diff --git a/cmd/cmd_controller.js b/cmd/cmd_controller.js
index 1f7a789c4..4ab2ce088 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd_controller.js
+++ b/cmd/cmd_controller.js
@@ -431,80 +431,51 @@ class EmbarkController {
   }
 
   scaffold(options) {
-    this.context = options.context || [constants.contexts.build];
+
+    this.context = options.context || [constants.contexts.scaffold];
+    options.onlyCompile = true;
 
     const Scaffolding = require('../lib/cmds/scaffolding.js');
-
     const Engine = require('../lib/core/engine.js');
+
     const engine = new Engine({
       env: options.env,
-      client: options.client,
-      locale: options.locale,
       version: this.version,
-      embarkConfig: 'embark.json',
-      interceptLogs: false,
+      embarkConfig: options.embarkConfig || 'embark.json',
       logFile: options.logFile,
-      logLevel: options.logLevel,
-      events: options.events,
-      logger: options.logger,
-      config: options.config,
-      plugins: options.plugins,
-      context: this.context,
-      webpackConfigName: options.webpackConfigName
+      context: this.context
     });
 
 
     async.waterfall([
-      function initEngine(callback) {
+      function (callback) {
         engine.init({}, callback);
       },
-      function startServices(callback) {
+      function (callback) {
         let pluginList = engine.plugins.listPlugins();
         if (pluginList.length > 0) {
           engine.logger.info(__("loaded plugins") + ": " + pluginList.join(", "));
         }
 
         engine.startService("processManager");
+        engine.startService("serviceMonitor");
         engine.startService("libraryManager");
-        engine.startService("codeRunner");
+        engine.startService("pipeline");
+        engine.startService("deployment", {onlyCompile: true});
         engine.startService("web3");
-        if (!options.onlyCompile) {
-          engine.startService("pipeline");
-        }
-        engine.startService("deployment", {onlyCompile: options.onlyCompile});
-        if (!options.onlyCompile) {
-          engine.startService("storage");
-          engine.startService("codeGenerator");
-        }
+        engine.startService("codeGenerator");
 
-        callback();
-      },
-      function deploy(callback) {
-        engine.events.request('deploy:contracts', function (err) {
-          callback(err);
-        });
-      },
-      function waitForWriteFinish(callback) {
-        if (options.onlyCompile) {
-          engine.logger.info("Finished compiling".underline);
-          return callback(null, true);
-        }
-
-        engine.events.on('outputDone', (err) => {
-
-
-          let scaffold = new Scaffolding(engine, options);
-          scaffold.generate(options.contract, options.overwrite);
-          callback(err, true);
-        });
+        engine.events.request('deploy:contracts', callback);
       }
-    ], function (_err, canExit) {
-      // TODO: this should be moved out and determined somewhere else
-      if (canExit || !engine.config.contractsConfig.afterDeploy || !engine.config.contractsConfig.afterDeploy.length) {
+    ], (err) => {
+      if (err) {
+        engine.logger.error(err.message);
+        engine.logger.info(err.stack);
+      } else {
+        let scaffold = new Scaffolding(engine, options);
+        scaffold.generate(options.contract, options.overwrite);
         process.exit();
       }
-      engine.logger.info(__('Waiting for after deploy to finish...'));
-      engine.logger.info(__('You can exit with CTRL+C when after deploy completes'));
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/modules/scaffolding-react/templates/dapp.js.tpl b/lib/modules/scaffolding-react/templates/dapp.js.tpl
index c02bba74b..ff9fcd2d2 100644
--- a/lib/modules/scaffolding-react/templates/dapp.js.tpl
+++ b/lib/modules/scaffolding-react/templates/dapp.js.tpl
@@ -30,22 +30,27 @@ class {{capitalize name}}Form{{@index}} extends Component {
     }
 
     handleChange(e, name){
-        this.state.input[name] = e.target.value;
-        this.setState(this.state);
+        const {input} = this.state;
+        input[name] = e.target.value;
+        this.setState({input});
     }
 
     handleCheckbox(e, name){
-        this.state.input[name] = e.target.checked;
-        this.setState(this.state);
+        const {input} = this.state;
+        input[name] = e.target.checked;
+        this.setState({input});
     }
 
     async handleClick(e){
         e.preventDefault();
+
+        const {input, value} = this.state;
+
         this.setState({output: null, error: null, receipt: null});
-        
+
         try {
         {{#ifview stateMutability}}
-            const result = await {{../contractName}}.methods{{methodname ../functions name inputs}}({{#each inputs}}this.state.input.{{name}}{{#unless @last}}, {{/unless}}{{/each}}).call()
+            const result = await {{../contractName}}.methods{{methodname ../functions name inputs}}({{#each inputs}}input.{{name}}{{#unless @last}}, {{/unless}}{{/each}}).call()
             {{#iflengthgt outputs 1}}
             this.setState({output: {
             {{#each outputs}}
@@ -56,13 +61,13 @@ class {{capitalize name}}Form{{@index}} extends Component {
             this.setState({output: result});  
             {{/iflengthgt}}           
         {{else}}
-            const toSend = {{../contractName}}.methods{{methodname ../functions name inputs}}({{#each inputs}}this.state.input.{{name}}{{#unless @last}}, {{/unless}}{{/each}});
+            const toSend = {{../contractName}}.methods{{methodname ../functions name inputs}}({{#each inputs}}input.{{name}}{{#unless @last}}, {{/unless}}{{/each}});
 
             const estimatedGas = await toSend.estimateGas({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount});
             
             const receipt = await toSend.send({
                 {{#if payable}}
-                value: this.state.value,
+                value: value,
                 {{/if}}
                 from: web3.eth.defaultAccount,
                 gasLimit: estimatedGas
@@ -158,7 +163,7 @@ class {{capitalize name}}Form{{@index}} extends Component {
 class {{contractName}}UI extends Component {
     constructor (props) {
         super(props);
-        this.state = {
+            this.state = {
         };
     }