diff --git a/lib/modules/solidity/solcW.js b/lib/modules/solidity/solcW.js
index 95ca8f5c..f599f8b7 100644
--- a/lib/modules/solidity/solcW.js
+++ b/lib/modules/solidity/solcW.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ let currentSolcVersion = require('../../../package.json').dependencies.solc;
 const ProcessLauncher = require('../../process/processLauncher');
 const uuid = require('uuid/v1');
 let ipc = require('node-ipc')
-let socketPath = "/tmp/embark.sock"
 
 class SolcW {
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ class SolcW {
         });
       }
 
-      ipc.connectTo('embark', socketPath, connecting);
+      ipc.connectTo('embark', fs.dappPath(".embark/embark.ipc"), connecting);
 
       return;
     }
@@ -62,9 +61,9 @@ class SolcW {
       );
     }
 
-    ipc.serve(socketPath, _connecting)
+    ipc.serve(fs.dappPath(".embark/embark.ipc"), _connecting)
     ipc.server.start()
-    this.logger.info(`pid ${process.pid} listening on ${socketPath}`);
+    this.logger.info(`pid ${process.pid} listening on ${fs.dappPath(".embark/embark.ipc")}`);
 
     this.events.request("version:get:solc", function(solcVersion) {
       if (solcVersion === currentSolcVersion) {
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ class SolcW {
   compile(jsonObj,  done) {
     const id = uuid();
     let a = new Date();
-    console.dir("doing compile");
 
     if (this.useIpc) {
       ipc.of['embark'].once('message', function(msg) {