diff --git a/cmd/cmd_controller.js b/cmd/cmd_controller.js
index ee9921ff..b1fefeb0 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd_controller.js
+++ b/cmd/cmd_controller.js
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ class EmbarkController {
       function startServices(callback) {
         engine.startService("processManager");
         engine.startService("libraryManager");
-        engine.startService("web3", {wait: true}); // Empty web3 as Test changes it
+        engine.startService("web3", {wait: true});
         engine.startService("deployment");
         engine.startService("codeGenerator");
         engine.startService("codeRunner");
diff --git a/lib/modules/blockchain_connector/index.js b/lib/modules/blockchain_connector/index.js
index 78edcb5e..ab494d5a 100644
--- a/lib/modules/blockchain_connector/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/blockchain_connector/index.js
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ class BlockchainConnector {
     this.plugins = options.plugins;
     this.logger = embark.logger;
     this.events = embark.events;
-    this.contractsConfig = embark.config.contractsConfig;
-    this.blockchainConfig = embark.config.blockchainConfig;
+    this.config = embark.config;
     this.web3 = options.web3;
     this.isDev = options.isDev;
     this.web3Endpoint = '';
@@ -55,12 +54,12 @@ class BlockchainConnector {
     const self = this;
     this.web3 = new Web3();
 
-    // TODO find a better way
     if (self.wait) {
+      self.wait = false;
       return cb();
     }
 
-    let {type, host, port, accounts, protocol} = this.contractsConfig.deployment;
+    let {type, host, port, accounts, protocol, coverage} = this.config.contractsConfig.deployment;
 
     if (!BlockchainConnector.ACCEPTED_TYPES.includes(type)) {
       this.logger.error(__("contracts config error: unknown deployment type %s", type));
@@ -69,9 +68,9 @@ class BlockchainConnector {
 
     if (type === 'vm') {
       const sim = self._getSimulator();
-      self.provider = sim.provider(self.contractsConfig.deployment);
+      self.provider = sim.provider(self.config.contractsConfig.deployment);
 
-      if (self.coverage) {
+      if (coverage) {
         // Here we patch the sendAsync method on the provider. The goal behind this is to force pure/constant/view calls to become
         // transactions, so that we can pull in execution traces and account for those executions in code coverage.
         //
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ class BlockchainConnector {
     const providerOptions = {
       web3: this.web3,
       accountsConfig: accounts,
-      blockchainConfig: this.blockchainConfig,
+      blockchainConfig: this.config.blockchainConfig,
       logger: this.logger,
       isDev: this.isDev,
       type: type,
@@ -130,9 +129,9 @@ class BlockchainConnector {
       self.provider.startWeb3Provider(() => {
         this.getNetworkId()
           .then(id => {
-            let networkId = self.blockchainConfig.networkId;
-            if (!networkId && constants.blockchain.networkIds[self.blockchainConfig.networkType]) {
-              networkId = constants.blockchain.networkIds[self.blockchainConfig.networkType];
+            let networkId = self.config.blockchainConfig.networkId;
+            if (!networkId && constants.blockchain.networkIds[self.config.blockchainConfig.networkType]) {
+              networkId = constants.blockchain.networkIds[self.config.blockchainConfig.networkType];
             }
             if (networkId && id.toString() !== networkId.toString()) {
               self.logger.warn(__('Connected to a blockchain node on network {{realId}} while your config specifies {{configId}}', {realId: id, configId: networkId}));
@@ -244,6 +243,11 @@ class BlockchainConnector {
   registerRequests() {
     const self = this;
 
+    this.events.setCommandHandler("blockchain:reset", function(cb) {
+      self.isWeb3Ready = false;
+      self.initWeb3(cb);
+    });
+
     this.events.setCommandHandler("blockchain:get", function(cb) {
       cb(self.web3);
     });
@@ -344,7 +348,7 @@ class BlockchainConnector {
         self.logger.error(err);
         return cb(new Error(err));
       }
-      let accountConfig = self.blockchainConfig.account;
+      let accountConfig = self.config.blockchainConfig.account;
       let selectedAccount = accountConfig && accountConfig.address;
       self.setDefaultAccount(selectedAccount || accounts[0]);
       cb();
diff --git a/lib/modules/tests/test.js b/lib/modules/tests/test.js
index a02578ae..bad9b9b9 100644
--- a/lib/modules/tests/test.js
+++ b/lib/modules/tests/test.js
@@ -17,27 +17,22 @@ class Test {
     this.contracts = {};
     this.firstDeployment = true;
     this.needConfig = true;
-    this.blockchainConnector = null;
     this.provider = null;
     this.accounts = [];
   }
 
   init(callback) {
-
     this.gasLimit = 6000000;
     this.events.request('deploy:setGasLimit', this.gasLimit);
-    this.events.request('blockchain:object', (connector) => {
-      this.blockchainConnector = connector;
-      if (this.options.node !== 'embark') {
-        this.showNodeHttpWarning();
-        return callback();
-      }
-        if (!this.ipc.connected) {
-          this.engine.logger.error("Could not connect to Embark's IPC. Is embark running?");
-          process.exit(1);
-        }
-        return this.connectToIpcNode(callback);
-    });
+    if (this.options.node !== 'embark') {
+      this.showNodeHttpWarning();
+      return callback();
+    }
+    if (!this.ipc.connected) {
+      this.engine.logger.error("Could not connect to Embark's IPC. Is embark running?");
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+    return this.connectToIpcNode(callback);
   }
 
   connectToIpcNode(cb) {
@@ -62,7 +57,6 @@ class Test {
       });
     }
 
-    // TODO use event for this
     if (!this.simOptions.host && (this.options.node && this.options.node === 'vm')) {
       this.simOptions.type = 'vm';
     } else if (this.simOptions.host || (this.options.node && this.options.node !== 'vm')) {
@@ -78,18 +72,22 @@ class Test {
     }
 
     this.configObj.contractsConfig.deployment = this.simOptions;
-    this.blockchainConnector.contractsConfig = this.configObj.contractsConfig;
-    this.blockchainConnector.isWeb3Ready = false;
-    this.blockchainConnector.wait = false;
-    this.blockchainConnector.coverage = this.options.coverage;
+    this.configObj.contractsConfig.deployment.coverage = this.options.coverage;
+    this.events.request("config:contractsConfig:set", this.configObj.contractsConfig, () => {
+      this.events.request('blockchain:reset', (err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          this.logger.error('Error restarting the blockchain connection');
+        }
+        callback(err);
+      });
+    });
 
-    this.blockchainConnector.initWeb3(callback);
   }
 
   showNodeHttpWarning() {
     if (this.options.node.startsWith('http')) {
       this.logger.warn("You are using http to connect to the node, as a result the gas details won't be correct." +
-                              " For correct gas details reporting, please use a websockets connection to your node.");
+        " For correct gas details reporting, please use a websockets connection to your node.");
     }
   }
 
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ class Test {
       return callback(__("contracts config error: unknown deployment type %s", type));
     }
 
-    if(accounts || port !== this.simOptions.port || type !== this.simOptions.type || host !== this.simOptions.host) {
+    if (accounts || port !== this.simOptions.port || type !== this.simOptions.type || host !== this.simOptions.host) {
       resetServices = true;
     }
 
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ class Test {
       options = {};
     }
     if (!callback) {
-      callback = function () {
+      callback = function() {
       };
     }
     if (!options.contracts) {
@@ -276,7 +274,7 @@ class Test {
 
         });
       }
-    ], function (err, accounts) {
+    ], function(err, accounts) {
       if (err) {
         self.logger.error(__('terminating due to error'));
         self.logger.error(err.message || err);