diff --git a/embarkConfig/contracts.js b/embarkConfig/contracts.js
index b7d3863..eff82c1 100644
--- a/embarkConfig/contracts.js
+++ b/embarkConfig/contracts.js
@@ -103,22 +103,12 @@ module.exports = {
       LiquidPledging: {
         instanceOf: 'LiquidPledgingMock'
       },
-      RecoveryVault: {},
-      LPFactory: {
-        args: ['$LPVault', '$LiquidPledging'],
-      },
       // contracts for testing
-      StandardToken: {},
-      Kernel: {
-        file: "@aragon/os/contracts/kernel/Kernel.sol"
-      },
-      ACL: {
-        file: "@aragon/os/contracts/acl/ACL.sol"
-      }
+      StandardToken: {}
     },
     afterDeploy: async (deps) => {
-      await deps.contracts.LiquidPledging.methods.initialize(deps.contracts.LPVault.options.address).send({gas: 1000000});
-      await deps.contracts.LPVault.methods.initialize(deps.contracts.LiquidPledging.options.address).send({gas: 1000000});
+      await deps.contracts.LiquidPledging.methods.initialize(deps.contracts.LPVault.options.address).send({gas: 1000000, from: deps.web3.eth.defaultAccount});
+      await deps.contracts.LPVault.methods.initialize(deps.contracts.LiquidPledging.options.address).send({gas: 1000000, from: deps.web3.eth.defaultAccount});
     }
 
     // afterDeploy: [
diff --git a/src/actions.js b/src/actions.js
index 9a20bd3..111eeb6 100644
--- a/src/actions.js
+++ b/src/actions.js
@@ -68,22 +68,26 @@ class Actions {
   }
 
   async listProjects() {
-    let numProjects = await LiquidPledging.methods.numberOfPledgeAdmins().call();
-    
-    const table = new Table({
-      head: ['Id', 'Name', 'URL', 'ParentProject', 'Status', 'Commit Time', 'Owner', 'Plugin']
-    });
+    try {
+      let numProjects = await this.contracts.LiquidPledging.methods.numberOfPledgeAdmins().call();
+      
+      const table = new Table({
+        head: ['Id', 'Name', 'URL', 'ParentProject', 'Status', 'Commit Time', 'Owner', 'Plugin']
+      });
 
-    for(let i = 1; i <= numProjects; i++){
-      const pledge = await LiquidPledging.methods.getPledgeAdmin(i).call();
-      if(pledge.adminType !== '2') continue;
+      for(let i = 1; i <= numProjects; i++){
+        const pledge = await this.contracts.LiquidPledging.methods.getPledgeAdmin(i).call();
+        if(pledge.adminType !== '2') continue;
 
-      table.push(
-        [i, pledge.name, pledge.url, pledge.parentProject, pledge.canceled ? 'Canceled' : 'Active', pledge.commitTime, pledge.addr, pledge.plugin]
-      );
+        table.push(
+          [i, pledge.name, pledge.url, pledge.parentProject, pledge.canceled ? 'Canceled' : 'Active', pledge.commitTime, pledge.addr, pledge.plugin]
+        );
+      }
+
+      console.log(table.toString());
+    } catch(error){
+      console.log("Couldn't obtain the list of projects: ", error.message);
     }
-
-    console.log(table.toString());
   }
 
   addGiver(params) {