diff --git a/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js b/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js
index 81785d1b..56b43b5a 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js
+++ b/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ var GethCommands = require('./geth_commands.js');
 /*eslint complexity: ["error", 35]*/
 var Blockchain = function(options) {
   this.blockchainConfig = options.blockchainConfig;
-  this.accountsConfig = options.accountsConfig;
   this.env = options.env || 'development';
   this.client = options.client;
   this.isDev = options.isDev;
@@ -42,8 +41,7 @@ var Blockchain = function(options) {
     vmdebug: this.blockchainConfig.vmdebug || false,
     targetGasLimit: this.blockchainConfig.targetGasLimit || false,
     light: this.blockchainConfig.light || false,
-    fast: this.blockchainConfig.fast || false,
-    accountsConfig: this.accountsConfig
+    fast: this.blockchainConfig.fast || false
   };
 
   if (this.blockchainConfig === {} || JSON.stringify(this.blockchainConfig) === '{"enabled":true}') {
@@ -126,9 +124,9 @@ Blockchain.prototype.initChainAndGetAddress = function() {
   return address;
 };
 
-var BlockchainClient = function(blockchainConfig, accountsConfig, client, env, isDev) {
+var BlockchainClient = function(blockchainConfig, client, env, isDev) {
   if (client === 'geth') {
-    return new Blockchain({blockchainConfig, accountsConfig, client: GethCommands, env, isDev});
+    return new Blockchain({blockchainConfig, client: GethCommands, env, isDev});
   } else {
     throw new Error('unknown client');
   }
diff --git a/lib/i18n/locales/en.json b/lib/i18n/locales/en.json
index 064f90df..81f2aa87 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/lib/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -101,5 +101,8 @@
 	"downloading {{packageName}} {{version}}....": "downloading {{packageName}} {{version}}....",
 	"Swarm node is offline...": "Swarm node is offline...",
 	"Swarm node detected...": "Swarm node detected...",
-	"Ethereum node (version unknown)": "Ethereum node (version unknown)"
+	"Ethereum node (version unknown)": "Ethereum node (version unknown)",
+	"No Blockchain node found": "No Blockchain node found",
+	"Couldn't connect to an Ethereum node are you sure it's on?": "Couldn't connect to an Ethereum node are you sure it's on?",
+	"make sure you have an Ethereum node or simulator running. e.g '%s'": "make sure you have an Ethereum node or simulator running. e.g '%s'"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 6a2e7d2e..00dcb5f4 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Embark {
       if(webServerConfig) blockchainConfig.wsOrigins = `http://${webServerConfig.host}:${webServerConfig.port}`;
       if(storageConfig) blockchainConfig.wsOrigins += `${blockchainConfig.wsOrigins.length ? ',' : ''}${storageConfig.protocol}://${storageConfig.host}:${storageConfig.port}`;
     }
-    return require('./cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js')(blockchainConfig, this.config.contractsConfig.deployment.accounts, client, env, this.isDev(env)).run();
+    return require('./cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js')(blockchainConfig, client, env, this.isDev(env)).run();
   }
 
   simulator(options) {
diff --git a/test/blockchain.js b/test/blockchain.js
index af09cdac..bcb48d08 100644
--- a/test/blockchain.js
+++ b/test/blockchain.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ describe('embark.Blockchain', function () {
         let config = {
           networkType: 'custom',
           genesisBlock: false,
-          accountsConfig: {},
           geth_bin: 'geth',
           datadir: false,
           mineWhenNeeded: false,
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ describe('embark.Blockchain', function () {
           whisper: true,
           account: {},
           bootnodes: "",
-          wsApi: [ "eth", "web3", "net", "shh" ],
+          wsApi: ["eth", "web3", "net", "shh"],
           wsHost: "localhost",
           wsOrigins: false,
           wsPort: 8546,
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ describe('embark.Blockchain', function () {
           fast: false,
           light: false
         };
-        let blockchain = new Blockchain(config, {}, 'geth');
+        let blockchain = new Blockchain(config, 'geth');
 
         assert.deepEqual(blockchain.config, config);
         done();
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ describe('embark.Blockchain', function () {
           genesisBlock: 'foo/bar/genesis.json',
           geth_bin: 'geth',
           datadir: '/foo/datadir/',
-          accountsConfig: {},
           mineWhenNeeded: true,
           rpcHost: 'someserver',
           rpcPort: 12345,
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ describe('embark.Blockchain', function () {
           whisper: false,
           account: {},
           bootnodes: "",
-          wsApi: [ "eth", "web3", "net", "shh" ],
+          wsApi: ["eth", "web3", "net", "shh"],
           wsHost: "localhost",
           wsOrigins: false,
           wsPort: 8546,
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ describe('embark.Blockchain', function () {
           fast: false,
           light: false
         };
-        let blockchain = new Blockchain(config, {}, 'geth');
+        let blockchain = new Blockchain(config, 'geth');
 
         assert.deepEqual(blockchain.config, config);
         done();