diff --git a/lib/modules/tests/index.js b/lib/modules/tests/index.js
index 8c635085c..0bfd58e32 100644
--- a/lib/modules/tests/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/tests/index.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class TestRunner {
               if (err) {
                 return next(err);
               }
-              self.logger.info(`Coverage report created. You can find it here: ${fs.dappPath('coverage/__root__/index.html')}\n`);
+              console.info(`Coverage report created. You can find it here: ${fs.dappPath('coverage/__root__/index.html')}\n`);
               const opn = require('opn');
               const _next = () => { next(null, results); };
               if (options.noBrowser) {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class TestRunner {
       if (totalFailures) {
         return cb(` > Total number of failures: ${totalFailures}`.red.bold);
       }
-      self.logger.info(' > All tests passed'.green.bold);
+      console.info(' > All tests passed'.green.bold);
       cb();
     });
   }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class TestRunner {
 
         let deprecatedWarning = function () {
           self.logger.error(__('%s are not supported anymore', 'EmbarkSpec & deployAll').red);
-          self.logger.info(__('You can learn about the new revamped tests here: %s', 'https://embark.status.im/docs/testing.html'.underline));
+          self.logger.error(__('You can learn about the new revamped tests here: %s', 'https://embark.status.im/docs/testing.html'.underline));
           process.exit();
         };
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class TestRunner {
   }
 
   runSolidityTests(files, options, cb) {
-    this.logger.info('Running solc tests');
+    console.info('Running solc tests');
     const loglevel = options.loglevel || 'warn';
 
     let solcTest = new SolcTest({loglevel, node: options.node, events: this.events, logger: this.logger,
diff --git a/lib/modules/tests/solc_test.js b/lib/modules/tests/solc_test.js
index 0dff71147..4f0a94da1 100644
--- a/lib/modules/tests/solc_test.js
+++ b/lib/modules/tests/solc_test.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class SolcTest extends Test {
 
   runTests(file, cb) {
     const self = this;
-    self.logger.info('Running tests'.cyan);
+    console.info('Running tests'.cyan);
     const forwardSlashFile = file.replace(/\\/g, '/');
 
     async.waterfall([
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ class SolcTest extends Test {
 
   _prettyPrint(obj) {
     if (obj.type === 'contract') {
-      this.logger.info(color('suite', '%s'), obj.value);
+      console.info(color('suite', '%s'), obj.value);
     } else if(obj.type === 'testPass') {
       let fmt = color('checkmark', '  ' + Base.symbols.ok) + color('pass', ' %s');
-      this.logger.info(fmt, obj.value);
+      console.info(fmt, obj.value);
     } else if(obj.type === 'testFailure') {
       let fmt = color('fail', '  %s %s');
-      this.logger.info(fmt, Base.symbols.err, obj.value);
+      console.info(fmt, Base.symbols.err, obj.value);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/modules/tests/test.js b/lib/modules/tests/test.js
index f23ebee59..a02578aef 100644
--- a/lib/modules/tests/test.js
+++ b/lib/modules/tests/test.js
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ class Test {
 
   init(callback) {
 
+    this.gasLimit = 6000000;
+    this.events.request('deploy:setGasLimit', this.gasLimit);
     this.events.request('blockchain:object', (connector) => {
       this.blockchainConnector = connector;
       if (this.options.node !== 'embark') {
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ class Test {
         if (!self.firstDeployment) {
           return next();
         }
-        self.logger.info('Compiling contracts'.cyan);
+        console.info('Compiling contracts'.cyan);
         self.events.request("contracts:build", false, (err) => {
           self.firstDeployment = false;
           next(err);