diff --git a/lib/modules/storage/index.js b/lib/modules/storage/index.js
index 1cefc429e..5631c203a 100644
--- a/lib/modules/storage/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/storage/index.js
@@ -6,16 +6,10 @@ const SwarmModule = require('../swarm');
 class Storage {
   constructor(embark, options){
     const self = this;
-    this._embark = embark;
-    this._options = options;
-    this._storageConfig = options.storageConfig;
-    this._webServerConfig = options.webServerConfig;
-    this._blockchainConfig = options.blockchainConfig;
-    this._servicesMonitor = options.servicesMonitor;
-    this._events = options.events;
-    this._logger = options.logger;
+    this.embark = embark;
+    this.storageConfig = embark.config.storageConfig;
 
-    if (!this._storageConfig.enabled) return;
+    if (!this.storageConfig.enabled) return;
 
     this.addSetProviders();
 
@@ -38,10 +32,10 @@ class Storage {
    */
   addSetProviders() {
     // filter list of dapp connections based on available_providers set in config
-    let hasSwarm = _.contains(this._storageConfig.available_providers, 'swarm'); // don't need to eval this in every loop iteration
+    let hasSwarm = _.contains(this.storageConfig.available_providers, 'swarm'); // don't need to eval this in every loop iteration
     // contains valid dapp storage providers
-    this._validDappProviders = _.filter(this._storageConfig.dappConnection, (conn) => {
-      return _.contains(self._storageConfig.available_providers, conn.provider) || (conn === '$BZZ' && hasSwarm);
+    this._validDappProviders = _.filter(this.storageConfig.dappConnection, (conn) => {
+      return _.contains(self.storageConfig.available_providers, conn.provider) || (conn === '$BZZ' && hasSwarm);
     });
 
     let code = `\nEmbarkJS.Storage.setProviders(${JSON.stringify(this._validDappProviders)});`;
@@ -49,7 +43,7 @@ class Storage {
       return (this._validDappProviders !== undefined && this._validDappProviders.length > 0 && storageConfig.enabled === true);
     };
 
-    this._embark.addProviderInit('storage', code, shouldInit);
+    this.embark.addProviderInit('storage', code, shouldInit);
   }
 
 }