diff --git a/lib/blockchain.js b/lib/blockchain.js
index 4736779e3..2081e1ba7 100644
--- a/lib/blockchain.js
+++ b/lib/blockchain.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var fs = require('fs-extra');
+var fs = require('./fs.js');
 var colors = require('colors');
 var GethCommands = require('./geth_commands.js');
 var utils = require('./utils.js');
diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index d1115ea0b..f2a589a3b 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var fs = require('fs-extra');
+var fs = require('./fs.js');
 var Plugins = require('./plugins.js');
 var utils = require('./utils.js');
 
diff --git a/lib/deploy_tracker.js b/lib/deploy_tracker.js
index 8a792923d..35a7048ba 100644
--- a/lib/deploy_tracker.js
+++ b/lib/deploy_tracker.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var fs = require('fs-extra');
+var fs = require('./fs.js');
 
 var DeployTracker = function(options) {
   this.logger = options.logger;
diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77bfb3de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+var fs = require('fs-extra');
+
+function mkdirpSync() {
+  return fs.mkdirpSync.apply(fs.mkdirpSync, arguments);
+}
+
+function copySync() {
+  return fs.copySync.apply(fs.copySync, arguments);
+}
+
+function readFileSync() {
+  return fs.readFileSync.apply(fs.readFileSync, arguments);
+}
+
+function readJSONSync() {
+  return fs.readJSONSync.apply(fs.readJSONSync, arguments);
+}
+
+function writeJSONSync() {
+  return fs.writeJSONSync.apply(fs.writeJSONSync, arguments);
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  mkdirpSync: mkdirpSync,
+  copySync: copySync,
+  readFileSync: readFileSync,
+  readJSONSync: readJSONSync,
+  writeJSONSync: writeJSONSync
+};
+
diff --git a/lib/pipeline.js b/lib/pipeline.js
index 010f32a11..51d76b2ef 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline.js
+++ b/lib/pipeline.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*jshint esversion: 6, loopfunc: true */
-var fs = require('fs-extra');
+var fs = require('./fs.js');
 
 var Pipeline = function(options) {
   this.buildDir = options.buildDir;
diff --git a/lib/plugin.js b/lib/plugin.js
index fd7e04723..1b579c85d 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/plugin.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*jshint esversion: 6, loopfunc: true */
-var fs = require('fs-extra');
+var fs = require('./fs.js');
 var utils = require('./utils.js');
 
 // TODO: pass other params like blockchainConfig, contract files, etc..
diff --git a/lib/template_generator.js b/lib/template_generator.js
index 1befd03a6..c61dc1362 100644
--- a/lib/template_generator.js
+++ b/lib/template_generator.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var fs = require('fs-extra');
+var fs = require('./fs.js');
 var utils = require('./utils.js');
 
 var TemplateGenerator = function(templateName) {
diff --git a/lib/watch.js b/lib/watch.js
index fa68d056c..56b92f0c8 100644
--- a/lib/watch.js
+++ b/lib/watch.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*jshint esversion: 6 */
-var fs = require('fs-extra');
+var fs = require('./fs.js');
 var chokidar = require('chokidar');
 
 // TODO: this should be receiving the config object not re-reading the