diff --git a/lib/contracts/code_generator.js b/lib/contracts/code_generator.js
index 719205024..b51068d64 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/code_generator.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/code_generator.js
@@ -285,7 +285,9 @@ class CodeGenerator {
 
   buildEmbarkJS(cb) {
     const self = this;
-    let embarkjsCode = fs.readFileSync(fs.embarkPath('js/embark.js')).toString();
+    let embarkjsCode = "import EmbarkJS from 'embarkjs';";
+    embarkjsCode += "\nexport default EmbarkJS;";
+    embarkjsCode += "\nwindow.EmbarkJS = EmbarkJS";
     let code = "";
 
     async.waterfall([