3 files changed, 31 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/app/scripts/background.js b/app/scripts/background.js
index 850a7bc6e..dfcdcc06c 100644
--- a/app/scripts/background.js
+++ b/app/scripts/background.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const Dnode = require('dnode')
 const Multiplex = require('multiplex')
-const Through = require('through2')
 const eos = require('end-of-stream')
 const combineStreams = require('pumpify')
 const extend = require('xtend')
@@ -10,6 +9,8 @@ const MetaMaskProvider = require('./lib/zero.js')
 const IdentityStore = require('./lib/idStore')
 const createTxNotification = require('./lib/tx-notification.js')
 const configManager = require('./lib/config-manager-singleton')
+const jsonParseStream = require('./lib/stream-utils.js').jsonParseStream
+const jsonStringifyStream = require('./lib/stream-utils.js').jsonStringifyStream
 
 //
 // connect to other contexts
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ function handleInternalCommunication(portStream){
     mx.destroy()
   })
   var dnodeStream = mx.createSharedStream('dnode')
-  var providerStream = combineStreams(
+  var providerStream = combineStreams.obj(
     jsonStringifyStream(),
     mx.createSharedStream('provider'),
     jsonParseStream()
@@ -191,18 +192,4 @@ function useEtherscanProvider() {
 
 // util
 
-function jsonParseStream(){
-  return Through.obj(function(serialized){
-    this.push(JSON.parse(serialized))
-    cb()
-  })
-}
-
-function jsonStringifyStream(){
-  return Through.obj(function(obj){
-    this.push(JSON.stringify(obj))
-    cb()
-  })
-}
-
 function noop(){}
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/stream-utils.js b/app/scripts/lib/stream-utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12560ffd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/stream-utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const Through = require('through2')
+
+
+module.exports = {
+  jsonParseStream: jsonParseStream,
+  jsonStringifyStream: jsonStringifyStream,
+}
+
+function jsonParseStream(){
+  return Through.obj(function(serialized, encoding, cb){
+    this.push(JSON.parse(serialized))
+    cb()
+  })
+}
+
+function jsonStringifyStream(){
+  return Through.obj(function(obj, encoding, cb){
+    this.push(JSON.stringify(obj))
+    cb()
+  })
+}
diff --git a/app/scripts/popup.js b/app/scripts/popup.js
index cfb3c95e0..e6dae0d81 100644
--- a/app/scripts/popup.js
+++ b/app/scripts/popup.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ const MetaMaskUiCss = require('metamask-ui/css')
 const injectCss = require('inject-css')
 const PortStream = require('./lib/port-stream.js')
 const StreamProvider = require('./lib/stream-provider.js')
+const jsonParseStream = require('./lib/stream-utils.js').jsonParseStream
+const jsonStringifyStream = require('./lib/stream-utils.js').jsonStringifyStream
 
 // setup app
 var css = MetaMaskUiCss()
@@ -42,7 +44,11 @@ function connectToAccountManager(cb){
 
 function linkWeb3(stream){
   var remoteProvider = new StreamProvider()
-  remoteProvider.pipe(stream).pipe(remoteProvider)
+  remoteProvider
+  .pipe(jsonStringifyStream())
+  .pipe(stream)
+  .pipe(jsonParseStream())
+  .pipe(remoteProvider)
   stream.on('error', console.error.bind(console))
   remoteProvider.on('error', console.error.bind(console))
   global.web3 = new Web3(remoteProvider)