diff --git a/lib/core/engine.js b/lib/core/engine.js
index 6122bf8b..856593d5 100644
--- a/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -79,13 +79,15 @@ Engine.prototype.pipelineService = function(options) {
     pipeline.build(abi);
     self.events.emit('outputDone');
   });
-  this.events.on('file-event', function(fileType, path) {
-    if (fileType === 'asset') {
-      self.config.reloadConfig();
-      pipeline.build(self.abi, path);
-      self.events.emit('outputDone');
-    }
-  });
+  // TODO: still need to redeploy contracts because the original contracts
+  // config is being corrupted
+  //this.events.on('file-event', function(fileType, path) {
+  //  if (fileType === 'asset') {
+  //    self.config.reloadConfig();
+  //    pipeline.build(self.abi, path);
+  //    self.events.emit('outputDone');
+  //  }
+  //});
 };
 
 Engine.prototype.abiService = function(options) {
@@ -122,10 +124,12 @@ Engine.prototype.deploymentService = function(options) {
   });
 
   this.events.on('file-event', function(fileType, path) {
-    if (fileType === 'contract' || fileType === 'config') {
+    // TODO: for now need to deploy on asset chanes as well
+    // because the contractsManager config is corrupted after a deploy
+    //if (fileType === 'contract' || fileType === 'config') {
       self.config.reloadConfig();
       self.deployManager.deployContracts(function() {});
-    }
+    //}
   });
 };