diff --git a/demo/spec/contracts/simple_storage_spec.js b/demo/spec/contracts/simple_storage_spec.js
index c8a6692e..9c545f27 100644
--- a/demo/spec/contracts/simple_storage_spec.js
+++ b/demo/spec/contracts/simple_storage_spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-EmbarkSpec = require('embark-framework').Tests;
+var Embark = require('embark-framework');
+Embark.init();
+Embark.blockchainConfig.loadConfigFile('config/blockchain.yml');
+Embark.contractsConfig.loadConfigFile('config/contracts.yml');
+
+var files = ["app/contracts/simple_storage.sol"];
+
+Embark.contractsConfig.init(files);
+var EmbarkSpec = Embark.tests(files);
 
 describe("SimpleStorage", function() {
   beforeAll(function() {
diff --git a/lib/config/contracts.js b/lib/config/contracts.js
index 4416ae78..db7a76a5 100644
--- a/lib/config/contracts.js
+++ b/lib/config/contracts.js
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ ContractsConfig.prototype.init = function(files) {
   this.contractFiles = files;
   this.contractDependencies = {};
 
+  if (this.blockchainConfig.config != undefined) {
+    this.blockchainConfig = this.blockchainConfig.config('development');
+  }
+
   try {
     this.web3.setProvider(new this.web3.providers.HttpProvider("http://" + this.blockchainConfig.rpcHost + ":" + this.blockchainConfig.rpcPort));
     primaryAddress = this.web3.eth.coinbase;
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index c28bbc9a..fc584b38 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -20,9 +20,27 @@ var Config = require('./config/config.js');
 
 Embark = {
   init: function() {
-    this.blockchainConfig = (new Config.BlockchainConfig());
-    this.contractsConfig  = (new Config.ContractsConfig(this.blockchainConfig, web3));
-  }
+    this.blockchainConfig = (new Config.Blockchain());
+    this.contractsConfig  = (new Config.Contracts(this.blockchainConfig, web3));
+  },
+
+  tests: function(contractFiles) {
+    return new Tests(this.contractsConfig, contractFiles);
+  },
+
+  startBlockchain: function(env) {
+    var chain = new Blockchain(this.blockchainConfig.config(env));
+    chain.startChain();
+  },
+
+  deployContracts: function(env, contractFiles) {
+    this.contractsConfig.init(env, contractFiles);
+    var deploy = new Deploy(env, contractFiles, this.blockchainConfig.config(env), this.contractsConfig);
+    deploy.deploy_contracts(env);
+    return deploy.generate_abi_file();
+  },
+
+  release: Release
 }
 
 module.exports = Embark;
diff --git a/lib/ipfs.js b/lib/ipfs.js
index 725d1240..35c91c0f 100644
--- a/lib/ipfs.js
+++ b/lib/ipfs.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ipfs = function() {
 
   cmd = ipfs_path + "/ipfs add -r " + build_dir;
 
-  grunt.log.writeln("=== adding " + cmd + " to ipfs");
+  console.log("=== adding " + cmd + " to ipfs");
 
   result = exec(cmd);
 
diff --git a/lib/test.js b/lib/test.js
index ee735936..36df868f 100644
--- a/lib/test.js
+++ b/lib/test.js
@@ -59,27 +59,18 @@ TestContract = function(contract, className, args) {
   return Obj;
 }
 
-request = function(className, args) {
-  py_exec("from ethertdd import EvmContract")
-
-  web3.setProvider(new web3.providers.HttpProvider('http://localhost:8101'));
-  web3.eth.defaultAccount = web3.eth.accounts[0];
-
-  //TODO: get the files from the config
-  contractFiles = grunt.file.expand("./app/contracts/**/*.sol")
-  blockchainConfig = (new Config.Blockchain()).loadConfigFile('config/blockchain.yml').config(env);
-  contractsConfig = new Config.Contracts(contractFiles, blockchainConfig);
+test = function(contractsConfig, contractFiles) {
+  contractsConfig.init(contractFiles);
 
   contractsConfig.compileContracts();
-  contractDB = contractsConfig.contractDB;
+  this.contractDB = contractsConfig.contractDB;
+}
 
-  var contract = contractDB[className];
+test.prototype.request = function(className, args) {
+  var contract = this.contractDB[className];
+  py_exec("from ethertdd import EvmContract")
   return TestContract(contract, className, args)
 }
 
-Test = {
-  request: request
-}
-
-module.exports = Test;
+module.exports = test;
 
diff --git a/tasks/blockchain.coffee b/tasks/blockchain.coffee
index b5bcde1f..4cc574cc 100644
--- a/tasks/blockchain.coffee
+++ b/tasks/blockchain.coffee
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
   grunt.registerTask "blockchain", "deploy ethereum node", (env_)  =>
     env = env_ || "development"
     Embark = require('embark-framework')
-    Embark.Blockchain.startChain(env)
+    Embark.init()
+    Embark.blockchainConfig.loadConfigFile('config/blockchain.yml')
+    Embark.startBlockchain(env)
 
diff --git a/tasks/deploy.coffee b/tasks/deploy.coffee
index c926588d..c032775e 100644
--- a/tasks/deploy.coffee
+++ b/tasks/deploy.coffee
@@ -8,5 +8,9 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
     destFile = grunt.config.get("deploy.dest");
 
     Embark = require('embark-framework')
-    Embark.Deploy.deployContracts(env, contractFiles, destFile)
+    Embark.init()
+    Embark.blockchainConfig.loadConfigFile('config/blockchain.yml')
+    Embark.contractsConfig.loadConfigFile('config/contracts.yml')
+    abi = Embark.deployContracts(env, contractFiles, destFile)
+    grunt.file.write(destFile, abi);
 
diff --git a/tasks/ipfs.coffee b/tasks/ipfs.coffee
index fe11bed1..85b39916 100644
--- a/tasks/ipfs.coffee
+++ b/tasks/ipfs.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module.exports = (grunt) ->
 
   grunt.registerTask "ipfs", "distribute into ipfs", (env_)  =>
+    env = env_ || "development"
     Embark = require('embark-framework')
-    Embark.Release.ipfs()
+    Embark.release.ipfs()
 
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 6cb53b31..1682c1c4 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -1,2 +1,27 @@
-EmbarkSpec = require('../lib/test.js').Tests;
+var Config = require('../lib/config/config.js');
+var Test = require('../lib/test.js');
+var assert = require('assert');
+var web3 = require('web3');
 
+//var contractFiles = grunt.file.expand("./app/contracts/**/*.sol")
+
+describe('embark.test', function() {
+  var files = [
+    'test/support/contracts/simple_storage.sol'
+  ]
+  var blockchainConfig = (new Config.Blockchain()).loadConfigFile('test/support/blockchain.yml').config("development");
+  var contractsConfig = new Config.Contracts(blockchainConfig, web3);
+  contractsConfig.loadConfigFile('test/support/contracts.yml');
+  contractsConfig.init(files);
+
+  describe('simple test', function() {
+    var embarkSpec = new Test(contractsConfig, files);
+
+    it('execute simple test', function() {
+      var SimpleStorage = embarkSpec.request('SimpleStorage', [100])
+
+      assert.equal(SimpleStorage.storedData(), '100');
+    });
+  });
+
+});