diff --git a/dapps/tests/app/test/simple_storage_deploy_spec.js b/dapps/tests/app/test/simple_storage_deploy_spec.js
index 6975294b2f..66ff6bc7cd 100644
--- a/dapps/tests/app/test/simple_storage_deploy_spec.js
+++ b/dapps/tests/app/test/simple_storage_deploy_spec.js
@@ -6,14 +6,10 @@ contract("SimpleStorage Deploy", function () {
   let simpleStorageInstance;
   before(function() {
     return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
-      const gas = await SimpleStorage.deploy({arguments: [150]}).estimateGas();
 
-      Utils.secureSend(web3, SimpleStorage.deploy({arguments: [150]}), {gas, from: web3.eth.defaultAccount}, true, function(err, receipt) {
-        if(err) {
-          return reject(err);
-        }
-        simpleStorageInstance = SimpleStorage;
-        simpleStorageInstance.options.address = receipt.contractAddress;
+      SimpleStorage.deploy([150]);
+      SimpleStorage.deployed().then(instance => {
+        simpleStorageInstance = instance;
         resolve();
       });
     });
diff --git a/packages/embarkjs/embarkjs/src/lib/blockchain.js b/packages/embarkjs/embarkjs/src/lib/blockchain.js
index a34202c950..953046c05c 100644
--- a/packages/embarkjs/embarkjs/src/lib/blockchain.js
+++ b/packages/embarkjs/embarkjs/src/lib/blockchain.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* global ethereum */
 
-import {reduce} from './async';
+import { reduce } from './async';
+import utils from './utils';
 
 let Blockchain = {
   Contract: Contract,
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ function Contract(options) {
   this.abi = options.abi || options.abiDefinition;
   this.address = options.address || options.deployedAddress;
   this.gas = options.gas;
-  this.code = '0x' + options.code;
+  this.code = utils.hexPrefix(options.code);
 
   this.blockchainConnector = Blockchain.blockchainConnector;
 
@@ -311,40 +312,50 @@ function Contract(options) {
     }
   });
 
+  // Assign helpers too
+  for(const method of ["deploy", "new", "at", "send", "deployed"]) {
+    // Make sure we don't override original methods here.
+    if (originalMethods.includes(method)) {
+      console.log(method + " is a reserved word and will not be aliased as a helper");
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    ContractClass[method] = Contract.prototype[method].bind(this);
+  }
+
+  this.contractClass = ContractClass;
+
   return ContractClass;
 }
 
-Contract.prototype.deploy = function(args, _options) {
-  var self = this;
-  var contractParams;
-  var options = _options || {};
-
-  contractParams = args || [];
+Contract.prototype.deploy = function(args, _options, _txOptions) {
+  const self = this;
+  const options = Object.assign({
+    arguments: args || [],
+    data: this.code
+  }, _options);
 
-  contractParams.push({
+  const txOptions = Object.assign({
     from: this.blockchainConnector.getDefaultAccount(),
-    data: this.code,
-    gas: options.gas || 800000
+    gas: this.gas
+  }, _txOptions);
+
+  const contract = this.blockchainConnector.newContract({abi: this.abi});
+
+  this._deployPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    contract.deploy.apply(contract, [options]).send(txOptions).then(instance => {
+      resolve(new Contract({
+        abi: self.abi,
+        code: self.code,
+        address: instance.options.address
+      }));
+
+      // Delete the deploy promise as we don't need to track it anymore.
+      delete self._deployPromise;
+    }).catch(reject);
   });
 
-
-  const contractObject = this.blockchainConnector.newContract({abi: this.abi});
-
-  return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
-    contractParams.push(function(err, transaction) {
-      if (err) {
-        reject(err);
-      } else if (transaction.address !== undefined) {
-        resolve(new Contract({
-          abi: self.abi,
-          code: self.code,
-          address: transaction.address
-        }));
-      }
-    });
-
-    contractObject["new"].apply(contractObject, contractParams);
-  });
+  return this._deployPromise;
 };
 
 Contract.prototype.new = Contract.prototype.deploy;
@@ -369,6 +380,24 @@ Contract.prototype.send = function(value, unit, _options) {
   return this.blockchainConnector.send(options);
 };
 
+Contract.prototype.deployed = function() {
+  if (this.address === undefined && this._deployPromise === undefined) {
+    const err = Error("contract deployment hasn't happened yet");
+    return Promise.reject(err);
+  }
+
+  // This keeps the original deploy promise so we can fire it as soon as web3 tells us
+  // it's done.
+  if (this._deployPromise) {
+    return this._deployPromise;
+  }
+
+  // Already deployed, just resolve.
+  return Promise.resolve(this);
+};
+
+Blockchain.Contract = Contract;
+
 class BlockchainConnectionError extends Error {
   constructor(connectionErrors) {
     super("Could not establish a connection to a node.");
diff --git a/packages/embarkjs/embarkjs/src/lib/utils.js b/packages/embarkjs/embarkjs/src/lib/utils.js
index dc434af17f..d3f31a17d8 100644
--- a/packages/embarkjs/embarkjs/src/lib/utils.js
+++ b/packages/embarkjs/embarkjs/src/lib/utils.js
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 const Web3 = global.Web3 || require('web3');
 
 let Utils = {
+  hexPrefix: function(str) {
+    if (!(str && str.match)) return;
+    if (str.match(/^0x/)) return str;
+
+    return `0x${str}`;
+  },
   fromAscii: function(str) {
     var _web3 = new Web3();
     return _web3.utils ? _web3.utils.fromAscii(str) : _web3.fromAscii(str);
diff --git a/packages/embarkjs/web3/src/index.js b/packages/embarkjs/web3/src/index.js
index e4e3b5f5cd..886d2ac9c1 100644
--- a/packages/embarkjs/web3/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embarkjs/web3/src/index.js
@@ -48,11 +48,12 @@ __embarkWeb3.newContract = function (options) {
 };
 
 __embarkWeb3.send = function () {
+  console.log('ARGUEMTNS', ...arguments);
   return this.web3.eth.sendTransaction(...arguments);
 };
 
 __embarkWeb3.toWei = function () {
-  return this.web3.toWei(...arguments);
+  return this.web3.utils.toWei(...arguments);
 };
 
 __embarkWeb3.getNetworkId = function () {
diff --git a/packages/plugins/mocha-tests/src/lib/index.js b/packages/plugins/mocha-tests/src/lib/index.js
index fe6032a2bd..4c33f40f7e 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/mocha-tests/src/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/plugins/mocha-tests/src/lib/index.js
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ class MochaTestRunner {
                 compiledContracts[contract.className] = {};
               }
               instance.options.from = accounts[0];
+              instance.options.code = contract.code;
               instance.options.gas = GAS_LIMIT;
               Object.setPrototypeOf(compiledContracts[contract.className], instance);
             }