diff --git a/lib/blockchain.js b/lib/blockchain.js
index 45c8bd9e5..9ab37a5c9 100644
--- a/lib/blockchain.js
+++ b/lib/blockchain.js
@@ -126,4 +126,9 @@ Blockchain.prototype.execGeth = function(args) {
   exec(cmd);
 }
 
+Blockchain.prototype.getStartChainCommand = function(use_tmp) {
+  var address = this.get_address();
+  return this.run_command(address, use_tmp);
+}
+
 module.exports = Blockchain
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index e81dcc4b5..07797fb2f 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ Embark = {
     chain.startChain(use_tmp);
   },
 
+  getStartBlockchainCommand: function(env, use_tmp) {
+    var chain = new Blockchain(this.blockchainConfig.config(env));
+    return chain.getStartChainCommand(use_tmp);
+  },
+
   deployContracts: function(env, contractFiles, destFile, chainFile) {
     this.contractsConfig.init(contractFiles, env);