diff --git a/lib/core/fs.js b/lib/core/fs.js
index 12a90806..6d7a1410 100644
--- a/lib/core/fs.js
+++ b/lib/core/fs.js
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ function writeJson() {
   return restrictPath(fs.writeJson, fs.writeJson, 1, arguments);
 }
 
+function ensureFileSync() {
+  return restrictPath(fs.ensureFileSync, fs.ensureFileSync, 1, arguments);
+}
+
 function existsSync() {
   return restrictPath(fs.existsSync, fs.existsSync, 1, arguments);
 }
@@ -208,5 +212,6 @@ module.exports = {
   dappPath,
   pkgPath,
   outputFileSync,
+  ensureFileSync,
   writeJson
 };
diff --git a/lib/modules/console_listener/index.js b/lib/modules/console_listener/index.js
index e778c8ca..8a153eef 100644
--- a/lib/modules/console_listener/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/console_listener/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const utils = require('../../utils/utils.js');
+const fs = require('../../core/fs');
 
 class ConsoleListener {
   constructor(embark, options) {
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ class ConsoleListener {
       this.outputDone = true;
     });
     this._registerAPI();
+    this.transactionPath = fs.dappPath('.embark', 'transactions.json');
+    fs.ensureFileSync(this.transactionPath);
 
     this.events.on("contractsDeployed", () => {
       this.contractsDeployed = true;
@@ -97,7 +100,15 @@ class ConsoleListener {
       gasUsed = utils.hexToNumber(gasUsed);
       blockNumber = utils.hexToNumber(blockNumber);
 
-      this.logs.push(Object.assign({}, request, {name, functionName, paramString, gasUsed, blockNumber}));
+      let transactions;
+      try {
+        transactions = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(this.transactionPath, 'utf-8'));
+      } catch {
+        transactions = {};
+      }
+      const transaction = Object.assign({}, request, {name, functionName, paramString, gasUsed, blockNumber});
+      transactions[transactionHash] = transaction;
+      fs.writeFileSync(this.transactionPath, JSON.stringify(transactions));
       this.events.emit('contracts:log', this.logs[this.logs.length - 1]);
 
       this.logger.info(`Blockchain>`.underline + ` ${name}.${functionName}(${paramString})`.bold + ` | ${transactionHash} | gas:${gasUsed} | blk:${blockNumber} | status:${status}`);