diff --git a/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js b/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js
index 09286a1ae..010cea421 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js
@@ -154,7 +154,10 @@ __embarkENS.resolverInterface = [
 ];
 
 __embarkENS.setProvider = function (config) {
-  this.ens = new web3.eth.Contract(config.abi, config.address);
+  const self = this;
+  EmbarkJS.onReady(() => {
+    self.ens = new EmbarkJS.Contract({abi: config.abi, address: config.address});
+  });
 };
 
 __embarkENS.resolve = function (name) {
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ __embarkENS.resolve = function (name) {
   let node = namehash.hash(name);
   
   return self.ens.methods.resolver(node).call().then((resolverAddress) => {
-    let resolverContract = new web3.eth.Contract(self.resolverInterface, resolverAddress);
+    let resolverContract = new EmbarkJS.Contract({abi: self.resolverInterface, address: resolverAddress});
     return resolverContract.methods.addr(node).call();
   }).then((addr) => {
     return addr;
@@ -184,7 +187,7 @@ __embarkENS.lookup = function (address) {
   let node = namehash.hash(address.toLowerCase() + ".addr.reverse");
 
   return self.ens.methods.resolver(node).call().then((resolverAddress) => {
-    let resolverContract = new web3.eth.Contract(self.resolverInterface, resolverAddress);
+    let resolverContract = new EmbarkJS.Contract({abi: self.resolverInterface, address: resolverAddress});
     return resolverContract.methods.name(node).call();
   }).catch(err => err);
 };