diff --git a/js/embark.js b/js/embark.js
index 19fe6d88..4412a5d5 100644
--- a/js/embark.js
+++ b/js/embark.js
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 var EmbarkJS = {
-  onReady: __embarkContext.execWhenReady
+  onReady: function(cb) {
+    if (typeof (__embarkContext) === 'undefined') {
+      return cb();
+    }
+    return __embarkContext.execWhenReady(cb);
+  }
 };
 
-EmbarkJS.isNewWeb3 = function() {
-  var _web3 = new Web3();
+EmbarkJS.isNewWeb3 = function(web3Obj) {
+  var _web3 = web3Obj || (new Web3());
   if (typeof(_web3.version) === "string") {
     return true;
   }
@@ -17,22 +22,24 @@ EmbarkJS.Contract = function(options) {
 
     this.abi = options.abi;
     this.address = options.address;
+    this.gas = options.gas;
     this.code = '0x' + options.code;
     //this.web3 = options.web3 || web3;
     this.web3 = options.web3;
     if (!this.web3 && typeof ('web3') !== 'undefined') {
       this.web3 = web3;
-    } else {
+    } else if (!this.web3) {
       this.web3 = window.web3;
     }
 
-    if (EmbarkJS.isNewWeb3()) {
+    if (EmbarkJS.isNewWeb3(this.web3)) {
       ContractClass = new this.web3.eth.Contract(this.abi, this.address);
       ContractClass.setProvider(this.web3.currentProvider);
       ContractClass.options.data = this.code;
       ContractClass.options.from = this.from;
       ContractClass.abi = ContractClass.options.abi;
       ContractClass.address = this.address;
+      ContractClass.gas = this.gas;
 
       let originalMethods = Object.keys(ContractClass);
 
@@ -386,4 +393,5 @@ EmbarkJS.Utils = {
   }
 };
 
-export default EmbarkJS;
+//export default EmbarkJS;
+module.exports = EmbarkJS;
diff --git a/lib/tests/test.js b/lib/tests/test.js
index a6789da9..4ebcfddd 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test.js
+++ b/lib/tests/test.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const cloneDeep = require('clone-deep');
 const AccountParser = require('../contracts/accountParser');
 const Provider = require('../contracts/provider');
 
+const EmbarkJS = require('../../js/embark');
+
 function getSimulator() {
   try {
     return require('ganache-cli');
@@ -241,8 +243,10 @@ class Test {
           } else {
             data = self.contracts[contractName].options.data;
           }
-          Object.assign(self.contracts[contractName], new self.web3.eth.Contract(contract.abiDefinition, contract.deployedAddress,
-            {from: self.web3.eth.defaultAccount, gas: 6000000}));
+          //Object.assign(self.contracts[contractName], new self.web3.eth.Contract(contract.abiDefinition, contract.deployedAddress,
+          //  {from: self.web3.eth.defaultAccount, gas: 6000000}));
+          Object.assign(self.contracts[contractName], new EmbarkJS.Contract({abi: contract.abiDefinition, address: contract.deployedAddress, from: self.web3.eth.defaultAccount, gas: 6000000, web3: self.web3}));
+
           self.contracts[contractName].address = contract.deployedAddress;
           if (self.contracts[contractName].options) {
             self.contracts[contractName].options.from = self.contracts[contractName].options.from || self.web3.eth.defaultAccount;
@@ -288,8 +292,9 @@ class Test {
           contract = this.engine.contractsManager.contracts[contractNames[0]];
         }
       }
-      this.contracts[contractName] = new this.web3.eth.Contract(contract.abiDefinition, contract.address,
-        {from: this.web3.eth.defaultAccount, gas: 6000000});
+      //this.contracts[contractName] = new this.web3.eth.Contract(contract.abiDefinition, contract.address,
+      //  {from: this.web3.eth.defaultAccount, gas: 6000000});
+      this.contracts[contractName] = new EmbarkJS.Contract({abi: contract.abiDefinition, address: contract.address, from: this.web3.eth.defaultAccount, gas: 6000000, web3: this.web3});
       this.contracts[contractName].address = contract.address;
       this.contracts[contractName].options.data = contract.code;
       this.web3.eth.getAccounts().then((accounts) => {
diff --git a/test_apps/test_app/test/another_storage_spec.js b/test_apps/test_app/test/another_storage_spec.js
index 8ebc9e3f..5bdc738c 100644
--- a/test_apps/test_app/test/another_storage_spec.js
+++ b/test_apps/test_app/test/another_storage_spec.js
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ contract("AnotherStorage", function() {
     assert.equal(result.toString(), SimpleStorage.options.address);
   });
 
+  it("set SimpleStorage address with alternative syntax", async function() {
+    let result = await AnotherStorage.simpleStorageAddress();
+    assert.equal(result.toString(), SimpleStorage.options.address);
+  });
+
   it('should set the balance correctly', async function () {
     const balance = await web3.eth.getBalance(accounts[0]);
     assert.ok(balance < 5000000000000000000);