diff --git a/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js b/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js
index b7568522..8f8e4d67 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js
+++ b/lib/pipeline/pipeline.js
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ class Pipeline {
     //let EmbarkJSLib  = fs.readFileSync(fs.embarkPath("js/embark.js")).toString();
 
     let contractCode = "";
+    contractCode += "import web3 from 'Embark/web3';\n";
     contractCode += "import EmbarkJS from 'Embark/EmbarkJS';\n";
     contractCode += "let " + contractName + "JSONConfig = " + contractJSON + ";\n";
     //contractCode += contractName + "JSONConfig.web3 = window.web3;\n";
diff --git a/test_app/app/js/foo.js b/test_app/app/js/foo.js
index 0b80d116..54bfec74 100644
--- a/test_app/app/js/foo.js
+++ b/test_app/app/js/foo.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import web3 from 'Embark/web3';
-console.log("foo");
-console.log(web3);
+//import web3 from 'Embark/web3';
+//console.log("foo");
+//console.log(web3);
 
 const FOO = "dude";
 
diff --git a/test_app/app/js/new_index.js b/test_app/app/js/new_index.js
index e2b968d0..fb423dd5 100644
--- a/test_app/app/js/new_index.js
+++ b/test_app/app/js/new_index.js
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 /*globals $, SimpleStorage, document*/
 
 import $ from './_vendor/jquery.min';
-import web3 from 'Embark/web3';
-console.log("new_index");
-console.log(web3);
+//import web3 from 'Embark/web3';
+//console.log("new_index");
+//console.log(web3);
 //window.web3 = web3;
 //console.log("finished importing web3");
 import EmbarkJS from 'Embark/EmbarkJS';
 import SimpleStorage from 'Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage';
+//import web3 from 'Embark/web3';
 
 console.log("SimpleStorage")
 console.log(SimpleStorage);