diff --git a/packages/embark-deployment/src/contract_deployer.js b/packages/embark-deployment/src/contract_deployer.js
index bcb44af90..0181cafe9 100644
--- a/packages/embark-deployment/src/contract_deployer.js
+++ b/packages/embark-deployment/src/contract_deployer.js
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ class ContractDeployer {
     }
 
     async.waterfall([
+      (next) => {
+        this.plugins.emitAndRunActionsForEvent('deployment:contract:beforeDeploy', {contract: contract}, (_params) => {
+          next();
+        });
+      },
       (next) => {
         // self.plugins.emitAndRunActionsForEvent('deployment:contract:arguments', {contract: contract}, (_params) => {
         this.plugins.emitAndRunActionsForEvent('deployment:contract:shouldDeploy', {contract: contract, shouldDeploy: true}, (_params) => {
diff --git a/packages/embark-specialconfigs/src/index.js b/packages/embark-specialconfigs/src/index.js
index 5ae15efe0..9b47bdf74 100644
--- a/packages/embark-specialconfigs/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-specialconfigs/src/index.js
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class SpecialConfigs {
     this.embark.registerActionForEvent('deployment:deployContracts:beforeAll', this.beforeAllDeployAction.bind(this));
     this.embark.registerActionForEvent('deployment:deployContracts:afterAll', this.afterAllDeployAction.bind(this));
     this.embark.registerActionForEvent("deployment:contract:deployed", this.doOnDeployAction.bind(this));
-    this.embark.registerActionForEvent("deploy:contract:shouldDeploy", this.deployIfAction.bind(this));
-    this.embark.registerActionForEvent('deploy:contract:beforeDeploy', this.beforeDeployAction.bind(this));
+    this.embark.registerActionForEvent("deployment:contract:shouldDeploy", this.deployIfAction.bind(this));
+    this.embark.registerActionForEvent('deployment:contract:beforeDeploy', this.beforeDeployAction.bind(this));
   }
 
   async beforeAllDeployAction(cb) {