diff --git a/app/dapp.js b/app/dapp.js
index 1a4d43f..033f5b6 100644
--- a/app/dapp.js
+++ b/app/dapp.js
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import LPVault from 'Embark/contracts/LPVault';
 import LiquidPledgingMock from 'Embark/contracts/LiquidPledgingMock';
 import web3 from "Embark/web3";
 import Divider from '@material-ui/core/Divider';
+import Button from '@material-ui/core/Button';
 import AddFunder from './components/AddFunder';
 import CreateFunding from './components/CreateFunding';
-import { initVaultAndLP, vaultPledgingNeedsInit, standardTokenApproval } from './utils/initialize'
+import { initVaultAndLP, vaultPledgingNeedsInit, standardTokenApproval, getLpAllowance } from './utils/initialize'
 
 const { getNetworkType } = web3.eth.net;
 
@@ -21,21 +22,30 @@ class App extends React.Component {
       getNetworkType().then(async network => {
         const { environment } = EmbarkJS
         const needsInit = await vaultPledgingNeedsInit();
-        this.setState({ network, environment })
-
-        //methods during testing to help setup
-        if (environment === 'development') standardTokenApproval()
-        if (!needsInit) initVaultAndLP(LiquidPledgingMock, LPVault)
+        const lpAllowance = await getLpAllowance();
+        this.setState({
+          network,
+          environment,
+          needsInit: needsInit === 0,
+          lpAllowance
+        })
       });
     });
   }
 
   render() {
+    const { needsInit, lpAllowance } = this.state;
     return (
       <div>
         <AddFunder />
         <Divider variant="middle" />
         <CreateFunding />
+        {needsInit && <Button variant="outlined" color="secondary" onClick={initVaultAndLP}>
+          Initialize Contracts
+        </Button>}
+        <Button variant="outlined" color="primary" onClick={standardTokenApproval}>
+          GIVE VAULT TOKEN APPROVAL
+        </Button>
       </div>
     )
   }
diff --git a/app/utils/currencies.js b/app/utils/currencies.js
index ac44797..71f2759 100644
--- a/app/utils/currencies.js
+++ b/app/utils/currencies.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import StandardToken from 'Embark/contracts/StandardToken'
+
 export const TOKEN_ICON_API = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TrustWallet/tokens/master/images'
 export const TOKEN_COIN_API = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TrustWallet/tokens/master/coins'
 export const currencies = [
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ export const currencies = [
     label: 'DAI',
   },
   {
-    value: '0xd8a512EBD6fd82f44dFFD968EEB0835265497d20',
+    value: StandardToken._address,
     label: 'Standard Token',
     icon: '🤔',
   }
diff --git a/app/utils/initialize.js b/app/utils/initialize.js
index 9db6b32..dcb157e 100644
--- a/app/utils/initialize.js
+++ b/app/utils/initialize.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import LiquidPledgingMock from 'Embark/contracts/LiquidPledgingMock'
 import StandardToken from 'Embark/contracts/StandardToken'
 import web3 from "Embark/web3"
 
-export const initVaultAndLP = async (lp, vault) => {
-  const vaultInit = await vault.methods.initialize(lp._address).send()
+export const initVaultAndLP = async () => {
+  const vaultInit = await LPVault.methods.initialize(LiquidPledgingMock._address).send()
   console.log(vaultInit)
-  const lpInit = await lp.methods.initialize(vault._address).send()
+  const lpInit = await LiquidPledgingMock.methods.initialize(LPVault._address).send()
   console.log(lpInit)
 }
 
@@ -17,14 +17,18 @@ export const vaultPledgingNeedsInit = async () => {
 }
 
 export const standardTokenApproval = async () => {
-  const { approve, allowance } = StandardToken.methods
+  const { approve } = StandardToken.methods
+  const spender = LiquidPledgingMock._address
+  return await approve(
+    spender,
+    web3.utils.toWei('10000000', 'tether')
+  ).send()
+}
+
+export const getLpAllowance = async () => {
+  const { allowance } = StandardToken.methods
   const account = await web3.eth.getCoinbase()
   const spender = LiquidPledgingMock._address
   const allowanceAmt = Number(await allowance(account, spender).call())
-  if (allowanceAmt < 1000) {
-    return await approve(
-      spender,
-      web3.utils.toWei('10000000', 'tether')
-    ).send()
-  }
+  return allowanceAmt
 }