diff --git a/lib/pipeline/webpackProcess.js b/lib/pipeline/webpackProcess.js
index 0481e80d..87aa1fa6 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/webpackProcess.js
+++ b/lib/pipeline/webpackProcess.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class WebpackProcess extends ProcessWrapper {
   }
 
   async webpackRun(assets, importsList, callback) {
-    const self = this;
     try {
       await writeFile(
         fs.dappPath('.embark/embark-aliases.json'),
@@ -64,18 +63,18 @@ class WebpackProcess extends ProcessWrapper {
       // + array of named config objects
       // + config object
       if (typeof config === 'function') {
-        config = await config(self.webpackConfigName);
+        config = await config(this.webpackConfigName);
       } else if (Array.isArray(config)) {
-        config = config.filter(cfg => cfg.name === self.webpackConfigName);
+        config = config.filter(cfg => cfg.name === this.webpackConfigName);
         if (!config.length) {
-          const errMsg = `no webpack config has the name '${self.webpackConfigName}'`;
+          const errMsg = `no webpack config has the name '${this.webpackConfigName}'`;
           console.error(errMsg);
           return callback(errMsg);
           // ?? should the message be wrapped in new Error()
         }
         if (config.length > 1) {
           console.warn(
-            `detected ${config.length} webpack configs having the name '${self.webpackConfigName}', using the first one`
+            `detected ${config.length} webpack configs having the name '${this.webpackConfigName}', using the first one`
           );
         }
         config = config[0];
@@ -103,12 +102,12 @@ class WebpackProcess extends ProcessWrapper {
       }
       try {
         if (config.stats && config.stats !== 'none') {
-          self._log('info', 'writing file '+ ('.embark/stats.report').bold.dim);
+          this._log('info', 'writing file '+ ('.embark/stats.report').bold.dim);
           await writeFile(
             fs.dappPath('.embark/stats.report'),
             stats.toString(config.stats)
           );
-          self._log('info','writing file '+ ('.embark/stats.json').bold.dim);
+          this._log('info','writing file '+ ('.embark/stats.json').bold.dim);
           await writeFile(
             fs.dappPath('.embark/stats.json'),
             JSON.stringify(stats.toJson(config.stats))