diff --git a/packages/embark/src/cmd/cmd_controller.js b/packages/embark/src/cmd/cmd_controller.js
index 19ddc7d25..b97fa42de 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/cmd/cmd_controller.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/cmd/cmd_controller.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class EmbarkController {
           engine.config.reloadConfig();
           engine.events.request('deploy:contracts', function (err) {
             if (err) {
-              return;
+              return engine.logger.error(err.message || err);
             }
             engine.logger.info(__('Deployment Done'));
           });
@@ -251,7 +251,10 @@ class EmbarkController {
           callback(err, true);
         });
       }
-    ], function (_err, canExit) {
+    ], function (err, canExit) {
+      if(err) {
+        engine.logger.error(err.message || err);
+      }
       // TODO: this should be moved out and determined somewhere else
       if (canExit || !engine.config.contractsConfig.afterDeploy || !engine.config.contractsConfig.afterDeploy.length) {
         process.exit();
@@ -562,7 +565,7 @@ class EmbarkController {
           engine.config.reloadConfig();
           engine.events.request('deploy:contracts', function (err) {
             if (err) {
-              return;
+              return engine.logger.error(err.message || err);
             }
             engine.logger.info(__('Deployment Done'));
           });
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/core/engine.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/core/engine.js
index 4685e76b9..fe48546ee 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -246,7 +246,11 @@ class Engine {
         // TODO: for now need to deploy on asset changes as well
         // because the contractsManager config is corrupted after a deploy
         if (fileType === 'contract' || fileType === 'config') {
-          self.events.request('deploy:contracts', () => {});
+          self.events.request('deploy:contracts', (err) => {
+            if (err) {
+              self.logger.error(err.message || err);
+            }
+          });
         }
       }, 50);
     });
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/core/plugins.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/core/plugins.js
index c872cbd71..799190a5b 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/core/plugins.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/core/plugins.js
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@ Plugins.prototype.runActionsForEvent = function(eventName, args, cb) {
 
   async.reduce(actionPlugins, args, function(current_args, plugin, nextEach) {
     if (typeof (args) === 'function') {
-      plugin.call(plugin, (params) => {
-        nextEach(null, (params || current_args));
+      plugin.call(plugin, (...params) => {
+        nextEach(...params || current_args);
       });
     } else {
-      plugin.call(plugin, args, (params) => {
-        nextEach(null, (params || current_args));
+      plugin.call(plugin, args, (...params) => {
+        nextEach(...params || current_args);
       });
     }
   }, cb);
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/deploytracker/index.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/deploytracker/index.js
index ff25f3a00..f4b7fb146 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/deploytracker/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/deploytracker/index.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class DeployTracker {
 
     self.embark.registerActionForEvent("deploy:contract:shouldDeploy", (params, cb) => {
       if (!self.trackContracts) {
-        return cb(params);
+        return cb(null, params);
       }
 
       let contract = params.contract;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class DeployTracker {
       if (params.shouldDeploy && trackedContract) {
          params.shouldDeploy = true;
       }
-      cb(params);
+      cb(null, params);
     });
   }
 
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ class DeployTracker {
       this.currentChain = {contracts: []};
       return cb();
     }
-    this.events.request("blockchain:block:byNumber", 0, function(_err, block) {
+    this.events.request("blockchain:block:byNumber", 0, function(err, block) {
+      if (err) {
+        return cb(err);
+      }
       let chainId = block.hash;
 
       if (self.chainConfig[chainId] === undefined) {
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/specialconfigs/index.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/specialconfigs/index.js
index 1d5ed30e2..5ca10c45f 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/specialconfigs/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/specialconfigs/index.js
@@ -189,14 +189,14 @@ class SpecialConfigs {
       let cmd = params.contract.deployIf;
       const contract = params.contract;
       if (!cmd) {
-        return cb(params);
+        return cb(null, params);
       }
 
       if (typeof cmd === 'function') {
         try {
           const dependencies = await this.getOnDeployLifecycleHookDependencies(contract);
           params.shouldDeploy = await contract.deployIf(dependencies);
-          cb(params);
+          cb(null, params);
         } catch (err) {
           return cb(new Error(`Error when registering deployIf hook for ${contract.name}: ${err.message}`));
         }
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class SpecialConfigs {
             params.shouldDeploy = false;
           }
 
-          cb(params);
+          cb(null, params);
         });
       }
     });
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/tests/test.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/tests/test.js
index f01a68e3c..0392cdadf 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/tests/test.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/tests/test.js
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ class Test {
         });
       },
       function deploy(accounts, web3, next) {
-        self.events.request('deploy:contracts:test', () => {
-          next(null, accounts, web3);
+        self.events.request('deploy:contracts:test', (err) => {
+          next(err, accounts, web3);
         });
       },
       function waitForProvidersReady(accounts, web3, next) {