diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 39e95e8a..361aa454 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -438,12 +438,11 @@ Embark includes a testing lib to fastly run & test your contracts in a EVM.
 # test/simple_storage_spec.js
 
 var assert = require('assert');
-var Embark = require('embark');
-var EmbarkSpec = Embark.initTests();
-var web3 = EmbarkSpec.web3;
+var EmbarkSpec = require('embark/lib/core/test.js');
 
 describe("SimpleStorage", function() {
   before(function(done) {
+    this.timeout(0);
     var contractsConfig = {
       "SimpleStorage": {
         args: [100]
@@ -469,6 +468,7 @@ describe("SimpleStorage", function() {
   });
 
 });
+
 ```
 
 Embark uses [Mocha](http://mochajs.org/) by default, but you can use any testing framework you want.
diff --git a/boilerplate/test/contract_spec.js b/boilerplate/test/contract_spec.js
index e732155d..e0a6a9dc 100644
--- a/boilerplate/test/contract_spec.js
+++ b/boilerplate/test/contract_spec.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 var assert = require('assert');
-var Embark = require('embark');
-var EmbarkSpec = Embark.initTests();
-var web3 = EmbarkSpec.web3;
+var EmbarkSpec = require('embark/lib/core/test.js');
 
-//describe("SimpleStorage", function() {
+
+// describe("SimpleStorage", function() {
 //  before(function(done) {
 //    this.timeout(0);
 //    var contractsConfig = {
@@ -30,4 +29,4 @@ var web3 = EmbarkSpec.web3;
 //    });
 //  });
 //
-//});
+// });
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