diff --git a/packages/embark-typings/src/contract.d.ts b/packages/embark-typings/src/contract.d.ts
index 7f467a84a..f56c9f06d 100644
--- a/packages/embark-typings/src/contract.d.ts
+++ b/packages/embark-typings/src/contract.d.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ export interface Contract {
   abiDefinition: ABIDefinition[];
   deployedAddress: string;
   className: string;
+  silent?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/console_listener/index.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/console_listener/index.js
index 6a9c56292..377f557e2 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/console_listener/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/console_listener/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const async = require('async');
 const utils = require('../../utils/utils.js');
+const {getAddressToContract, getTransactionParams} = require('../../utils/transactionUtils');
 
 class ConsoleListener {
   constructor(embark, options) {
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ class ConsoleListener {
       this.contractsDeployed = true;
 
       this._getContractsList((contractsList) => {
-        this._updateContractList(contractsList);
+        this.addressToContract = getAddressToContract(contractsList, this.addressToContract);
       });
     });
 
@@ -57,37 +58,6 @@ class ConsoleListener {
     });
   }
 
-  _updateContractList(contractsList) {
-    if (!contractsList) return;
-    contractsList.forEach(contract => {
-      if (!contract.deployedAddress) return;
-
-      let address = contract.deployedAddress.toLowerCase();
-      if (!this.addressToContract[address]) {
-        let funcSignatures = {};
-        contract.abiDefinition
-          .filter(func => func.type === "function")
-          .map(func => {
-            const name = func.name +
-              '(' +
-              (func.inputs ? func.inputs.map(input => input.type).join(',') : '') +
-              ')';
-            funcSignatures[utils.sha3(name).substring(0, 10)] = {
-              name,
-              abi: func,
-              functionName: func.name
-            };
-          });
-
-        this.addressToContract[address] = {
-          name: contract.className,
-          functions: funcSignatures,
-          silent: contract.silent
-        };
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
   _listenForLogRequests() {
     this.events.on('deploy:contract:receipt', receipt => {
       this.events.emit('contracts:log', {
@@ -121,26 +91,14 @@ class ConsoleListener {
     if (!contract) {
       this.logger.info(`Contract log for unknown contract: ${JSON.stringify(request)}`);
       return this._getContractsList((contractsList) => {
-        this._updateContractList(contractsList);
+        this.addressToContract = getAddressToContract(contractsList, this.addressToContract);
       });
     }
     const {name, silent} = contract;
     if (silent && !this.outputDone) {
       return;
     }
-
-    const func = contract.functions[data.substring(0, 10)];
-    const functionName = func.functionName;
-
-    const decodedParameters = utils.decodeParams(func.abi.inputs, data.substring(10));
-    let paramString = "";
-    if (func.abi.inputs) {
-      func.abi.inputs.forEach((input) => {
-        let quote = input.type.indexOf("int") === -1 ? '"' : '';
-        paramString += quote + decodedParameters[input.name] + quote + ", ";
-      });
-      paramString = paramString.substring(0, paramString.length - 2);
-    }
+    const {functionName, paramString} = getTransactionParams(contract, data);
 
     gasUsed = utils.hexToNumber(gasUsed);
     blockNumber = utils.hexToNumber(blockNumber);
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/tests/reporter.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/tests/reporter.js
index fe41d8200..34eebb549 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/tests/reporter.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/tests/reporter.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const Base = require('mocha/lib/reporters/base');
 const ms = require('mocha/lib/ms');
 const color = Base.color;
+const {getAddressToContract, getTransactionParams} = require('../../utils/transactionUtils');
 
 class EmbarkApiSpec extends Base {
   constructor(runner, options) {
@@ -43,28 +44,63 @@ class EmbarkSpec extends Base {
     self.stats.totalGasCost = 0;
     self.stats.test = {};
     self.stats.test.gasUsed = 0;
+    self.contracts = [];
+    self.addressToContract = {};
+    self.txLogs = [];
 
     function onContractReceipt(receipt) {
-      const fmt = color('bright pass', ' ') +
-        color('suite', ' %s') +
-        color('light', ' deployed for ') +
-        color(self.getGasColor(receipt.gasUsed), '%s') +
-        color('light', ' gas');
+      self.embarkEvents.request('contracts:contract', receipt.className, (contract) => {
+        if (contract) {
+          self.contracts.push(contract);
+          self.addressToContract = getAddressToContract(self.contracts, self.addressToContract);
+        }
+      });
 
-      console.log(fmt, receipt.className, receipt.gasUsed);
+      if (self.gasDetails) {
+        const fmt = color('bright pass', ' ') +
+          color('suite', ' %s') +
+          color('light', ' deployed for ') +
+          color(self.getGasColor(receipt.gasUsed), '%s') +
+          color('light', ' gas');
+
+        console.log(fmt, receipt.className, receipt.gasUsed);
+      }
     }
 
-    function onBlockHeader(blockHeader) {
+    async function onBlockHeader(blockHeader) {
       if(!self.listenForGas) {
         return;
       }
       self.stats.totalGasCost += blockHeader.gasUsed;
       self.stats.test.gasUsed += blockHeader.gasUsed;
+
+      self.embarkEvents.request("blockchain:block:byNumber", blockHeader.number, (err, block) => {
+        if (err) {
+          return this.logger.error('Error getting block header', err.message || err);
+        }
+        // Don't know why, but sometimes we receive nothing
+        if (!block || !block.transactions) {
+          return;
+        }
+        block.transactions.forEach(transaction => {
+          self.contracts.find(contract => {
+            if (!contract.silent && contract.deployedAddress && transaction.to && contract.deployedAddress.toLowerCase() === transaction.to.toLowerCase()) {
+              const c = self.addressToContract[contract.deployedAddress.toLowerCase()];
+              if (!c) {
+                return;
+              }
+              const {functionName, paramString} = getTransactionParams(c, transaction.input);
+
+              self.txLogs.push(`\t\t- ${contract.className}.${functionName}(${paramString}) [${transaction.gas} gas]`);
+              return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+          });
+        });
+      });
     }
 
-    if (self.gasDetails) {
-      self.embarkEvents.on("deploy:contract:receipt", onContractReceipt);
-    }
+    self.embarkEvents.on("deploy:contract:receipt", onContractReceipt);
     self.embarkEvents.on("block:header", onBlockHeader);
     self.embarkEvents.setCommandHandler("reporter:toggleGasListener", () => {
       self.listenForGas = !self.listenForGas;
@@ -101,6 +137,7 @@ class EmbarkSpec extends Base {
 
     runner.on('test', function () {
       self.stats.test.gasUsed = 0;
+      self.contracts = [];
     });
 
     runner.on('pass', function (test) {
@@ -112,11 +149,15 @@ class EmbarkSpec extends Base {
         ' - ' +
         color(self.getGasColor(self.stats.test.gasUsed), '[%d gas]');
       console.log(fmt, test.title, test.duration, self.stats.test.gasUsed);
+      self.txLogs.forEach(log => console.log(log));
+      self.txLogs = [];
     });
 
     runner.on('fail', function (test) {
       console.log(indent() + color('fail', '  %d) %s') + ' - ' + color(self.getGasColor(self.stats.test.gasUsed), '[%d gas]'),
         ++n, test.title, self.stats.test.gasUsed);
+      self.txLogs.forEach(log => console.log(log));
+      self.txLogs = [];
     });
 
     runner.once('end', function () {
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/transactionUtils.ts b/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/transactionUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43e9540e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/transactionUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import {Contract} from "embark";
+import {ABIDefinition} from "web3/eth/abi";
+
+const utils = require("./utils");
+
+export interface AddressToContract {
+  name: string;
+  functions: { [functionName: string]: FunctionSignature; };
+  silent?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface AddressToContractArray {
+  [address: string]: AddressToContract;
+}
+
+export interface FunctionSignature {
+  abi: ABIDefinition;
+  functionName?: string;
+  name: string;
+}
+
+export function getAddressToContract(contractsList: Contract[], addressToContract: AddressToContractArray): AddressToContractArray {
+  if (!contractsList) {
+    return addressToContract;
+  }
+  contractsList.forEach((contract: Contract) => {
+    if (!contract.deployedAddress) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const address = contract.deployedAddress.toLowerCase();
+    if (addressToContract[address]) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const funcSignatures: { [name: string]: FunctionSignature } = {};
+    contract.abiDefinition
+      .filter((func: ABIDefinition) => func.type === "function")
+      .map((func: ABIDefinition) => {
+        const name = `${func.name}(${func.inputs ? func.inputs.map((input) => input.type).join(",") : ""})`;
+        funcSignatures[utils.sha3(name).substring(0, 10)] = {
+          abi: func,
+          functionName: func.name,
+          name,
+        };
+      });
+
+    addressToContract[address] = {
+      functions: funcSignatures,
+      name: contract.className,
+      silent: contract.silent,
+    };
+  });
+  return addressToContract;
+}
+
+export function getTransactionParams(contract: AddressToContract, transactionInput: string): object {
+  const func = contract.functions[transactionInput.substring(0, 10)];
+  const functionName = func.functionName;
+
+  const decodedParameters = utils.decodeParams(func.abi.inputs, transactionInput.substring(10));
+  let paramString = "";
+  if (func.abi.inputs) {
+    func.abi.inputs.forEach((input) => {
+      const quote = input.type.indexOf("int") === -1 ? '"' : "";
+      paramString += quote + decodedParameters[input.name] + quote + ", ";
+    });
+    paramString = paramString.substring(0, paramString.length - 2);
+  }
+  return {
+    functionName,
+    paramString,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/test/modules/console_listener.js b/packages/embark/src/test/modules/console_listener.js
index 17335436a..0ca68fb34 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/test/modules/console_listener.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/test/modules/console_listener.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const {expect} = require('chai');
 const sinon = require('sinon');
 const Events = require('../../lib/core/events');
 const Logger = require('../../lib/core/logger');
+const transactionUtils = require('../../lib/utils/transactionUtils');
 const ConsoleListener = require('../../lib/modules/console_listener');
 const IPC = require('../../lib/core/ipc.js');
 require('colors');
@@ -99,8 +100,8 @@ function resetTest() {
     events,
     logger,
     fs: {
-      existsSync: () => { return false },
-      dappPath: () => { return "ok" }
+      existsSync: () => { return false; },
+      dappPath: () => { return "ok"; }
     },
     config: {
       contractsConfig: {}
@@ -128,85 +129,9 @@ describe('Console Listener', function () {
     done();
   });
 
-  describe('#updateContractList', function () {
-    it('should not update contracts list', function (done) {
-      contractsList.deployedAddress = undefined;
-      consoleListener._updateContractList(contractsList);
-
-      expect(consoleListener.addressToContract.length).to.be.equal(0);
-      done();
-    });
-
-    it('should update contracts list', function (done) {
-      consoleListener._updateContractList(contractsList);
-
-      expect(consoleListener.addressToContract["0x12345"]).to.deep.equal({
-        name: "SimpleStorage",
-        functions: {
-          "0x2a1afcd9": {
-            "abi": {
-              "constant": true,
-              "inputs": [],
-              "name": "storedData",
-              "outputs": [
-                {
-                  "name": "",
-                  "type": "uint256"
-                }
-              ],
-              "payable": false,
-              "stateMutability": "view",
-              "type": "function"
-            },
-            "functionName": "storedData",
-            "name": "storedData()"
-          },
-          "0x60fe47b1": {
-            "abi": {
-              "constant": false,
-              "inputs": [
-                {
-                  "name": "x",
-                  "type": "uint256"
-                }
-              ],
-              "name": "set",
-              "outputs": [],
-              "payable": false,
-              "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
-              "type": "function"
-            },
-            "functionName": "set",
-            "name": "set(uint256)"
-          },
-          "0x6d4ce63c": {
-            "abi": {
-              "constant": true,
-              "inputs": [],
-              "name": "get",
-              "outputs": [
-                {
-                  "name": "retVal",
-                  "type": "uint256"
-                }
-              ],
-              "payable": false,
-              "stateMutability": "view",
-              "type": "function"
-            },
-            "functionName": "get",
-            "name": "get()"
-          }
-        },
-        silent: true
-      });
-      done();
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('#listenForLogRequests', function () {
     it('should emit the correct contracts logs', function (done) {
-      consoleListener._updateContractList(contractsList);
+      transactionUtils.getAddressToContract(contractsList, consoleListener.addressToContract);
       consoleListener._onIpcLogRequest(ipcRequest);
 
       const expectedContractLog = {
@@ -249,7 +174,7 @@ describe('Console Listener', function () {
 
     it('should emit a log for a non-contract log', function (done) {
       ipcRequest.type = 'something-other-than-contract-log';
-      consoleListener._updateContractList(contractsList);
+      transactionUtils.getAddressToContract(contractsList, consoleListener.addressToContract);
       consoleListener._onIpcLogRequest(ipcRequest);
 
       expect(loggerInfos[0]).to.be.equal(JSON.stringify(ipcRequest));
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/test/transactionUtils.js b/packages/embark/src/test/transactionUtils.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af95e4b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/embark/src/test/transactionUtils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+/*globals describe, it, beforeEach*/
+const {expect} = require('chai');
+const transactionUtils = require('../lib/utils/transactionUtils');
+require('colors');
+
+let contractsList;
+
+function resetTest() {
+  contractsList = [
+    {
+      abiDefinition: [
+        {
+          "constant": true,
+          "inputs": [],
+          "name": "storedData",
+          "outputs": [
+            {
+              "name": "",
+              "type": "uint256"
+            }
+          ],
+          "payable": false,
+          "stateMutability": "view",
+          "type": "function"
+        },
+        {
+          "constant": false,
+          "inputs": [
+            {
+              "name": "x",
+              "type": "uint256"
+            }
+          ],
+          "name": "set",
+          "outputs": [],
+          "payable": false,
+          "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
+          "type": "function"
+        },
+        {
+          "constant": true,
+          "inputs": [],
+          "name": "get",
+          "outputs": [
+            {
+              "name": "retVal",
+              "type": "uint256"
+            }
+          ],
+          "payable": false,
+          "stateMutability": "view",
+          "type": "function"
+        },
+        {
+          "inputs": [
+            {
+              "name": "initialValue",
+              "type": "uint256"
+            }
+          ],
+          "payable": false,
+          "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
+          "type": "constructor"
+        }
+      ],
+      deployedAddress: "0x12345",
+      className: "SimpleStorage",
+      silent: true
+    }
+  ];
+}
+
+describe('Transaction Utils', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    resetTest();
+  });
+
+  describe('#getAddressToContract', () => {
+    it('should not update contracts list when no contracts', () => {
+      contractsList = [];
+      const result = transactionUtils.getAddressToContract(contractsList, {});
+
+      expect(result).to.deep.equal({});
+    });
+
+    it('should not update contracts list when not deployed', () => {
+      contractsList[0].deployedAddress = undefined;
+      const result = transactionUtils.getAddressToContract(contractsList, {});
+
+      expect(result).to.deep.equal({});
+    });
+
+    it('should update contracts list', () => {
+      const result = transactionUtils.getAddressToContract(contractsList, {});
+
+      expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+        "0x12345": {
+          name: "SimpleStorage",
+          functions: {
+            "0x2a1afcd9": {
+              "abi": {
+                "constant": true,
+                "inputs": [],
+                "name": "storedData",
+                "outputs": [
+                  {
+                    "name": "",
+                    "type": "uint256"
+                  }
+                ],
+                "payable": false,
+                "stateMutability": "view",
+                "type": "function"
+              },
+              "functionName": "storedData",
+              "name": "storedData()"
+            },
+            "0x60fe47b1": {
+              "abi": {
+                "constant": false,
+                "inputs": [
+                  {
+                    "name": "x",
+                    "type": "uint256"
+                  }
+                ],
+                "name": "set",
+                "outputs": [],
+                "payable": false,
+                "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
+                "type": "function"
+              },
+              "functionName": "set",
+              "name": "set(uint256)"
+            },
+            "0x6d4ce63c": {
+              "abi": {
+                "constant": true,
+                "inputs": [],
+                "name": "get",
+                "outputs": [
+                  {
+                    "name": "retVal",
+                    "type": "uint256"
+                  }
+                ],
+                "payable": false,
+                "stateMutability": "view",
+                "type": "function"
+              },
+              "functionName": "get",
+              "name": "get()"
+            }
+          },
+          silent: true
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('#getTransactionParams', () => {
+    it('should return the param string and function name', () => {
+      const result = transactionUtils.getAddressToContract(contractsList, {});
+      const {functionName, paramString} = transactionUtils.getTransactionParams(result['0x12345'], '0x60fe47b100000000000000000000000099db99c77ad807f89829f5bda99527438f64a798');
+      expect(functionName).to.equal('set');
+      expect(paramString).to.equal('878372847193751743539905734564138820017777321880');
+
+    });
+  });
+});