diff --git a/cmd/cmd_controller.js b/cmd/cmd_controller.js
index 18a28c477..a5de68cbc 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd_controller.js
+++ b/cmd/cmd_controller.js
@@ -296,20 +296,31 @@ class EmbarkController {
         if(!engine.ipc.connected || engine.ipc.isServer()) {
           return callback();
         }
+        const Provider = require('../lib/modules/blockchain_connector/provider');
         const Web3 = require('web3');
         let web3 = new Web3();
         engine.ipc.request("runcode:getCommands", null, (_, {web3Config, commands}) => {
-          web3.setProvider(web3Config.provider.host);
-          web3.eth.defaultAccount = web3Config.defaultAccount;
-          engine.events.emit("runcode:register", "web3", web3);
-          async.each(commands, ({varName, code}, next) => {
-            if (varName) {
-              engine.events.emit("runcode:register", varName, code);
-            } else {
-              engine.events.request("runcode:eval", code);
-            }
-            next();
-          }, callback);
+          const providerOptions = {
+            web3: web3,
+            accountsConfig: engine.config.contractsConfig.deployment.accounts,
+            blockchainConfig: engine.config.blockchainConfig,
+            logger: engine.logger,
+            isDev: engine.isDev,
+            type: engine.config.contractsConfig.deployment.type,
+            web3Endpoint: web3Config.providerUrl
+          };
+          const provider = new Provider(providerOptions);
+          provider.startWeb3Provider(() => {
+            engine.events.emit("runcode:register", "web3", web3);
+            async.each(commands, ({varName, code}, next) => {
+              if (varName) {
+                engine.events.emit("runcode:register", varName, code);
+              } else {
+                engine.events.request("runcode:eval", code);
+              }
+              next();
+            }, callback);
+          });
         });
       },
       function deploy(callback) {
diff --git a/lib/core/ipc.js b/lib/core/ipc.js
index a046817cb..520836d14 100644
--- a/lib/core/ipc.js
+++ b/lib/core/ipc.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-let fs = require('./fs.js');
-let ipc = require('node-ipc');
+const fs = require('./fs.js');
+const ipc = require('node-ipc');
+const {parse, stringify} = require('flatted/cjs');
 
 class IPC {
 
@@ -47,35 +48,40 @@ class IPC {
 
   on(action, done) {
     const self = this;
-    ipc.server.on('message', function(data, socket) {
-      if (data.action !== action) {
+    ipc.server.on('message', function(messageString, socket) {
+      const message = parse(messageString);
+      if (message.action !== action) {
         return;
       }
       let reply = function(error, replyData) {
         self.reply(socket, action, error, replyData);
       };
-      done(data.message, reply, socket);
+      done(message.data, reply, socket);
     });
   }
 
   reply(client, action, error, data) {
-    ipc.server.emit(client, 'message', {action: action, message: data, error: (error && error.stack)});
+    const message = stringify({action, data, error: (error && error.stack)});
+    ipc.server.emit(client, 'message', message);
   }
 
   listenTo(action, callback) {
-    ipc.of['embark'].on(action, callback);
+    ipc.of['embark'].on(action, (messageString) => {
+      callback(parse(messageString));
+    });
   }
 
   broadcast(action, data) {
-    ipc.server.broadcast(action, data);
+    ipc.server.broadcast(action, stringify(data));
   }
 
   once(action, cb) {
-    ipc.of['embark'].once('message', function(msg) {
-      if (msg.action !== action) {
+    ipc.of['embark'].once('message', function(messageString) {
+      const message = parse(messageString);
+      if (message.action !== action) {
         return;
       }
-      cb(msg.error, msg.message);
+      cb(message.error, message.data);
     });
   }
 
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ class IPC {
     if (cb) {
       this.once(action, cb);
     }
-    ipc.of['embark'].emit('message', {action: action, message: data});
+    ipc.of['embark'].emit('message', stringify({action: action, data: data}));
   }
 
   isClient() {
diff --git a/lib/core/modules/coderunner/runCode.js b/lib/core/modules/coderunner/runCode.js
index facd08b46..746dd0d58 100644
--- a/lib/core/modules/coderunner/runCode.js
+++ b/lib/core/modules/coderunner/runCode.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class RunCode {
   }
 
   getWeb3Config() {
-    return {defaultAccount: this.context.web3.eth.defaultAccount, provider: this.context.web3.currentProvider};
+    return {defaultAccount: this.context.web3.eth.defaultAccount, providerUrl: this.context.web3.currentProvider.connection._url};
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/modules/swarm/embarkjs.js b/lib/modules/swarm/embarkjs.js
index 4049df54e..e8e36cec2 100644
--- a/lib/modules/swarm/embarkjs.js
+++ b/lib/modules/swarm/embarkjs.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*global web3 */
 let __embarkSwarm = {_swarmConnection: undefined};
-import SwarmAPI from 'swarm-api';
+const SwarmAPI = require('swarm-api');
 
 __embarkSwarm.setProvider = function (options) {
   let protocol = options.protocol || 'http';
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c40d58b5e..d7acde2f8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3687,6 +3687,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/flatmap/-/flatmap-0.0.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-Hxik2TgVLUlZZfnJWNkjqy3WabQ="
     },
+    "flatted": {
+      "version": "0.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/flatted/-/flatted-0.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-C4B5UtK3kOrLAyZ1ftqEWprxCfLmCIqEcNufZrtsJhiZ/fcI5mvCgtAtC3pu7BC9KE7aUIrPXwTgcT1fiI7QhA=="
+    },
     "flatten": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/flatten/-/flatten-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -7926,7 +7931,7 @@
     },
     "readable-stream": {
       "version": "2.3.6",
-      "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/readable-stream/-/readable-stream-2.3.6.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/readable-stream/-/readable-stream-2.3.6.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-tQtKA9WIAhBF3+VLAseyMqZeBjW0AHJoxOtYqSUZNJxauErmLbVm2FW1y+J/YA9dUrAC39ITejlZWhVIwawkKw==",
       "requires": {
         "core-util-is": "~1.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a66c905f2..927f1a9b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     "ethereumjs-wallet": "0.6.0",
     "file-loader": "^1.1.5",
     "finalhandler": "^1.1.1",
+    "flatted": "^0.2.3",
     "follow-redirects": "^1.2.4",
     "fs-extra": "^2.0.0",
     "ganache-cli": "^6.1.6",