diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/network.js b/app/scripts/controllers/network.js
index f4665baf8..64ed4b7c2 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/network.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/network.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const extend = require('xtend')
 const EthQuery = require('eth-query')
 const createEthRpcClient = require('eth-rpc-client')
 const createEventEmitterProxy = require('../lib/events-proxy.js')
+const createObjectProxy = require('../lib/obj-proxy.js')
 const RPC_ADDRESS_LIST = require('../config.js').network
 const DEFAULT_RPC = RPC_ADDRESS_LIST['rinkeby']
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ module.exports = class NetworkController extends EventEmitter {
     this.networkStore = new ObservableStore('loading')
     this.providerStore = new ObservableStore(config.provider)
     this.store = new ComposedStore({ provider: this.providerStore, network: this.networkStore })
-    this.providerProxy = createEventEmitterProxy()
+    this.providerProxy = createObjectProxy()
     this.blockTrackerProxy = createEventEmitterProxy()
 
     this.on('networkDidChange', this.lookupNetwork)
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ module.exports = class NetworkController extends EventEmitter {
     this._baseProviderParams = _providerParams
     const rpcUrl = this.getCurrentRpcAddress()
     this._configureStandardClient({ rpcUrl })
-    this.providerProxy.on('block', this._logBlock.bind(this))
-    this.providerProxy.on('error', this.verifyNetwork.bind(this))
+    this.blockTrackerProxy.on('block', this._logBlock.bind(this))
+    this.blockTrackerProxy.on('error', this.verifyNetwork.bind(this))
     this.ethQuery = new EthQuery(this.providerProxy)
     this.lookupNetwork()
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a6be4c61..a5a473bed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@
     "eth-contract-metadata": "^1.1.4",
     "eth-hd-keyring": "^1.2.1",
     "eth-json-rpc-filters": "^1.2.2",
-    "eth-json-rpc-middleware": "^1.4.1",
+    "eth-json-rpc-middleware": "^1.4.2",
     "eth-keyring-controller": "^2.1.0",
     "eth-phishing-detect": "^1.1.4",
     "eth-query": "^2.1.2",
-    "eth-rpc-client": "^1.0.0",
+    "eth-rpc-client": "^1.0.3",
     "eth-sig-util": "^1.4.0",
     "eth-simple-keyring": "^1.1.1",
     "eth-token-tracker": "^1.1.4",
diff --git a/test/unit/network-contoller-test.js b/test/unit/network-contoller-test.js
index 0b3b5adeb..42ca40c56 100644
--- a/test/unit/network-contoller-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/network-contoller-test.js
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ describe('# Network Controller', function () {
       },
     })
 
-    networkController.initializeProvider(networkControllerProviderInit, dummyProviderConstructor)
+    networkController.initializeProvider(networkControllerProviderInit)
   })
   describe('network', function () {
     describe('#provider', function () {
       it('provider should be updatable without reassignment', function () {
-        networkController.initializeProvider(networkControllerProviderInit, dummyProviderConstructor)
-        const proxy = networkController._proxy
-        proxy.setTarget({ test: true, on: () => {} })
-        assert.ok(proxy.test)
+        networkController.initializeProvider(networkControllerProviderInit)
+        const providerProxy = networkController.providerProxy
+        providerProxy.setTarget({ test: true })
+        assert.ok(providerProxy.test)
       })
     })
     describe('#getNetworkState', function () {
@@ -66,19 +66,4 @@ describe('# Network Controller', function () {
   })
 })
 
-function dummyProviderConstructor() {
-  return {
-    // provider
-    sendAsync: noop,
-    // block tracker
-    _blockTracker: {},
-    start: noop,
-    stop: noop,
-    on: noop,
-    addListener: noop,
-    once: noop,
-    removeAllListeners: noop,
-  }
-}
-
 function noop() {}
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