diff --git a/src/accounts/account.ts b/src/accounts/account.ts
index ce2bcb9..1371d10 100644
--- a/src/accounts/account.ts
+++ b/src/accounts/account.ts
@@ -7,25 +7,28 @@ export class Account {
 	/** EOSIO account name */
 	public name: string;
 	/** EOSIO account public key */
-	public publicKey: string;
+	public publicKey?: string;
 	/** EOSIO account private key */
-	public privateKey: string;
+	public privateKey?: string;
 	/** EOSIO account permissions */
 	public permissions: Permissions;
 
-	constructor(name: string, privateKey: string, publicKey?: string) {
+	constructor(name: string, privateKey?: string, publicKey?: string) {
 		// Store references
 		this.name = name;
-		this.privateKey = privateKey;
 
-		this.publicKey = ecc.privateToPublic(privateKey);
+		if (privateKey) {
+			this.privateKey = privateKey;
 
-		if (publicKey && publicKey !== this.publicKey) {
-			throw new Error(
-				`Supplied public key does not match private key. Supplied key: ${publicKey} Expected key: ${ecc.privateToPublic(
-					privateKey
-				)} This is usually caused by using the legacy key format vs the new style key format.`
-			);
+			this.publicKey = ecc.privateToPublic(privateKey);
+
+			if (publicKey && publicKey !== this.publicKey) {
+				throw new Error(
+					`Supplied public key does not match private key. Supplied key: ${publicKey} Expected key: ${ecc.privateToPublic(
+						privateKey
+					)} This is usually caused by using the legacy key format vs the new style key format.`
+				);
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Set default permissions
diff --git a/src/contracts/contract.ts b/src/contracts/contract.ts
index 745cb64..c7fd469 100644
--- a/src/contracts/contract.ts
+++ b/src/contracts/contract.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ export interface ContractActionOptions {
 	from?: Account;
 }
 
+export interface ContractConstructorArgs {
+	eos: Api;
+	identifier?: string;
+	account: Account;
+	abi: Abi;
+	actions: Map<string, Type>;
+	types: Map<string, Type>;
+}
+
 /**
  * Adds additional functionality to the EOSJS `Contract` class
  */
@@ -22,8 +31,9 @@ export class Contract implements EOSJSContract {
 	private _eos: Api;
 	/** @hidden Current contract account */
 	private _account: Account;
-	/** @hidden Contract identifier. Typically the contract file name minus the extension */
-	private _identifier: string;
+	/** @hidden Contract identifier. Typically the contract file name minus the extension.
+	 * Can be undefined when the contract is loaded as already deployed and we're never given an indentifier to map it back to. */
+	private _identifier?: string;
 	/** @hidden Current contract ABI */
 	private _abi: Abi;
 	/** Deployed contract actions */
@@ -36,7 +46,7 @@ export class Contract implements EOSJSContract {
 	 * @author Kevin Brown <github.com/thekevinbrown>
 	 * @returns Current contract account
 	 */
-	public get account(): Account {
+	public get account() {
 		return this._account;
 	}
 
@@ -45,18 +55,11 @@ export class Contract implements EOSJSContract {
 	 * @author Kevin Brown <github.com/thekevinbrown>
 	 * @returns Contract identifier
 	 */
-	public get identifier(): string {
+	public get identifier() {
 		return this._identifier;
 	}
 
-	constructor(
-		eos: Api,
-		identifier: string,
-		account: Account,
-		abi: Abi,
-		actions: Map<string, Type>,
-		types: Map<string, Type>
-	) {
+	constructor({ eos, identifier, account, abi, actions, types }: ContractConstructorArgs) {
 		// Store contract arguments
 		this._eos = eos;
 		this._identifier = identifier;
diff --git a/src/contracts/contractDeployer.ts b/src/contracts/contractDeployer.ts
index 627031a..b52663b 100644
--- a/src/contracts/contractDeployer.ts
+++ b/src/contracts/contractDeployer.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { Contract } from './contract';
 import { Account, AccountManager } from '../accounts';
 import { EOSManager } from '../eosManager';
 import { ConfigManager } from '../configManager';
+import { ContractLoader } from './contractLoader';
 
 /**
  * Provides a set of methods to manage contract deployment
@@ -89,10 +90,8 @@ export class ContractDeployer {
 				},
 			],
 		});
-		// Fetch the contract actions and types
-		const { actions, types } = await EOSManager.api.getContract(account.name);
-		// Return our newly deployed contract instance
-		return new Contract(EOSManager.api, contractIdentifier, account, abi, actions, types) as T;
+
+		return await ContractLoader.at<T>(account);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ export class ContractDeployer {
 	 * ContractDeployer.deployWithName<MyContractTypeDef>('mycontract', 'mycontractname');
 	 * ```
 	 *
-	 * @note Generating a random private key is not safe in the cryptographic sense. It can be used for testing.
+	 * @note Generating a pseudorandom private key is not safe in the cryptographic sense. It can be used for testing.
 	 * @author Mitch Pierias <github.com/MitchPierias>
 	 * @param contractIdentifier Contract identifier, typically the contract filename minus the extension
 	 * @param accountName Account name
@@ -137,8 +136,16 @@ export class ContractDeployer {
 
 		// Initialize account with name
 		const account = new Account(accountName, privateKey);
+
+		console.log('Created account:');
+		console.log(`Name: ${accountName}`);
+		console.log(`Private Key: ${privateKey}`);
+
+		console.log('Setting up account');
 		await AccountManager.setupAccount(account);
 
+		console.log('Success');
+
 		// Call the deployToAccount method with the account
 		return await ContractDeployer.deployToAccount<T>(contractIdentifier, account);
 	}
diff --git a/src/contracts/contractLoader.ts b/src/contracts/contractLoader.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dfe331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/contracts/contractLoader.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { Contract } from './contract';
+import { Account } from '../accounts';
+import { EOSManager } from '../eosManager';
+
+/**
+ * Provides a set of methods to create contract references for already existing contracts
+ */
+export class ContractLoader {
+	/**
+	 * Loads a contract instance for a contract which is already deployed to the blockchain.
+	 *
+	 * ```typescript
+	 * ContractLoader.at<MyContractTypeDef>('mycontract');
+	 * ```
+	 * @author Kevin Brown <github.com/thekevinbrown>
+	 * @param accountName The account name where the contract is already deployed.
+	 * @returns Contract instance
+	 */
+	public static async at<T extends Contract>(account: Account) {
+		// Load the ABI from the blockchain.
+		const { abi } = await EOSManager.rpc.get_abi(account.name);
+
+		if (!abi) throw new Error(`Could not load ABI for contract at '${account.name}'.`);
+
+		// Fetch the contract actions and types
+		const { actions, types } = await EOSManager.api.getContract(account.name);
+
+		// Return our newly deployed contract instance
+		return new Contract({
+			eos: EOSManager.api,
+			account,
+			abi,
+			actions,
+			types,
+		}) as T;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/contracts/index.ts b/src/contracts/index.ts
index 3ee99fa..55d0474 100644
--- a/src/contracts/index.ts
+++ b/src/contracts/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export * from './contract';
 export * from './contractDeployer';
+export * from './contractLoader';
 export * from './tableRowsResult';
 export * from './typeGenerator';
diff --git a/src/eosManager.ts b/src/eosManager.ts
index 9c29356..b34675a 100644
--- a/src/eosManager.ts
+++ b/src/eosManager.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ import { JsSignatureProvider } from 'eosjs/dist/eosjs-jssig';
 import { Account } from './accounts';
 import { ConfigManager } from './configManager';
 
+interface InitArgs {
+	adminAccount: Account;
+	chainId?: string;
+	httpEndpoint: string;
+}
+
 /**
  * Manages client connection and communication with a local EOSIO node
  */
@@ -25,14 +31,36 @@ export class EOSManager {
 	 */
 	static initWithDefaults = () => {
 		// Create eosio account and configure signature provider
-		const adminPrivateKey = '5KQwrPbwdL6PhXujxW37FSSQZ1JiwsST4cqQzDeyXtP79zkvFD3';
-		EOSManager.adminAccount = new Account('eosio', adminPrivateKey);
-		EOSManager.signatureProvider = new JsSignatureProvider([adminPrivateKey]);
+		// NOTE: This is a known EOS development key used in the EOS docs. It is
+		// UNSAFE to use this key on any public network.
+		const adminAccount = new Account(
+			'eosio',
+			'5KQwrPbwdL6PhXujxW37FSSQZ1JiwsST4cqQzDeyXtP79zkvFD3'
+		);
+
+		EOSManager.init({ httpEndpoint: 'http://127.0.0.1:8888', adminAccount });
+	};
+	/**
+	 * Initializes a connection to any EOSIO node and sets the administration keys which
+	 * Lamington uses to deploy contracts, create accounts, etc.
+	 * @author Kevin Brown <github.com/thekevinbrown>
+	 * @example
+	 */
+	static init = ({ httpEndpoint, adminAccount, chainId }: InitArgs) => {
+		// Create eosio account and configure signature provider
+		EOSManager.adminAccount = adminAccount;
+
+		// If we have a key to sign with, go ahead and hook it up.
+		if (adminAccount.privateKey) {
+			EOSManager.signatureProvider = new JsSignatureProvider([adminAccount.privateKey]);
+		}
+
 		// Typecasting as any here to prevent a problem with the types disagreeing for fetch,
 		// when this is actually following the getting started docs on EOSJS.
-		EOSManager.rpc = new JsonRpc('http://127.0.0.1:8888', { fetch: fetch as any });
+		EOSManager.rpc = new JsonRpc(httpEndpoint, { fetch: fetch as any });
 		EOSManager.api = new Api({
 			rpc: EOSManager.rpc,
+			chainId,
 			signatureProvider: EOSManager.signatureProvider,
 			// Same deal here, type mismatch when there really shouldn't be.
 			textDecoder: new TextDecoder() as any,