diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c0473baee..60c6a6f44 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Current Master
 
+- Now when switching networks the extension does not restart
+
 ## 3.7.0 2017-5-23
 
 - Add Transaction Number (nonce) to transaction list.
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/network.js b/app/scripts/controllers/network.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fdd92921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/network.js
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+const EventEmitter = require('events')
+const MetaMaskProvider = require('web3-provider-engine/zero.js')
+const ObservableStore = require('obs-store')
+const ComposedStore = require('obs-store/lib/composed')
+const extend = require('xtend')
+const EthQuery = require('eth-query')
+const RPC_ADDRESS_LIST = require('../config.js').network
+const DEFAULT_RPC = RPC_ADDRESS_LIST['rinkeby']
+
+module.exports = class NetworkController extends EventEmitter {
+  constructor (config) {
+    super()
+    this.networkStore = new ObservableStore('loading')
+    config.provider.rpcTarget = this.getRpcAddressForType(config.provider.type, config.provider)
+    this.providerStore = new ObservableStore(config.provider)
+    this.store = new ComposedStore({ provider: this.providerStore, network: this.networkStore })
+    this._providerListeners = {}
+
+    this.on('networkDidChange', this.lookupNetwork)
+    this.providerStore.subscribe((state) => this.switchNetwork({rpcUrl: state.rpcTarget}))
+  }
+
+  get provider () {
+    return this._proxy
+  }
+
+  set provider (provider) {
+    this._provider = provider
+  }
+
+  initializeProvider (opts) {
+    this.providerInit = opts
+    this._provider = MetaMaskProvider(opts)
+    this._proxy = new Proxy(this._provider, {
+      get: (obj, name) => {
+        if (name === 'on') return this._on.bind(this)
+        return this._provider[name]
+      },
+      set: (obj, name, value) => {
+        this._provider[name] = value
+      },
+    })
+    this.provider.on('block', this._logBlock.bind(this))
+    this.provider.on('error', this.verifyNetwork.bind(this))
+    this.ethQuery = new EthQuery(this.provider)
+    this.lookupNetwork()
+    return this.provider
+  }
+
+  switchNetwork (providerInit) {
+    this.setNetworkState('loading')
+    const newInit = extend(this.providerInit, providerInit)
+    this.providerInit = newInit
+
+    this._provider.removeAllListeners()
+    this.provider = MetaMaskProvider(newInit)
+    // apply the listners created by other controllers
+    Object.keys(this._providerListeners).forEach((key) => {
+      this._providerListeners[key].forEach((handler) => this._provider.addListener(key, handler))
+    })
+    this.emit('networkDidChange')
+  }
+
+
+  verifyNetwork () {
+  // Check network when restoring connectivity:
+    if (this.isNetworkLoading()) this.lookupNetwork()
+  }
+
+  getNetworkState () {
+    return this.networkStore.getState()
+  }
+
+  setNetworkState (network) {
+    return this.networkStore.putState(network)
+  }
+
+  isNetworkLoading () {
+    return this.getNetworkState() === 'loading'
+  }
+
+  lookupNetwork () {
+    this.ethQuery.sendAsync({ method: 'net_version' }, (err, network) => {
+      if (err) return this.setNetworkState('loading')
+      log.info('web3.getNetwork returned ' + network)
+      this.setNetworkState(network)
+    })
+  }
+
+  setRpcTarget (rpcUrl) {
+    this.providerStore.updateState({
+      type: 'rpc',
+      rpcTarget: rpcUrl,
+    })
+  }
+
+  getCurrentRpcAddress () {
+    const provider = this.getProviderConfig()
+    if (!provider) return null
+    return this.getRpcAddressForType(provider.type)
+  }
+
+  setProviderType (type) {
+    if (type === this.getProviderConfig().type) return
+    const rpcTarget = this.getRpcAddressForType(type)
+    this.providerStore.updateState({type, rpcTarget})
+  }
+
+  getProviderConfig () {
+    return this.providerStore.getState()
+  }
+
+  getRpcAddressForType (type, provider = this.getProviderConfig()) {
+    if (RPC_ADDRESS_LIST[type]) return RPC_ADDRESS_LIST[type]
+    return provider && provider.rpcTarget ? provider.rpcTarget : DEFAULT_RPC
+  }
+
+  _logBlock (block) {
+    log.info(`BLOCK CHANGED: #${block.number.toString('hex')} 0x${block.hash.toString('hex')}`)
+    this.verifyNetwork()
+  }
+
+  _on (event, handler) {
+    if (!this._providerListeners[event]) this._providerListeners[event] = []
+    this._providerListeners[event].push(handler)
+    this._provider.on(event, handler)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions.js
index 4d3197cba..faccf1ab1 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const extend = require('xtend')
 const Semaphore = require('semaphore')
 const ObservableStore = require('obs-store')
 const ethUtil = require('ethereumjs-util')
-const EthQuery = require('eth-query')
 const TxProviderUtil = require('../lib/tx-utils')
 const createId = require('../lib/random-id')
 const denodeify = require('denodeify')
@@ -24,8 +23,8 @@ module.exports = class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
     this.txHistoryLimit = opts.txHistoryLimit
     this.provider = opts.provider
     this.blockTracker = opts.blockTracker
-    this.query = new EthQuery(this.provider)
-    this.txProviderUtils = new TxProviderUtil(this.provider)
+    this.query = opts.ethQuery
+    this.txProviderUtils = new TxProviderUtil(this.query)
     this.blockTracker.on('block', this.checkForTxInBlock.bind(this))
     this.signEthTx = opts.signTransaction
     this.nonceLock = Semaphore(1)
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ module.exports = class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   getNetwork () {
-    return this.networkStore.getState().network
+    return this.networkStore.getState()
   }
 
   getSelectedAddress () {
diff --git a/app/scripts/first-time-state.js b/app/scripts/first-time-state.js
index 29ec1d8d3..dc7788311 100644
--- a/app/scripts/first-time-state.js
+++ b/app/scripts/first-time-state.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 //
 
 module.exports = {
-  config: {
+  config: {},
+  NetworkController: {
     provider: {
       type: 'rinkeby',
     },
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/config-manager.js b/app/scripts/lib/config-manager.js
index d77cd2126..9c0dffe9c 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/config-manager.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/config-manager.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-const MetamaskConfig = require('../config.js')
 const ethUtil = require('ethereumjs-util')
 const normalize = require('eth-sig-util').normalize
+const MetamaskConfig = require('../config.js')
+
 
 const MAINNET_RPC = MetamaskConfig.network.mainnet
 const ROPSTEN_RPC = MetamaskConfig.network.ropsten
@@ -33,36 +34,6 @@ ConfigManager.prototype.getConfig = function () {
   return data.config
 }
 
-ConfigManager.prototype.setRpcTarget = function (rpcUrl) {
-  var config = this.getConfig()
-  config.provider = {
-    type: 'rpc',
-    rpcTarget: rpcUrl,
-  }
-  this.setConfig(config)
-}
-
-ConfigManager.prototype.setProviderType = function (type) {
-  var config = this.getConfig()
-  config.provider = {
-    type: type,
-  }
-  this.setConfig(config)
-}
-
-ConfigManager.prototype.useEtherscanProvider = function () {
-  var config = this.getConfig()
-  config.provider = {
-    type: 'etherscan',
-  }
-  this.setConfig(config)
-}
-
-ConfigManager.prototype.getProvider = function () {
-  var config = this.getConfig()
-  return config.provider
-}
-
 ConfigManager.prototype.setData = function (data) {
   this.store.putState(data)
 }
@@ -136,6 +107,35 @@ ConfigManager.prototype.getSeedWords = function () {
   var data = this.getData()
   return data.seedWords
 }
+ConfigManager.prototype.setRpcTarget = function (rpcUrl) {
+  var config = this.getConfig()
+  config.provider = {
+    type: 'rpc',
+    rpcTarget: rpcUrl,
+  }
+  this.setConfig(config)
+}
+
+ConfigManager.prototype.setProviderType = function (type) {
+  var config = this.getConfig()
+  config.provider = {
+    type: type,
+  }
+  this.setConfig(config)
+}
+
+ConfigManager.prototype.useEtherscanProvider = function () {
+  var config = this.getConfig()
+  config.provider = {
+    type: 'etherscan',
+  }
+  this.setConfig(config)
+}
+
+ConfigManager.prototype.getProvider = function () {
+  var config = this.getConfig()
+  return config.provider
+}
 
 ConfigManager.prototype.getCurrentRpcAddress = function () {
   var provider = this.getProvider()
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/tx-utils.js b/app/scripts/lib/tx-utils.js
index 084ca3721..76b311653 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/tx-utils.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/tx-utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const async = require('async')
-const EthQuery = require('eth-query')
 const ethUtil = require('ethereumjs-util')
 const Transaction = require('ethereumjs-tx')
 const normalize = require('eth-sig-util').normalize
@@ -7,15 +6,14 @@ const BN = ethUtil.BN
 
 /*
 tx-utils are utility methods for Transaction manager
-its passed a provider and that is passed to ethquery
+its passed ethquery
 and used to do things like calculate gas of a tx.
 */
 
 module.exports = class txProviderUtils {
 
-  constructor (provider) {
-    this.provider = provider
-    this.query = new EthQuery(provider)
+  constructor (ethQuery) {
+    this.query = ethQuery
   }
 
   analyzeGasUsage (txMeta, cb) {
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index f18da9033..a7eb3d056 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ const ObservableStore = require('obs-store')
 const EthStore = require('./lib/eth-store')
 const EthQuery = require('eth-query')
 const streamIntoProvider = require('web3-stream-provider/handler')
-const MetaMaskProvider = require('web3-provider-engine/zero.js')
 const setupMultiplex = require('./lib/stream-utils.js').setupMultiplex
 const KeyringController = require('./keyring-controller')
+const NetworkController = require('./controllers/network')
 const PreferencesController = require('./controllers/preferences')
 const CurrencyController = require('./controllers/currency')
 const NoticeController = require('./notice-controller')
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
     this.store = new ObservableStore(initState)
 
     // network store
-    this.networkStore = new ObservableStore({ network: 'loading' })
 
+    this.networkController = new NetworkController(initState.NetworkController)
     // config manager
     this.configManager = new ConfigManager({
       store: this.store,
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
 
     // rpc provider
     this.provider = this.initializeProvider()
-    this.provider.on('block', this.logBlock.bind(this))
-    this.provider.on('error', this.verifyNetwork.bind(this))
 
     // eth data query tools
     this.ethQuery = new EthQuery(this.provider)
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
     this.keyringController = new KeyringController({
       initState: initState.KeyringController,
       ethStore: this.ethStore,
-      getNetwork: this.getNetworkState.bind(this),
+      getNetwork: this.networkController.getNetworkState.bind(this.networkController),
     })
     this.keyringController.on('newAccount', (address) => {
       this.preferencesController.setSelectedAddress(address)
@@ -92,13 +90,14 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
     // tx mgmt
     this.txController = new TransactionController({
       initState: initState.TransactionController || initState.TransactionManager,
-      networkStore: this.networkStore,
+      networkStore: this.networkController.networkStore,
       preferencesStore: this.preferencesController.store,
       txHistoryLimit: 40,
-      getNetwork: this.getNetworkState.bind(this),
+      getNetwork: this.networkController.getNetworkState.bind(this),
       signTransaction: this.keyringController.signTransaction.bind(this.keyringController),
       provider: this.provider,
       blockTracker: this.provider,
+      ethQuery: this.ethQuery,
     })
 
     // notices
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       initState: initState.ShapeShiftController,
     })
 
-    this.lookupNetwork()
+    this.networkController.lookupNetwork()
     this.messageManager = new MessageManager()
     this.personalMessageManager = new PersonalMessageManager()
     this.publicConfigStore = this.initPublicConfigStore()
@@ -140,9 +139,12 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
     this.shapeshiftController.store.subscribe((state) => {
       this.store.updateState({ ShapeShiftController: state })
     })
+    this.networkController.store.subscribe((state) => {
+      this.store.updateState({ NetworkController: state })
+    })
 
     // manual mem state subscriptions
-    this.networkStore.subscribe(this.sendUpdate.bind(this))
+    this.networkController.store.subscribe(this.sendUpdate.bind(this))
     this.ethStore.subscribe(this.sendUpdate.bind(this))
     this.txController.memStore.subscribe(this.sendUpdate.bind(this))
     this.messageManager.memStore.subscribe(this.sendUpdate.bind(this))
@@ -160,12 +162,12 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
   //
 
   initializeProvider () {
-    const provider = MetaMaskProvider({
+    return this.networkController.initializeProvider({
       static: {
         eth_syncing: false,
         web3_clientVersion: `MetaMask/v${version}`,
       },
-      rpcUrl: this.configManager.getCurrentRpcAddress(),
+      rpcUrl: this.networkController.getCurrentRpcAddress(),
       // account mgmt
       getAccounts: (cb) => {
         const isUnlocked = this.keyringController.memStore.getState().isUnlocked
@@ -185,7 +187,6 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       // new style msg signing
       processPersonalMessage: this.newUnsignedPersonalMessage.bind(this),
     })
-    return provider
   }
 
   initPublicConfigStore () {
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       {
         isInitialized,
       },
-      this.networkStore.getState(),
+      this.networkController.store.getState(),
       this.ethStore.getState(),
       this.txController.memStore.getState(),
       this.messageManager.memStore.getState(),
@@ -255,8 +256,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
     return {
       // etc
       getState: (cb) => cb(null, this.getState()),
-      setProviderType: this.setProviderType.bind(this),
-      useEtherscanProvider: this.useEtherscanProvider.bind(this),
+      setProviderType: this.networkController.setProviderType.bind(this.networkController),
       setCurrentCurrency: this.setCurrentCurrency.bind(this),
       markAccountsFound: this.markAccountsFound.bind(this),
       // coinbase
@@ -590,10 +590,6 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
   //
 
   // Log blocks
-  logBlock (block) {
-    log.info(`BLOCK CHANGED: #${block.number.toString('hex')} 0x${block.hash.toString('hex')}`)
-    this.verifyNetwork()
-  }
 
   setCurrentCurrency (currencyCode, cb) {
     try {
@@ -612,7 +608,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
 
   buyEth (address, amount) {
     if (!amount) amount = '5'
-    const network = this.getNetworkState()
+    const network = this.networkController.getNetworkState()
     const url = getBuyEthUrl({ network, address, amount })
     if (url) this.platform.openWindow({ url })
   }
@@ -620,69 +616,21 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
   createShapeShiftTx (depositAddress, depositType) {
     this.shapeshiftController.createShapeShiftTx(depositAddress, depositType)
   }
-
-  //
-  // network
-  //
-
-  verifyNetwork () {
-    // Check network when restoring connectivity:
-    if (this.isNetworkLoading()) this.lookupNetwork()
-  }
+// network
 
   setDefaultRpc () {
-    this.configManager.setRpcTarget('http://localhost:8545')
-    this.platform.reload()
-    this.lookupNetwork()
+    this.networkController.setRpcTarget('http://localhost:8545')
     return Promise.resolve('http://localhost:8545')
   }
 
   setCustomRpc (rpcTarget, rpcList) {
-    this.configManager.setRpcTarget(rpcTarget)
+    this.networkController.setRpcTarget(rpcTarget)
+
     return this.preferencesController.updateFrequentRpcList(rpcTarget)
-      .then(() => {
-        this.platform.reload()
-        this.lookupNetwork()
-        return Promise.resolve(rpcTarget)
-      })
-  }
-
-  setProviderType (type) {
-    this.configManager.setProviderType(type)
-    this.platform.reload()
-    this.lookupNetwork()
-  }
-
-  useEtherscanProvider () {
-    this.configManager.useEtherscanProvider()
-    this.platform.reload()
-  }
-
-  getNetworkState () {
-    return this.networkStore.getState().network
-  }
-
-  setNetworkState (network) {
-    return this.networkStore.updateState({ network })
-  }
-
-  isNetworkLoading () {
-    return this.getNetworkState() === 'loading'
-  }
-
-  lookupNetwork (err) {
-    if (err) {
-      this.setNetworkState('loading')
-    }
-
-    this.ethQuery.sendAsync({ method: 'net_version' }, (err, network) => {
-      if (err) {
-        this.setNetworkState('loading')
-        return
-      }
-      log.info('web3.getNetwork returned ' + network)
-      this.setNetworkState(network)
+    .then(() => {
+      return Promise.resolve(rpcTarget)
     })
   }
 
+
 }
diff --git a/app/scripts/migrations/014.js b/app/scripts/migrations/014.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0fe92125b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/scripts/migrations/014.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+const version = 14
+
+/*
+
+This migration removes provider from config and moves it too NetworkController.
+
+*/
+
+const clone = require('clone')
+
+module.exports = {
+  version,
+
+  migrate: function (originalVersionedData) {
+    const versionedData = clone(originalVersionedData)
+    versionedData.meta.version = version
+    try {
+      const state = versionedData.data
+      const newState = transformState(state)
+      versionedData.data = newState
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn(`MetaMask Migration #${version}` + err.stack)
+    }
+    return Promise.resolve(versionedData)
+  },
+}
+
+function transformState (state) {
+  const newState = state
+  newState.NetworkController = {}
+  newState.NetworkController.provider = newState.config.provider
+  delete newState.config.provider
+  return newState
+}
diff --git a/app/scripts/migrations/index.js b/app/scripts/migrations/index.js
index 3a95cf88e..fb1ad7863 100644
--- a/app/scripts/migrations/index.js
+++ b/app/scripts/migrations/index.js
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ module.exports = [
   require('./011'),
   require('./012'),
   require('./013'),
+  require('./014'),
 ]
diff --git a/test/unit/network-contoller-test.js b/test/unit/network-contoller-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..183e69cab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/network-contoller-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+const EventEmitter = require('events')
+const assert = require('assert')
+const NetworkController = require('../../app/scripts/controllers/network')
+
+describe('# Network Controller', function () {
+  let networkController
+
+  beforeEach(function () {
+    networkController = new NetworkController({
+      provider: {
+        type: 'rinkeby',
+      },
+    })
+    // stub out provider
+    networkController._provider = new EventEmitter()
+    networkController.providerInit = {
+      getAccounts: () => {},
+    }
+
+    networkController.ethQuery = new Proxy({}, {
+      get: (obj, name) => {
+        return () => {}
+      },
+    })
+  })
+  describe('network', function () {
+    describe('#provider', function() {
+      it('provider should be updatable without reassignment', function () {
+        networkController.initializeProvider(networkController.providerInit)
+        const provider = networkController.provider
+        networkController._provider = {test: true}
+        assert.ok(provider.test)
+      })
+    })
+    describe('#getNetworkState', function () {
+      it('should return loading when new', function () {
+        let networkState = networkController.getNetworkState()
+        assert.equal(networkState, 'loading', 'network is loading')
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('#setNetworkState', function () {
+      it('should update the network', function () {
+        networkController.setNetworkState(1)
+        let networkState = networkController.getNetworkState()
+        assert.equal(networkState, 1, 'network is 1')
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('#getRpcAddressForType', function () {
+      it('should return the right rpc address', function () {
+        let rpcTarget = networkController.getRpcAddressForType('mainnet')
+        assert.equal(rpcTarget, 'https://mainnet.infura.io/metamask', 'returns the right rpcAddress')
+      })
+    })
+    describe('#setProviderType', function () {
+      it('should update provider.type', function () {
+        networkController.setProviderType('mainnet')
+        const type = networkController.getProviderConfig().type
+        assert.equal(type, 'mainnet', 'provider type is updated')
+      })
+      it('should set the network to loading', function () {
+        networkController.setProviderType('mainnet')
+        const loading = networkController.isNetworkLoading()
+        assert.ok(loading, 'network is loading')
+      })
+      it('should set the right rpcTarget', function () {
+        networkController.setProviderType('mainnet')
+        const rpcTarget = networkController.getProviderConfig().rpcTarget
+        assert.equal(rpcTarget, 'https://mainnet.infura.io/metamask', 'returns the right rpcAddress')
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/unit/tx-controller-test.js b/test/unit/tx-controller-test.js
index d4e8d79f0..711e1ea79 100644
--- a/test/unit/tx-controller-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/tx-controller-test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const assert = require('assert')
 const EventEmitter = require('events')
 const ethUtil = require('ethereumjs-util')
 const EthTx = require('ethereumjs-tx')
+const EthQuery = require('eth-query')
 const ObservableStore = require('obs-store')
 const clone = require('clone')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
@@ -16,9 +17,10 @@ describe('Transaction Controller', function () {
 
   beforeEach(function () {
     txController = new TransactionController({
-      networkStore: new ObservableStore({ network: currentNetworkId }),
+      networkStore: new ObservableStore(currentNetworkId),
       txHistoryLimit: 10,
       blockTracker: new EventEmitter(),
+      ethQuery: new EthQuery(new EventEmitter()),
       signTransaction: (ethTx) => new Promise((resolve) => {
         ethTx.sign(privKey)
         resolve()
diff --git a/test/unit/tx-utils-test.js b/test/unit/tx-utils-test.js
index 57d4638a0..7ace1f587 100644
--- a/test/unit/tx-utils-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/tx-utils-test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ describe('txUtils', function () {
   let txUtils
 
   before(function () {
-    txUtils = new TxUtils()
+    txUtils = new TxUtils(new Proxy({}, {
+      get: (obj, name) => {
+        return () => {}
+      },
+    }))
   })
 
   describe('chain Id', function () {