diff --git a/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js b/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js
index 4ca66db0..f04f92d5 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const namehash = require('eth-ens-namehash');
+const Web3 = require('web3');
 /*global web3*/
 let __embarkENS = {};
 
@@ -250,8 +251,9 @@ var registryAddresses = {
   "4": "0xe7410170f87102DF0055eB195163A03B7F2Bff4A"
 };
 
-__embarkENS.setProvider = function (options) {
+__embarkENS.setProvider = function () {
   const self = this;
+
   // get network id and then assign ENS contract based on that 
   self.ens = web3.eth.net.getId().then(id => {
     if (registryAddresses[id] !== undefined) {
@@ -265,8 +267,7 @@ __embarkENS.setProvider = function (options) {
 __embarkENS.resolve = function(name) {
   const self = this;
 
-  if (self.ens === undefined)
-    return undefined;
+  if (self.ens === undefined) return undefined;
 
   let node = namehash(name);
   
diff --git a/lib/modules/ens/index.js b/lib/modules/ens/index.js
index 5808231e..e6ba7295 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ens/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ens/index.js
@@ -41,15 +41,12 @@ class ENS {
   }
 
   addSetProvider() {
-    let config = JSON.stringify({
-      server: this.storageConfig.host,
-      port: this.storageConfig.port
-    });
+    let config = JSON.stringify({});
 
     let code = "\nEmbarkJS.Names.setProvider('ens'," + config + ");";
 
-    let shouldInit = (storageConfig) => {
-      return (namesConfig.provider === 'ens' && storageConfig.enabled === true);
+    let shouldInit = (namesConfig) => {
+      return (namesConfig.provider === 'ens' && namesConfig.enabled === true);
     };
 
     this.embark.addProviderInit('names', code, shouldInit);