diff --git a/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js b/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js
index 213ac4fed..b1e75a5fc 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js
+++ b/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ var Blockchain = function(options) {
     targetGasLimit: this.blockchainConfig.targetGasLimit || false,
     light: this.blockchainConfig.light || false,
     fast: this.blockchainConfig.fast || false,
-    verbosity: this.blockchainConfig.verbosity
+    verbosity: this.blockchainConfig.verbosity,
   };
 
+  this.setupProxy();
+
   if (this.blockchainConfig === {} || JSON.stringify(this.blockchainConfig) === '{"enabled":true}') {
     this.config.account = {};
     this.config.account.password = fs.embarkPath("templates/boilerplate/config/development/password");
@@ -72,6 +74,16 @@ var Blockchain = function(options) {
   this.client = new options.client({config: this.config, env: this.env, isDev: this.isDev});
 };
 
+Blockchain.prototype.setupProxy = function(){
+  if(this.blockchainConfig.proxy){
+    const proxy = require('../proxy');
+    proxy.serve(this.config.rpcHost, this.config.rpcPort, false);
+    proxy.serve(this.config.wsHost, this.config.wsPort, true);
+    this.config.rpcPort += 10;
+    this.config.wsPort += 10;
+  }
+}
+
 Blockchain.prototype.runCommand = function(cmd, options, callback) {
   console.log(__("running: %s", cmd.underline).green);
   if (this.blockchainConfig.silent) {
diff --git a/lib/cmds/proxy.js b/lib/cmds/proxy.js
index 2e52645c7..0f809fb1e 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/proxy.js
+++ b/lib/cmds/proxy.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const httpProxy = require('http-proxy');
 const http = require('http');
 
-exports.serve = function(host, port){
+exports.serve = function(host, port, ws){
     let commList = {};
 
     let proxy = httpProxy.createProxyServer({});
@@ -10,19 +10,24 @@ exports.serve = function(host, port){
         let reqBody = [];
         req.on('data', (b) => { reqBody.push(b); })
             .on('end', () => {
-            reqBody = Buffer.concat(reqBody).toString();
-            if(reqBody){
-                let jsonO = JSON.parse(reqBody);
-                if(jsonO.method == "eth_sendTransaction"){
-                commList[jsonO.id] = {
-                    requestData: jsonO.params.data
-                };
+                reqBody = Buffer.concat(reqBody).toString();
+                if(reqBody){
+                    let jsonO = JSON.parse(reqBody);
+                    if(jsonO.method == "eth_sendTransaction"){
+                        commList[jsonO.id] = {
+                            address: jsonO.params[0].to,
+                            requestData: jsonO.params[0].data
+                        };
+                    }
                 }
-            }
             });
 
         proxy.proxyRequest(req, res, {
-        target:  `http://${host}:${port + 1}`
+            target: {
+                host: host,
+                port: port + 10,
+                ws: ws
+            }
         });
 
         proxy.on('proxyRes', (proxyRes, req, res) => {
@@ -31,15 +36,14 @@ exports.serve = function(host, port){
             proxyRes.on('end', function () {
                 resBody = Buffer.concat(resBody).toString();
                 try {
-                let jsonO = JSON.parse(resBody);
-                if(commList[jsonO.id]){
-                    commList[jsonO.id].transactionHash = resBody;
-
-                    // TODO: decode commlist
-                    // ” SimpleStorage> set(5) | tx: 0xef234f16etc ”
-
-                    delete commList[jsonO.id];
-                }
+                    let jsonO = JSON.parse(resBody);
+                    if(commList[jsonO.id]){
+                        commList[jsonO.id].transactionHash = jsonO.result;
+                        // TODO: decode commlist
+                        // TODO: send messages to console
+                        // ” SimpleStorage> set(5) | tx: 0xef234f16etc ”
+                        delete commList[jsonO.id];
+                    }
                 } catch(e){
                 //
                 }
@@ -49,4 +53,4 @@ exports.serve = function(host, port){
     });
 
     server.listen(port);
-}
+};
diff --git a/lib/cmds/simulator.js b/lib/cmds/simulator.js
index ddfb18cbf..c319e8427 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/simulator.js
+++ b/lib/cmds/simulator.js
@@ -4,12 +4,9 @@ class Simulator {
   constructor(options) {
     this.blockchainConfig = options.blockchainConfig;
     this.logger = options.logger;
-    this.contractsConfig = options.contractsConfig;
-    this.events = options.events;
   }
 
-  run(options) {
-    let cmds = [];
+  run(options) {    let cmds = [];
 
     const testrpc = shelljs.which('testrpc');
     const ganache = shelljs.which('ganache-cli');
@@ -19,10 +16,11 @@ class Simulator {
       process.exit();
     }
 
+    let useProxy = this.blockchainConfig.proxy || false;
     let host = (options.host || this.blockchainConfig.rpcHost || 'localhost');
     let port = (options.port || this.blockchainConfig.rpcPort || 8545);
 
-    cmds.push("-p " + (port + 1));
+    cmds.push("-p " + (port + (useProxy ? 10 : 0)));
     cmds.push("-h " + host);
     cmds.push("-a " + (options.numAccounts || 10));
     cmds.push("-e " + (options.defaultBalance || 100));
@@ -42,9 +40,12 @@ class Simulator {
 
     const program = ganache ? 'ganache-cli' : 'testrpc';
 
-    shelljs.exec(`${program} ${cmds.join(' ')} &`, {async : true});
-   
-    proxy.serve(host, port);
+    shelljs.exec(`${program} ${cmds.join(' ')}`, {async : true});
+
+    if(useProxy){
+      proxy.serve(host, port);
+    }
+    
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index bb71aed19..ae2a5b2fc 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -52,10 +52,8 @@ class Embark {
     this.context = options.context || [constants.contexts.simulator, constants.contexts.blockchain];
     let Simulator = require('./cmds/simulator.js');
     let simulator = new Simulator({
-      contractsConfig: this.config.contractsConfig, 
       blockchainConfig: this.config.blockchainConfig, 
-      logger: this.logger,
-      events: this.events 
+      logger: this.logger
     });
     simulator.run(options);
   }