diff --git a/lib/core/modules/coderunner/codeRunner.js b/lib/core/modules/coderunner/codeRunner.js
index 951e6c54..be1bb964 100644
--- a/lib/core/modules/coderunner/codeRunner.js
+++ b/lib/core/modules/coderunner/codeRunner.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const RunCode = require('./runCode.js');
 const EmbarkJS = require('embarkjs');
 const IpfsApi = require('ipfs-api');
 const Web3 = require('web3');
-const namehash = require('eth-ens-namehash');
 
 class CodeRunner {
   constructor(options) {
@@ -29,16 +28,17 @@ class CodeRunner {
           self.events.request("runcode:eval", command.code);
         }
       });
-    } else {
+    }
+
+    if (!this.ipc.connected) {
       this.runCode.registerVar('IpfsApi', IpfsApi);
       this.runCode.registerVar('Web3', Web3);
-      this.runCode.registerVar('namehash', namehash);
       this.runCode.registerVar('EmbarkJS', EmbarkJS);
       this.events.on('code-generator-ready', () => {
         this.events.request('code-generator:embarkjs:initialization-code', (code) => {
           this.runCode.doEval(code);
         });
-      })
+      });
     }
 
     this.events.on("runcode:register", (varName, code) => {
diff --git a/lib/core/modules/coderunner/runCode.js b/lib/core/modules/coderunner/runCode.js
index d3c422a2..1e080a52 100644
--- a/lib/core/modules/coderunner/runCode.js
+++ b/lib/core/modules/coderunner/runCode.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const vm = require('vm');
 
 class RunCode {
   constructor() {
-    this.context = Object.assign({}, global.this);
+    this.context = Object.assign({}, {require, console, ...global.this});
   }
 
   doEval(code) {
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ class RunCode {
     // /*global web3*/
     if (varName === 'web3') {
       global.web3 = code;
-    } else if (varName === 'namehash') {
-      global.namehash = code;
     }
     this.context[varName] = code;
   }
diff --git a/lib/modules/ens/register.js b/lib/modules/ens/register.js
index 5a34e71e..1ebf3478 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ens/register.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ens/register.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-/*global web3, namehash*/
+/*global web3*/
+const namehash = require('eth-ens-namehash');
 
 function registerSubDomain(ens, registrar, resolver, defaultAccount, subdomain, rootDomain, reverseNode, address, logger, secureSend, callback) {
   const subnode = namehash.hash(subdomain);