diff --git a/lib/tests/test.js b/lib/tests/test.js
index d594ab3e..a15bb7b9 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test.js
+++ b/lib/tests/test.js
@@ -216,13 +216,6 @@ class Test {
         self.engine.events.emit(constants.events.contractConfigChanged, self.engine.config.contractsConfig);
         next();
       },
-      function deploy(next) {
-        self.engine.deployManager.gasLimit = 6000000;
-        self.engine.contractsManager.gasLimit = 6000000;
-        self.engine.deployManager.fatalErrors = true;
-        self.engine.deployManager.deployOnlyOnConfig = true;
-        self.engine.events.request('deploy:contracts', next);
-      },
       function getAccounts(next) {
         self.web3.eth.getAccounts(function (err, accounts) {
           if (err) {
@@ -233,6 +226,23 @@ class Test {
           next(null, accounts);
         });
       },
+      function getBalance(accounts, next) {
+        self.web3.eth.getBalance(self.web3.eth.defaultAccount).then((balance) => {
+          if (parseInt(balance, 10) === 0) {
+            console.warn("Warning: default account has no funds");
+          }
+          next(null, accounts);
+        }).catch((err) => { next(err); });
+      },
+      function deploy(accounts, next) {
+        self.engine.deployManager.gasLimit = 6000000;
+        self.engine.contractsManager.gasLimit = 6000000;
+        self.engine.deployManager.fatalErrors = true;
+        self.engine.deployManager.deployOnlyOnConfig = true;
+        self.engine.events.request('deploy:contracts', () => {
+          next(null, accounts);
+        });
+      },
       function createContractObject(accounts, next) {
         async.each(Object.keys(self.engine.contractsManager.contracts), (contractName, eachCb) => {
           const contract = self.engine.contractsManager.contracts[contractName];