diff --git a/cmd/cmd_controller.js b/cmd/cmd_controller.js
index 42265c7a..12b35c89 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd_controller.js
+++ b/cmd/cmd_controller.js
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ class EmbarkController {
     let self = this;
     self.context = options.context || [constants.contexts.run, constants.contexts.build];
     let Dashboard = require('./dashboard/dashboard.js');
-    let REPL = require('./dashboard/repl.js');
 
     let webServerConfig = {
       enabled: options.runWebserver
@@ -93,15 +92,6 @@ class EmbarkController {
     async.parallel([
       function startDashboard(callback) {
         if (!options.useDashboard) {
-          new REPL({
-            env: engine.env,
-            plugins: engine.plugins,
-            version: engine.version,
-            events: engine.events,
-            logger: engine.logger,
-            ipc: engine.ipc,
-            config: engine.config
-          }).startConsole();
           return callback();
         }
 
@@ -110,9 +100,7 @@ class EmbarkController {
           logger: engine.logger,
           plugins: engine.plugins,
           version: self.version,
-          env: engine.env,
-          ipc: engine.ipc,
-          config: engine.config
+          env: engine.env
         });
         dashboard.start(function () {
           engine.logger.info(__('dashboard start'));
@@ -135,6 +123,7 @@ class EmbarkController {
         engine.startService("storage");
         engine.startService("codeGenerator");
         engine.startService("namingSystem");
+        engine.startService("console");
 
         engine.events.on('check:backOnline:Ethereum', function () {
           engine.logger.info(__('Ethereum node detected') + '..');
@@ -262,16 +251,6 @@ class EmbarkController {
       webpackConfigName: options.webpackConfigName
     });
     engine.init();
-    const repl = new REPL({
-      env: engine.env,
-      plugins: engine.plugins,
-      version: engine.version,
-      events: engine.events,
-      logger: engine.logger,
-      ipc: engine.ipc,
-      config: engine.config
-    });
-    repl.startConsole();
     async.waterfall([
       function startServices(callback) {
         let pluginList = engine.plugins.listPlugins();
@@ -292,11 +271,13 @@ class EmbarkController {
             engine.startService("codeGenerator");
             engine.startService("webServer");
             engine.startService("namingSystem");
+            engine.startService("console");
 
             return callback();
           }
 
           engine.startService("codeRunner");
+          engine.startService("console");
           callback();
         });
       },
@@ -345,7 +326,7 @@ class EmbarkController {
         });
       },
       function startREPL(callback) {
-        repl.start(callback);
+        new REPL({events: engine.events, env: engine.env}).start(callback);
       }
     ], function (err, _result) {
       if (err) {
diff --git a/cmd/dashboard/dashboard.js b/cmd/dashboard/dashboard.js
index 4c707faa..12715b78 100644
--- a/cmd/dashboard/dashboard.js
+++ b/cmd/dashboard/dashboard.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ let async = require('async');
 let windowSize = require('window-size');
 
 let Monitor = require('./monitor.js');
-let Console = require('./console.js');
 
 class Dashboard {
   constructor(options) {
@@ -11,8 +10,6 @@ class Dashboard {
     this.plugins = options.plugins;
     this.version = options.version;
     this.env = options.env;
-    this.ipc = options.ipc;
-    this.config = options.config;
 
     this.events.on('firstDeploymentDone', this.checkWindowSize.bind(this));
     this.events.on('outputDone', this.checkWindowSize.bind(this));
@@ -26,45 +23,23 @@ class Dashboard {
   }
 
   start(done) {
-    let console, monitor;
-    let self = this;
+    let monitor;
 
-    async.waterfall([
-      function startConsole(callback) {
-        console = new Console({
-          events: self.events,
-          plugins: self.plugins,
-          version: self.version,
-          ipc: self.ipc,
-          logger: self.logger,
-          config: self.config
-        });
-        callback();
-      },
-      function startMonitor(callback) {
-        monitor = new Monitor({env: self.env, console: console, events: self.events});
-        self.logger.logFunction = monitor.logEntry;
+    monitor = new Monitor({env: this.env, events: this.events});
+    this.logger.logFunction = monitor.logEntry;
 
-        self.events.on('contractsState', monitor.setContracts);
-        self.events.on('status', monitor.setStatus.bind(monitor));
-        self.events.on('servicesState', monitor.availableServices.bind(monitor));
+    this.events.on('contractsState', monitor.setContracts);
+    this.events.on('status', monitor.setStatus.bind(monitor));
+    this.events.on('servicesState', monitor.availableServices.bind(monitor));
 
-        self.events.setCommandHandler("console:command", monitor.executeCmd.bind(monitor));
+    this.events.setCommandHandler("console:command", monitor.executeCmd.bind(monitor));
 
-        self.logger.info('========================'.bold.green);
-        self.logger.info((__('Welcome to Embark') + ' ' + self.version).yellow.bold);
-        self.logger.info('========================'.bold.green);
+    this.logger.info('========================'.bold.green);
+    this.logger.info((__('Welcome to Embark') + ' ' + this.version).yellow.bold);
+    this.logger.info('========================'.bold.green);
 
-        // TODO: do this after monitor is rendered
-        callback();
-      }
-    ], function () {
-      self.console = console;
-      self.monitor = monitor;
-      done();
-    });
+    done();
   }
-
 }
 
 module.exports = Dashboard;
diff --git a/cmd/dashboard/monitor.js b/cmd/dashboard/monitor.js
index f5ba4bbd..eb2a256c 100644
--- a/cmd/dashboard/monitor.js
+++ b/cmd/dashboard/monitor.js
@@ -366,11 +366,10 @@ class Monitor {
   }
 
   executeCmd(cmd, cb) {
-    const self = this;
-    self.logText.log('console> '.bold.green + cmd);
-    self.console.executeCmd(cmd, function (err, result) {
+    this.logText.log('console> '.bold.green + cmd);
+    this.events.request('console:executeCmd', cmd, (err, result) => {
       let message = err || result;
-      self.logText.log(message);
+      this.logText.log(message);
       if (cb) {
         cb(message);
       }
diff --git a/cmd/dashboard/repl.js b/cmd/dashboard/repl.js
index a99bcd5b..cdc724a9 100644
--- a/cmd/dashboard/repl.js
+++ b/cmd/dashboard/repl.js
@@ -1,32 +1,13 @@
 const repl = require("repl");
 const util = require("util");
-
-const Console = require('./console.js');
-
 class REPL {
   constructor(options) {
-    this.logger = options.logger;
-    this.env = options.env;
-    this.plugins = options.plugins;
     this.events = options.events;
-    this.version = options.version;
-    this.ipc = options.ipc;
-    this.config = options.config;
-  }
-
-  startConsole(){
-    this.console = new Console({
-      events: this.events,
-      plugins: this.plugins,
-      version: this.version,
-      ipc: this.ipc,
-      logger: this.logger,
-      config: this.config
-    });
+    this.env = options.env
   }
 
   enhancedEval(cmd, context, filename, callback) {
-    this.console.executeCmd(cmd.trim(), callback);
+    this.events.request('console:executeCmd', cmd.trim(), callback);
   }
 
   enhancedWriter(output) {
@@ -38,7 +19,6 @@ class REPL {
   }
 
   start(done) {
-    this.startConsole();
     this.replServer = repl.start({
       prompt: "Embark (" + this.env + ") > ",
       useGlobal: true,
diff --git a/lib/core/engine.js b/lib/core/engine.js
index acba25cc..67f716a6 100644
--- a/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class Engine {
       "fileWatcher": this.fileWatchService,
       "webServer": this.webServerService,
       "namingSystem": this.namingSystem,
+      "console": this.console,
       "web3": this.web3Service,
       "libraryManager": this.libraryManagerService,
       "processManager": this.processManagerService,
@@ -129,6 +130,17 @@ class Engine {
     this.registerModule('ens');
   }
 
+  console(_options) {
+    this.registerModule('console', {
+      events: this.events,
+      plugins: this.plugins,
+      version: this.version,
+      ipc: this.ipc,
+      logger: this.logger,
+      config: this.config
+    });
+  }
+
   codeRunnerService(_options) {
     const CodeRunner = require('./modules/coderunner/codeRunner.js');
     this.codeRunner = new CodeRunner({
diff --git a/lib/core/modules/coderunner/codeRunner.js b/lib/core/modules/coderunner/codeRunner.js
index daaf9e43..3fccdfd2 100644
--- a/lib/core/modules/coderunner/codeRunner.js
+++ b/lib/core/modules/coderunner/codeRunner.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class CodeRunner {
     this.IpcClientListen();
     this.registerEvents();
     this.registerCommands();
-    this.events.emit('runcode:ready');
   }
 
   registerIpcEvents() {
diff --git a/cmd/dashboard/console.js b/lib/modules/console/index.js
similarity index 91%
rename from cmd/dashboard/console.js
rename to lib/modules/console/index.js
index 31036ed7..97fa303b 100644
--- a/cmd/dashboard/console.js
+++ b/lib/modules/console/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-let utils = require('../../lib/utils/utils.js');
+let utils = require('../../utils/utils');
 const EmbarkJS = require('embarkjs');
 const IpfsApi = require('ipfs-api');
 const Web3 = require('web3');
+
 class Console {
-  constructor(options) {
+  constructor(_embark, options) {
     this.events = options.events;
     this.plugins = options.plugins;
     this.version = options.version;
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ class Console {
     if (this.ipc.isServer()) {
       this.ipc.on('console:executeCmd', this.executeCmd.bind(this));
     }
-
+    this.events.setCommandHandler("console:executeCmd", this.executeCmd.bind(this));
     this.registerEmbarkJs();
   }
 
@@ -72,11 +73,9 @@ class Console {
   }
 
   registerEmbarkJs() {
-    this.events.on('runcode:ready', () => {
-      this.events.emit('runcode:register', 'IpfsApi', IpfsApi, false);
-      this.events.emit('runcode:register', 'Web3', Web3, false);
-      this.events.emit('runcode:register', 'EmbarkJS', EmbarkJS, false);
-    });
+    this.events.emit('runcode:register', 'IpfsApi', IpfsApi, false);
+    this.events.emit('runcode:register', 'Web3', Web3, false);
+    this.events.emit('runcode:register', 'EmbarkJS', EmbarkJS, false);
 
     this.events.on('code-generator-ready', () => {
       if (this.ipc.connected) {
diff --git a/test/console.js b/test/console.js
index 68aab0ad..dac075a7 100644
--- a/test/console.js
+++ b/test/console.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*globals describe, it*/
-let Console = require('../cmd/dashboard/console.js');
+let Console = require('../lib/modules/console/');
 let Plugins = require('../lib/core/plugins.js');
 let IPC = require('../lib/core/ipc.js');
 let assert = require('assert');
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ let version = require('../package.json').version;
 describe('embark.Console', function() {
   let ipc = new IPC({ipcRole: 'none'});
   let plugins = new Plugins({plugins: {}});
-  let events = {on: () => {}}
-  let console = new Console({plugins, version, ipc, events});
+  let events = {on: () => {}, setCommandHandler: () => {}, emit: () => {}};
+  let console = new Console({}, {plugins, version, ipc, events});
 
   describe('#executeCmd', function() {