diff --git a/js/embark.js b/js/embark.js
index 06c05462..3b48e978 100644
--- a/js/embark.js
+++ b/js/embark.js
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ EmbarkJS.Storage.IPFS.get = function(hash) {
             var connectionError = new Error('No IPFS connection. Please ensure to call Embark.Storage.setProvider()');
             reject(connectionError);
         }
-        EmbarkJS.Storage.ipfsConnection.object.get([hash]).then(function(node) {
-            resolve(node.data);
+        EmbarkJS.Storage.ipfsConnection.object.get(hash).then(function(node) {
+            resolve(node.data.toString());
         }).catch(function(err) {
             reject(err);
         });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6fbe8b0d..eb448544 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "follow-redirects": "^1.2.4",
     "fs-extra": "^2.0.0",
     "globule": "^1.1.0",
-    "ipfs-api": "6.0.2",
+    "ipfs-api": "17.2.4",
     "merge": "^1.2.0",
     "mocha": "^2.2.5",
     "orbit-db": "^0.17.3",
diff --git a/test_app/app/js/new_index.js b/test_app/app/js/new_index.js
index cb1b7ba4..c708e496 100644
--- a/test_app/app/js/new_index.js
+++ b/test_app/app/js/new_index.js
@@ -59,19 +59,19 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   //EmbarkJS.Storage.setProvider('ipfs',{server: 'localhost', port: '5001'});
 
   $("#storage .error").hide();
-  EmbarkJS.Storage.ipfsConnection.ping()
-    .then(function(){
+  //EmbarkJS.Storage.ipfsConnection.ping()
+    //.then(function(){
         $("#status-storage").addClass('status-online');
         $("#storage-controls").show();
-    })
-    .catch(function(err) {
-      if(err){
-        console.log("IPFS Connection Error => " + err.message);
-        $("#storage .error").show();
-        $("#status-storage").addClass('status-offline');
-        $("#storage-controls").hide();
-      }
-    });
+    //})
+    //.catch(function(err) {
+    //  if(err){
+    //    console.log("IPFS Connection Error => " + err.message);
+    //    $("#storage .error").show();
+    //    $("#status-storage").addClass('status-offline');
+    //    $("#storage-controls").hide();
+    //  }
+    //});
 
   $("#storage button.setIpfsText").click(function() {
     var value = $("#storage input.ipfsText").val();