diff --git a/lib/contracts/code_generator.js b/lib/contracts/code_generator.js
index 46f416291..d8577b5f0 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/code_generator.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/code_generator.js
@@ -285,13 +285,15 @@ class CodeGenerator {
     code += "\nimport Web3 from '" + utils.joinPath(fs.embarkPath("js/web3-1.0.min.js")) + "'\n";
     code += "\nimport web3 from 'Embark/web3';\n";
 
-    if (this.storageConfig !== {} && this.storageConfig.provider === 'ipfs' && this.storageConfig.enabled === true) {
-      code += "\nimport IpfsApi from 'ipfs-api';\n";
-    }
-
     code += "\n" + embarkjsCode + "\n";
 
-    code += "\n" + fs.readFileSync(fs.embarkPath('js/embarkjs/ipfs.js')).toString();
+    let pluginsWithCode = this.plugins.getPluginsFor('embarkjsCode');
+    if (pluginsWithCode.length > 0) {
+      for (let plugin of pluginsWithCode) {
+        code += plugin.embarkjs_code.join('\n');
+      }
+    }
+
     code += "\n" + fs.readFileSync(fs.embarkPath('js/embarkjs/whisper.js')).toString();
     //code += "\n" + fs.readFileSync(fs.embarkPath('js/embarkjs/orbit.js')).toString();
 
diff --git a/lib/core/plugin.js b/lib/core/plugin.js
index 94e9a5099..3f5bdda62 100644
--- a/lib/core/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/core/plugin.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ var Plugin = function(options) {
   this.serviceChecks = [];
   this.pluginTypes = [];
   this.uploadCmds = [];
+  this.embarkjs_code = [];
   this.logger = options.logger;
   this.events = options.events;
   this.config = options.config;
@@ -142,6 +143,11 @@ Plugin.prototype.registerUploadCommand = function(cmd, cb) {
   this.pluginTypes.push('uploadCmds');
 };
 
+Plugin.prototype.addCodeToEmbarkJS = function(code) {
+  this.embarkjs_code.push(code);
+  this.pluginTypes.push('embarkjsCode');
+};
+
 Plugin.prototype.runCommands = function(cmd, options) {
   return this.console.map(function(cb) {
     return cb.call(this, cmd, options);
diff --git a/js/embarkjs/ipfs.js b/lib/modules/ipfs/embarkjs.js
similarity index 95%
rename from js/embarkjs/ipfs.js
rename to lib/modules/ipfs/embarkjs.js
index e55850cfb..16e68c121 100644
--- a/js/embarkjs/ipfs.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ipfs/embarkjs.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+import IpfsApi from 'ipfs-api';
+
 let __embarkIPFS = {};
 
 __embarkIPFS.setProvider = function(options) {
   var self = this;
   var promise = new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
-    self.currentStorage = EmbarkJS.Storage.IPFS;
-
     try {
       if (options === undefined) {
         self.ipfsConnection = IpfsApi('localhost', '5001');
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ __embarkIPFS.setProvider = function(options) {
 __embarkIPFS.saveText = function(text) {
   const self = this;
   var promise = new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
-    if (!this.ipfsConnection) {
+    if (!self.ipfsConnection) {
       var connectionError = new Error('No IPFS connection. Please ensure to call Embark.Storage.setProvider()');
       reject(connectionError);
     }
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ __embarkIPFS.saveText = function(text) {
 };
 
 __embarkIPFS.get = function(hash) {
+  const self = this;
   // TODO: detect type, then convert if needed
   //var ipfsHash = web3.toAscii(hash);
   var promise = new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ __embarkIPFS.get = function(hash) {
 };
 
 __embarkIPFS.uploadFile = function(inputSelector) {
+  const self = this;
   var file = inputSelector[0].files[0];
 
   if (file === undefined) {
@@ -94,4 +96,3 @@ __embarkIPFS.getUrl = function(hash) {
   return (self._getUrl || "http://localhost:8080/ipfs/") + hash;
 };
 
-EmbarkJS.Storage.registerProvider('ipfs', __embarkIPFS);
diff --git a/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js b/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js
index 76bf90ea4..acb3347d8 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 let UploadIPFS = require('./upload.js');
 let utils = require('../../utils/utils.js');
+let fs = require('../../core/fs.js');
 
 class IPFS {
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ class IPFS {
 
     this.commandlineDeploy();
     this.setServiceCheck();
+    this.addIPFSToEmbarkJS();
   }
 
   commandlineDeploy() {
@@ -82,6 +84,20 @@ class IPFS {
     });
   }
 
+  addIPFSToEmbarkJS() {
+    if (this.storageConfig === {}) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if(this.storageConfig.provider !== 'ipfs' || this.storageConfig.enabled !== true) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let code = "";
+    code += "\n" + fs.readFileSync(utils.joinPath(__dirname, 'embarkjs.js')).toString();
+    code += "\nEmbarkJS.Storage.registerProvider('ipfs', __embarkIPFS);";
+
+    this.embark.addCodeToEmbarkJS(code);
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = IPFS;