diff --git a/lib/core/engine.js b/lib/core/engine.js
index 6722c485..5224a50a 100644
--- a/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -71,15 +71,6 @@ class Engine {
     };
   }
 
-  startMonitor() {
-    const self = this;
-    this.servicesMonitor = new ServicesMonitor({events: this.events, logger: this.logger, plugins: this.plugins});
-    this.servicesMonitor.addCheck('embarkVersion', function (cb) {
-      return cb({name: 'Embark ' + self.version, status: 'on'});
-    }, 0);
-    this.servicesMonitor.startMonitor();
-  }
-
   registerModule(moduleName, options) {
     this.plugins.loadInternalPlugin(moduleName, options || {});
   }
@@ -88,6 +79,7 @@ class Engine {
     let options = _options || {};
 
     let services = {
+      "serviceMonitor": this.serviceMonitor,
       "pipeline": this.pipelineService,
       "codeRunner": this.codeRunnerService,
       "codeGenerator": this.codeGeneratorService,
@@ -134,6 +126,15 @@ class Engine {
     });
   }
 
+  serviceMonitor() {
+    const self = this;
+    this.servicesMonitor = new ServicesMonitor({events: this.events, logger: this.logger, plugins: this.plugins});
+    this.servicesMonitor.addCheck('embarkVersion', function (cb) {
+      return cb({name: 'Embark ' + self.version, status: 'on'});
+    }, 0);
+    this.servicesMonitor.startMonitor();
+  }
+
   namingSystem(_options) {
     this.registerModule('ens');
   }
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 48ce9d63..ca034230 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class Embark {
           engine.logger.info(__("loaded plugins") + ": " + pluginList.join(", "));
         }
 
-        engine.startMonitor();
+        engine.startService("serviceMonitor");
         engine.startService("libraryManager");
         engine.startService("codeRunner");
         engine.startService("web3");
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class Embark {
           engine.logger.info(__("loaded plugins") + ": " + pluginList.join(", "));
         }
 
-        engine.startMonitor();
+        engine.startService("serviceMonitor");
         engine.startService("libraryManager");
         engine.startService("pipeline");
         engine.startService("deployment", {onlyCompile: true});
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ class Embark {
 
       function startServices(callback) {
 
-        engine.startMonitor();
+        engine.startService("serviceMonitor");
         engine.startService("libraryManager");
         engine.startService("codeRunner");
         engine.startService("web3");