diff --git a/lib/tests/run_tests.js b/lib/tests/run_tests.js
index ea8f3102..43f3a815 100644
--- a/lib/tests/run_tests.js
+++ b/lib/tests/run_tests.js
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ module.exports = {
         global.contract = function(describeName, callback) {
           return Mocha.describe(describeName, callback);
         };
-        next();
+
+        test.init(next);
       }
     ], (err) => {
       if (err) {
diff --git a/lib/tests/test.js b/lib/tests/test.js
index e821b72a..3564459b 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test.js
+++ b/lib/tests/test.js
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class Test {
   constructor(options) {
     this.options = options || {};
     this.simOptions = this.options.simulatorOptions || {};
+    this.contracts = {};
+
     this.web3 = new Web3();
     if (this.simOptions.node) {
       this.web3.setProvider(new this.web3.providers.HttpProvider(this.simOptions.node));
@@ -57,6 +59,12 @@ class Test {
     this.engine.startService("codeGenerator");
   }
 
+  init(callback) {
+    this.engine.contractsManager.build(() => {
+      callback();
+    });
+  }
+
   config(options, callback) {
     this.options = utils.recursiveMerge(this.options, options);
     this.simOptions = this.options.simulatorOptions || {};
@@ -70,46 +78,77 @@ class Test {
     });
   }
 
-  _deploy(config, cb) {
+  _deploy(config, callback) {
     const self = this;
     async.waterfall([
-      function getConfig(callback) {
+      function getConfig(next) {
         let _versions_default = self.engine.config.contractsConfig.versions;
         self.engine.config.contractsConfig = {contracts: config.contracts, versions: _versions_default};
-        callback();
-      },
-      function reloadConfig(callback) {
         self.engine.events.emit(constants.events.contractConfigChanged, self.engine.config.contractsConfig);
-        callback();
+        next();
       },
-      function deploy(callback) {
+      function deploy(next) {
+        // self.engine.events.on('code-generator-ready', function () {
+        //   self.engine.events.request('code-generator:contract:vanilla', function(vanillaABI) {
+        //     console.log(vanillaABI);
+        //   });
+        // });
+
         self.engine.deployManager.gasLimit = 6000000;
         self.engine.contractsManager.gasLimit = 6000000;
         self.engine.deployManager.fatalErrors = true;
         self.engine.deployManager.deployOnlyOnConfig = true;
-        self.engine.deployManager.deployContracts(true, function(err, _result) {
+        self.engine.deployManager.deployContracts(function (err) {
           if (err) {
-            callback(err);
+            return next(err);
           }
-          callback();
+          next();
         });
+      },
+      function getAccounts(next) {
+        self.web3.eth.getAccounts(function(err, accounts) {
+          if (err) {
+            return next(err);
+          }
+          self.accounts = accounts;
+          self.web3.eth.defaultAccount = accounts[0];
+          next();
+        });
+      },
+      function createContractObject(next) {
+        async.each(Object.keys(self.contracts), (contractName, eachCb) => {
+          const contract = self.engine.contractsManager.contracts[contractName];
+          self.contracts[contractName].contract = new self.web3.eth.Contract(contract.abiDefinition, contract.address,
+            {from: self.web3.defaultAccount, gas: 6000000});
+          eachCb();
+        }, next);
       }
-    ], function(err) {
+    ], function (err) {
       if (err) {
         console.log(__('terminating due to error'));
-        cb(err);
+        throw new Error(err);
       }
-      // this should be part of the waterfall and not just something done at the
-      // end
-      self.web3.eth.getAccounts(function(err, accounts) {
-        if (err) {
-          throw new Error(err);
-        }
-        self.web3.eth.defaultAccount = accounts[0];
-        cb(null, accounts);
-      });
+      callback();
     });
   }
+
+  require(module) {
+    if (module.startsWith('contracts/')) {
+      const contractName = module.substr(10);
+      if (!this.engine.contractsManager.contracts[contractName]) {
+        throw new Error(__('No contract with the name %s', contractName));
+      }
+      if (this.contracts[contractName]) {
+        return this.contracts[contractName];
+      }
+      const contract = this.engine.contractsManager.contracts[contractName];
+      this.contracts[contractName] = {};
+      // TODO find better way to update contract
+      this.contracts[contractName].contract = new this.web3.eth.Contract(contract.abiDefinition, contract.address);
+      return this.contracts[contractName];
+    }
+    throw new Error(__('Unknown module %s', module));
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = Test;
diff --git a/test_apps/contracts_app/contracts/SimpleStorage.sol b/test_apps/contracts_app/contracts/simple_storage.sol
similarity index 100%
rename from test_apps/contracts_app/contracts/SimpleStorage.sol
rename to test_apps/contracts_app/contracts/simple_storage.sol
diff --git a/test_apps/contracts_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js b/test_apps/contracts_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js
index b43e0b35..34b73f91 100644
--- a/test_apps/contracts_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js
+++ b/test_apps/contracts_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js
@@ -1,31 +1,33 @@
+/*global contract, before, it, embark, web3*/
+const assert = require('assert');
+const SimpleStorage = embark.require('contracts/SimpleStorage');
 
-contract("SimpleStorage", function() {
-
+contract("SimpleStorage", function () {
   this.timeout(0);
-  before(function(done) {
-    this.timeout(0);
 
-    //config({
-    //  node: "http://localhost:8545"
-    //});
-
-    var contractsConfig = {
-      "SimpleStorage": {
-        args: [100]
+  before(function (done) {
+    const contractsConfig = {
+      contracts: {
+        "SimpleStorage": {
+          args: [100]
+        }
       }
     };
-    EmbarkSpec.deployAll(contractsConfig, () => { done() });
+    embark.config(contractsConfig, () => {
+      done();
+    });
   });
 
-  it("should set constructor value", async function() {
-    let result = await SimpleStorage.methods.storedData().call();
-    assert.equal(result, 100);
+  it("should set constructor value", async function () {
+    let result = await SimpleStorage.contract.methods.storedData().call();
+    assert.strictEqual(parseInt(result, 10), 100);
   });
 
-  it("set storage value", async function() {
-    await SimpleStorage.methods.set(150).send();
-    let result = await SimpleStorage.methods.get().call();
-    assert.equal(result, 499650);
+  it("set storage value", async function () {
+    // TODO Solve from
+    await SimpleStorage.contract.methods.set(150).send({from: web3.eth.defaultAccount});
+    let result = await SimpleStorage.contract.methods.get().call();
+    assert.strictEqual(parseInt(result, 10), 499650);
   });
 
 });