diff --git a/lib/modules/ipfs/embarkjs.js b/lib/modules/ipfs/embarkjs.js
index 53e18567..0412babd 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ipfs/embarkjs.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ipfs/embarkjs.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ __embarkIPFS.setProvider = function(options) {
         if (options.protocol) {
           ipfsOptions.protocol = options.protocol;
         }
-        if (options.port) {
+        if (options.port && options.port !== 'false') {
           ipfsOptions.port = options.port;
         }
         self.ipfsConnection = IpfsApi(ipfsOptions);
@@ -100,6 +100,6 @@ __embarkIPFS.uploadFile = function(inputSelector) {
 };
 
 __embarkIPFS.getUrl = function(hash) {
-  return (self._getUrl || "http://localhost:8080/ipfs/") + hash;
+  return (this._getUrl || "http://localhost:8080/ipfs/") + hash;
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js b/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js
index 2a09d03c..e0f03a44 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class IPFS {
     let config = JSON.stringify({
       server: this.storageConfig.host,
       port: this.storageConfig.port,
+      protocol: this.storageConfig.protocol,
       getUrl: this.storageConfig.getUrl
     });
     let code = "\nEmbarkJS.Storage.setProvider('ipfs'," + config + ");";
diff --git a/test_app/config/storage.json b/test_app/config/storage.json
index a21b4cde..5492ed28 100644
--- a/test_app/config/storage.json
+++ b/test_app/config/storage.json
@@ -16,5 +16,13 @@
     "host": "localhost",
     "port": 5001,
     "getUrl": "http://localhost:8080/ipfs/"
+  },
+  "livenet": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "provider": "ipfs",
+    "host": "ipfs.infura.io",
+    "protocol": "https",
+    "port": false,
+    "getUrl": "https://ipfs.infura.io/ipfs/"
   }
 }