diff --git a/lib/modules/blockchain_process/blockchain.js b/lib/modules/blockchain_process/blockchain.js
index a7f996f5..90e4a161 100644
--- a/lib/modules/blockchain_process/blockchain.js
+++ b/lib/modules/blockchain_process/blockchain.js
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ var Blockchain = function(options) {
     verbosity: this.blockchainConfig.verbosity
   };
 
-  this.setupProxy();
-
   if (this.blockchainConfig === {} || JSON.stringify(this.blockchainConfig) === '{"enabled":true}') {
     this.config.account = {};
     this.config.account.password = fs.embarkPath("templates/boilerplate/config/development/password");
@@ -80,26 +78,28 @@ var Blockchain = function(options) {
     console.error(__(spaceMessage, 'genesisBlock'));
     process.exit();
   }
-
+  this.initProxy();
   this.client = new options.client({config: this.config, env: this.env, isDev: this.isDev});
 };
 
-Blockchain.prototype.setupProxy = function() {
+Blockchain.prototype.initProxy = function() {
   this.config.proxy = true;
   if (this.blockchainConfig.proxy === false) {
     this.config.proxy = false;
     return;
   }
 
+  this.config.rpcPort += constants.blockchain.servicePortOnProxy;
+  this.config.wsPort += constants.blockchain.servicePortOnProxy;
+};
+
+Blockchain.prototype.setupProxy = function() {
   const proxy = require('./proxy');
   const Ipc = require('../../core/ipc');
 
   let ipcObject = new Ipc({ipcRole: 'client'});
-
   this.rpcProxy = proxy.serve(ipcObject, this.config.rpcHost, this.config.rpcPort, false);
   this.wsProxy = proxy.serve(ipcObject, this.config.wsHost, this.config.wsPort, true);
-  this.config.rpcPort += constants.blockchain.servicePortOnProxy;
-  this.config.wsPort += constants.blockchain.servicePortOnProxy;
 };
 
 Blockchain.prototype.shutdownProxy = function() {
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ Blockchain.prototype.run = function() {
   console.log(__("Embark Blockchain Using: %s", this.client.name.underline).magenta);
   console.log("===============================================================================".magenta);
   console.log("===============================================================================".magenta);
-
   this.checkPathLength();
   let address = '';
   async.waterfall([
@@ -150,6 +149,9 @@ Blockchain.prototype.run = function() {
     },
     function getMainCommand(next) {
       self.client.mainCommand(address, function(cmd, args) {
+        if (self.config.proxy) {
+          self.setupProxy();
+        }
         next(null, cmd, args);
       }, true);
     }
@@ -163,7 +165,6 @@ Blockchain.prototype.run = function() {
     let full_cmd = cmd + " " + args.join(' ');
     console.log(__("running: %s", full_cmd.underline).green);
     self.child = child_process.spawn(cmd, args, {cwd: process.cwd()});
-
     self.child.on('error', (err) => {
       err = err.toString();
       console.error('Blockchain error: ', err);
diff --git a/lib/modules/blockchain_process/proxy.js b/lib/modules/blockchain_process/proxy.js
index 38c7c531..8779bae7 100644
--- a/lib/modules/blockchain_process/proxy.js
+++ b/lib/modules/blockchain_process/proxy.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ exports.serve = function (ipc, host, port, ws) {
   let proxy = httpProxy.createProxyServer({
     target: {
       host: canonicalHost(host),
-      port: port + constants.blockchain.servicePortOnProxy
+      port: port
     },
     ws: ws
   });
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ exports.serve = function (ipc, host, port, ws) {
 
     });
   }
-
-  server.listen(port, defaultHost);
+  const listenPort = port - constants.blockchain.servicePortOnProxy;
+  server.listen(listenPort, defaultHost);
   return server;
 };
diff --git a/test/blockchain.js b/test/blockchain.js
index 9f7e2545..cdf6570f 100644
--- a/test/blockchain.js
+++ b/test/blockchain.js
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ describe('embark.Blockchain', function () {
           config.rpcPort += constants.blockchain.servicePortOnProxy;
         }
         assert.deepEqual(blockchain.config, config);
-        blockchain.kill();
         done();
       });
     });
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ describe('embark.Blockchain', function () {
         }
 
         assert.deepEqual(blockchain.config, config);
-        blockchain.kill();
         done();
       });
     });