diff --git a/lib/contracts/blockchain.js b/lib/contracts/blockchain.js
index fee3a22f8..1d0f0c958 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/blockchain.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/blockchain.js
@@ -240,10 +240,12 @@ class Blockchain {
         });
       },
       function checkAccounts(next) {
-        self.getAccounts(function(err, _accounts) {
+        self.getAccounts(function(err, accounts) {
           if (err) {
             return next(NO_NODE_ERROR);
           }
+          self.web3.defaultAccount = accounts[0];
+          self.registerWeb3Object();
           return next();
         });
       }
diff --git a/test_apps/test_app/app/contracts/simple_storage.sol b/test_apps/test_app/app/contracts/simple_storage.sol
index c72e8e98d..e6e89cd2e 100644
--- a/test_apps/test_app/app/contracts/simple_storage.sol
+++ b/test_apps/test_app/app/contracts/simple_storage.sol
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ library Assert {
 
 contract SimpleStorage is Ownable {
   uint public storedData;
+  address public registar;
 
   function() public payable { }
 
@@ -39,4 +40,8 @@ contract SimpleStorage is Ownable {
     return "hello";
   }
 
+  function setRegistar(address x) public {
+    registar = x;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/test_apps/test_app/config/contracts.js b/test_apps/test_app/config/contracts.js
index e6b19e9b7..d6e9be776 100644
--- a/test_apps/test_app/config/contracts.js
+++ b/test_apps/test_app/config/contracts.js
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ module.exports = {
         fromIndex: 0,
         args: [
           100
+        ],
+        onDeploy: [
+          "SimpleStorage.methods.setRegistar(web3.eth.defaultAccount).send()"
         ]
       },
       AnotherStorage: {
diff --git a/test_apps/test_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js b/test_apps/test_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js
index 0eba871ab..2fe59f7c6 100644
--- a/test_apps/test_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js
+++ b/test_apps/test_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ const SimpleStorage = embark.require('Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage');
 config({
   contracts: {
     "SimpleStorage": {
-      args: [100]
+      args: [100],
+      onDeploy: [
+        "SimpleStorage.methods.setRegistar(web3.eth.defaultAccount).send()"
+      ]
     }
   }
 });
@@ -23,4 +26,10 @@ contract("SimpleStorage", function () {
     let result = await SimpleStorage.methods.get().call();
     assert.strictEqual(parseInt(result, 10), 499650);
   });
+
+  it("should set defaultAccount", async function () {
+    let result = await SimpleStorage.methods.registar().call();
+    assert.strictEqual(result, web3.eth.defaultAccount);
+  });
+
 });