diff --git a/boilerplate/config/blockchain.json b/boilerplate/config/blockchain.json
index ee83f1006..3453a87d7 100644
--- a/boilerplate/config/blockchain.json
+++ b/boilerplate/config/blockchain.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "development": {
+    "enabled": true,
     "networkType": "custom",
     "genesisBlock": "config/development/genesis.json",
     "datadir": ".embark/development/datadir",
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
     }
   },
   "testnet": {
+    "enabled": true,
     "networkType": "testnet",
     "light": true,
     "rpcHost": "localhost",
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@
     }
   },
   "livenet": {
+    "enabled": true,
     "networkType": "livenet",
     "light": true,
     "rpcHost": "localhost",
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@
     }
   },
   "privatenet": {
+    "enabled": true,
     "networkType": "custom",
     "rpcHost": "localhost",
     "rpcPort": 8545,
diff --git a/boilerplate/config/communication.json b/boilerplate/config/communication.json
index fb96acac5..264cc646f 100644
--- a/boilerplate/config/communication.json
+++ b/boilerplate/config/communication.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "default": {
+    "enabled": true,
     "provider": "whisper"
   }
 }
diff --git a/demo/config/blockchain.json b/demo/config/blockchain.json
index ffa089803..0bc6ca2cc 100644
--- a/demo/config/blockchain.json
+++ b/demo/config/blockchain.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "development": {
+    "enabled": true,
     "networkType": "custom",
     "genesisBlock": "config/development/genesis.json",
     "datadir": ".embark/development/datadir",
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
     }
   },
   "testnet": {
+    "enabled": true,
     "networkType": "testnet",
     "light": true,
     "rpcHost": "localhost",
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@
     }
   },
   "livenet": {
+    "enabled": true,
     "networkType": "livenet",
     "light": true,
     "rpcHost": "localhost",
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@
     }
   },
   "privatenet": {
+    "enabled": true,
     "networkType": "custom",
     "rpcHost": "localhost",
     "rpcPort": 8545,
diff --git a/demo/config/communication.json b/demo/config/communication.json
index fb96acac5..264cc646f 100644
--- a/demo/config/communication.json
+++ b/demo/config/communication.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "default": {
+    "enabled": true,
     "provider": "whisper"
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/contracts/abi.js b/lib/contracts/abi.js
index 580144099..f6f175d0b 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/abi.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/abi.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ ABIGenerator.prototype.generateContracts = function(useEmbarkJS) {
   return result;
 };
 
-ABIGenerator.prototype.generateStorageInitialiation = function(useEmbarkJS) {
+ABIGenerator.prototype.generateStorageInitialization = function(useEmbarkJS) {
   var self = this;
   var result = "\n";
 
@@ -79,13 +79,28 @@ ABIGenerator.prototype.generateStorageInitialiation = function(useEmbarkJS) {
   return result;
 };
 
+ABIGenerator.prototype.generateCommunicationInitialization = function(useEmbarkJS) {
+  var self = this;
+  var result = "\n";
+
+  if (!useEmbarkJS || self.communicationConfig === {}) return;
+
+  if (self.communicationConfig.provider === 'ipfs' && self.communicationConfig.enabled === true) {
+    result += "\n" + "EmbarkJS.Storage.setProvider('" + self.communicationConfig.provider + "');";
+  } else if (self.communicationConfig.provider === 'orbit' && self.communicationConfig.enabled === true) {
+    result += "\n" + "EmbarkJS.Storage.setProvider('" + self.communicationConfig.provider + "', {server: '" + self.communicationConfig.host + "', port: '" + self.communicationConfig.port + "'});";
+  }
+
+  return result;
+};
 
 ABIGenerator.prototype.generateABI = function(options) {
   var result = "";
 
   result += this.generateProvider();
   result += this.generateContracts(options.useEmbarkJS);
-  result += this.generateStorageInitialiation(options.useEmbarkJS);
+  result += this.generateStorageInitialization(options.useEmbarkJS);
+  result += this.generateCommunicationInitialization(options.useEmbarkJS);
 
   return result;
 };