   }
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@ class BlockchainModule {
         self.startBlockchainNode(cb);
       });
     });
+
+    if (!this.ipc.isServer()) return;
+    self.ipc.on('blockchain:node', (_message, cb) => {
+      cb(null, utils.buildUrlFromConfig(self.contractsConfig.deployment));
+    });
   }
 
   assertNodeConnection(noLogs, cb) {
@@ -47,7 +53,7 @@ class BlockchainModule {
         if (!self.contractsConfig || !self.contractsConfig.deployment || !self.contractsConfig.deployment.host) {
           return next();
         }
-        const {host, port, type, protocol}  = self.contractsConfig.deployment;
+        const {host, port, type, protocol} = self.contractsConfig.deployment;
         utils.pingEndpoint(host, port, type, protocol, self.blockchainConfig.wsOrigins.split(',')[0], next);
       }
     ], function (err) {
diff --git a/lib/modules/solidity/solcW.js b/lib/modules/solidity/solcW.js
index 8c3260ca2..355508e33 100644
--- a/lib/modules/solidity/solcW.js
+++ b/lib/modules/solidity/solcW.js
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ class SolcW {
       return self.load_compiler_internally(done);
     }
 
+    if (self.ipc.connected) {
+      self.compilerLoaded = true;
+      return done();
+    }
     self.ipc.connect((err) => {
       if (err) {
         return self.load_compiler_internally(done);
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js b/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js
index b1b818cce..76f69e427 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js
+++ b/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class Pipeline {
 
                 ], function (err, contentFile) {
                   if (err) {
-                    self.logger.error(err);
+                    self.logger.error(err.message || err);
                     return fileCb(err);
                   }
 
diff --git a/lib/tests/test.js b/lib/tests/test.js
index e22db40bf..d4b8e1d2b 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test.js
+++ b/lib/tests/test.js
@@ -139,6 +139,20 @@ class Test {
     this.initDeployServices();
     this.engine.startService("codeGenerator");
 
+    if (this.options.node === 'embark') {
+      return this.engine.ipc.connect((err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          return this.engine.logger.error(err.message || err);
+        }
+        this.engine.ipc.request('blockchain:node', {}, (err, node) => {
+          if (err) {
+            return this.engine.logger.error(err.message || err);
+          }
+          this.options.node = node;
+          callback();
+        });
+      });
+    }
     callback();
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/utils/utils.js b/lib/utils/utils.js
index c1ccbfca6..21b2ec2e5 100644
--- a/lib/utils/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/utils.js
@@ -340,13 +340,18 @@ function normalizeInput(input) {
  *  The URL host, required.
  * @param {string} port
  *  The URL port, default to empty string.
+ * @param {string} [type]
+ *  Type of connection
  * @returns {string} the constructued URL, with defaults
  */
-function buildUrl(protocol, host, port) {
+function buildUrl(protocol, host, port, type) {
   if (!host) throw new Error('utils.buildUrl: parameter \'host\' is required');
   if (port) port = ':' + port;
   else port = '';
-  return `${protocol || 'http'}://${host}${port}`;
+  if (!protocol) {
+    protocol = type === 'ws' ? 'ws' : 'http';
+  }
+  return `${protocol}://${host}${port}`;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -361,7 +366,7 @@ function buildUrl(protocol, host, port) {
 function buildUrlFromConfig(configObj) {
   if (!configObj) throw new Error('[utils.buildUrlFromConfig]: config object must cannot be null');
   if (!configObj.host) throw new Error('[utils.buildUrlFromConfig]: object must contain a \'host\' property');
-  return this.buildUrl(configObj.protocol, canonicalHost(configObj.host), configObj.port);
+  return this.buildUrl(configObj.protocol, canonicalHost(configObj.host), configObj.port, configObj.type);
 }
 
 function deconstructUrl(endpoint) {