diff --git a/lib/core/engine.js b/lib/core/engine.js
index 852ee804..050c7528 100644
--- a/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -200,29 +200,23 @@ class Engine {
           //Ideally this method should be in an IPFS API JSONRPC wrapper
           //The URL should also be flexible to accept non-default IPFS url
           self.logger.trace("Checking IPFS version...");
-          utils.httpGet('http://' + host + ':' + port + '/api/v0/version', function (res) {
-            let body = '';
-            res.on('data', function (d) {
-              body += d;
-            });
-            res.on('end', function () {
-              try {
-                let parsed = JSON.parse(body);
-                if (parsed.Version) {
-                  return cb({name: ("IPFS " + parsed.Version), status: 'on'});
-                }
-                else {
-                  return cb({name: "IPFS ", status: 'on'});
-                }
-              }
-              catch (e) {
-                return cb({name: "IPFS ", status: 'off'});
-              }
-            });
-            res.on('error', function (err) {
+          utils.httpGet('http://' + host + ':' + port + '/api/v0/version', function (err, body) {
+            if (err) {
               self.logger.trace("Check IPFS version error: " + err);
               return cb({name: "IPFS ", status: 'off'});
-            });
+            }
+            try {
+              let parsed = JSON.parse(body);
+              if (parsed.Version) {
+                return cb({name: ("IPFS " + parsed.Version), status: 'on'});
+              }
+              else {
+                return cb({name: "IPFS ", status: 'on'});
+              }
+            }
+            catch (e) {
+              return cb({name: "IPFS ", status: 'off'});
+            }
           });
         }
         else {
diff --git a/lib/utils/utils.js b/lib/utils/utils.js
index 458a1a13..20952c70 100644
--- a/lib/utils/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/utils.js
@@ -33,7 +33,18 @@ function checkIsAvailable(url, callback) {
 }
 
 function httpGet(url, callback) {
-  return http.get(url, callback);
+  http.get(url, function(res) {
+    let body = '';
+    res.on('data', function (d) {
+      body += d;
+    });
+    res.on('end', function () {
+      callback(null, body);
+    });
+    res.on('error', function (err) {
+      callback(err);
+    });
+  });
 }
 
 function httpsGet(url, callback) {
@@ -45,6 +56,9 @@ function httpsGet(url, callback) {
     res.on('end', function () {
       callback(null, body);
     });
+    res.on('error', function (err) {
+      callback(err);
+    });
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/test_app/npm-debug.log b/test_app/npm-debug.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9882b814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_app/npm-debug.log
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+0 info it worked if it ends with ok
+1 verbose cli [ '/Users/iurimatias/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.5/bin/node',
+1 verbose cli   '/Users/iurimatias/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.5/bin/npm',
+1 verbose cli   'run',
+1 verbose cli   'fulltest' ]
+2 info using npm@3.10.10
+3 info using node@v6.9.5
+4 verbose stack Error: missing script: fulltest
+4 verbose stack     at run (/Users/iurimatias/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.5/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/run-script.js:151:19)
+4 verbose stack     at /Users/iurimatias/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.5/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/run-script.js:61:5
+4 verbose stack     at /Users/iurimatias/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.5/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/read-package-json/read-json.js:356:5
+4 verbose stack     at checkBinReferences_ (/Users/iurimatias/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.5/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/read-package-json/read-json.js:320:45)
+4 verbose stack     at final (/Users/iurimatias/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.5/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/read-package-json/read-json.js:354:3)
+4 verbose stack     at then (/Users/iurimatias/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.5/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/read-package-json/read-json.js:124:5)
+4 verbose stack     at /Users/iurimatias/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.5/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/read-package-json/read-json.js:243:12
+4 verbose stack     at /Users/iurimatias/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.5/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/graceful-fs.js:78:16
+4 verbose stack     at tryToString (fs.js:455:3)
+4 verbose stack     at FSReqWrap.readFileAfterClose [as oncomplete] (fs.js:442:12)
+5 verbose cwd /Users/iurimatias/Projects/embark-framework/test_app
+6 error Darwin 16.7.0
+7 error argv "/Users/iurimatias/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.5/bin/node" "/Users/iurimatias/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.5/bin/npm" "run" "fulltest"
+8 error node v6.9.5
+9 error npm  v3.10.10
+10 error missing script: fulltest
+11 error If you need help, you may report this error at:
+11 error     <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>
+12 verbose exit [ 1, true ]