diff --git a/packages/embark-api-client/package.json b/packages/embark-api-client/package.json
index 172ef2472..1ca18737c 100644
--- a/packages/embark-api-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark-api-client/package.json
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
     "clean": "npm run reset",
     "lint": "npm-run-all lint:*",
     "lint:js": "eslint src/",
-    "lint:ts": "tslint -c tslint.json \"src/**/*.ts\"",
+    "// lint:ts": "tslint -c tslint.json \"src/**/*.ts\"",
     "package": "npm pack",
     "// qa": "npm-run-all lint typecheck build package",
     "qa": "npm-run-all lint build package",
     "reset": "npx rimraf dist embark-*.tgz package",
     "start": "npm run watch",
-    "typecheck": "tsc",
+    "// typecheck": "tsc",
     "watch": "run-p watch:*",
     "watch:build": "npm run build -- --verbose --watch",
     "// watch:typecheck": "npm run typecheck -- --preserveWatchOutput --watch"
diff --git a/packages/embark-utils/src/index.js b/packages/embark-utils/src/index.js
index 29253b647..f509ec98b 100644
--- a/packages/embark-utils/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-utils/src/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const http = require('follow-redirects').http;
 const https = require('follow-redirects').https;
 
 const {canonicalHost, defaultCorsHost, defaultHost, dockerHostSwap, isDocker} = require('./host');
+const {findNextPort} = require('./network');
 
 function checkIsAvailable(url, callback) {
   const protocol = url.split(':')[0];
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ const Utils = {
   defaultHost,
   dockerHostSwap,
   isDocker,
-  checkIsAvailable
+  checkIsAvailable,
+  findNextPort
 };
 
 module.exports = Utils;
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/network.ts b/packages/embark-utils/src/network.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/embark/src/lib/utils/network.ts
rename to packages/embark-utils/src/network.ts
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/api/index.ts b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/api/index.ts
index 53a3cafbd..6d0da2faf 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/api/index.ts
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/api/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import {Embark} from "embark";
+import {checkIsAvailable, dockerHostSwap, findNextPort} from "embark-utils";
 import {__} from "i18n";
-import {findNextPort} from "../../utils/network";
-import Server from "./server";
 
-import {dockerHostSwap, checkIsAvailable} from "embark-utils";
+import Server from "./server";
 
 const DEFAULT_PORT = 55555;
 const DEFAULT_HOSTNAME = "localhost";
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ export default class Api {
 
   constructor(private embark: Embark, private options: any) {
     this.embark.events.emit("status", __("Starting API & Cockpit UI"));
-    findNextPort(DEFAULT_PORT).then((port) => {
+    findNextPort(DEFAULT_PORT).then((port: any) => {
       this.port = port;
       this.apiUrl = `http://${DEFAULT_HOSTNAME}:${this.port}`;
 
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/webserver/index.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/webserver/index.js
index a430d4922..af30ccc83 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/webserver/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/webserver/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import {findNextPort} from "../../utils/network";
-
-import {joinPath, canonicalHost, checkIsAvailable} from 'embark-utils';
+import {joinPath, canonicalHost, checkIsAvailable, findNextPort} from 'embark-utils';
 var Server = require('./server.js');
 const opn = require('opn');