diff --git a/lib/dashboard/repl.js b/lib/dashboard/repl.js
index f416bc94..1dd5181f 100644
--- a/lib/dashboard/repl.js
+++ b/lib/dashboard/repl.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const repl = require("repl");
+const RunCode = require('../coderunner/runCode');
 
 class REPL {
   constructor(options) {
@@ -6,16 +7,21 @@ class REPL {
   }
 
   start(done) {
-    let replServer = repl.start({
+    this.replServer = repl.start({
       prompt: "Embark (" + this.env + ") > "
     });
+    this.initializeContext(this.replServer.context);
 
-    replServer.on('exit', () => {
+    this.replServer.on("exit", () => {
       process.exit();
     });
 
     done();
   }
+
+  initializeContext(context) {
+    context.embark = RunCode.getContext();
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = REPL;