diff --git a/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js b/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js
index b870ef0e..7c1fa449 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ class IPFS {
     let code = "";
     code += "\n" + fs.readFileSync(utils.joinPath(__dirname, 'embarkjs', 'storage.js')).toString();
     code += "\nEmbarkJS.Storage.registerProvider('ipfs', __embarkIPFS);";
+    code += "\nEmbarkJS.Names.registerProvider('ipns', __embarkIPFS);";
 
     this.embark.addCodeToEmbarkJS(code);
   }