diff --git a/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/app/index.js b/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/app/index.js
index 57eee8c..43b82e4 100755
--- a/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/app/index.js
+++ b/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/app/index.js
@@ -11,57 +11,24 @@
     return string.replace(/^./, string[0].toUpperCase());
   },
   prompting: {
-    name:function(){
+    name: function(){
       var done = this.async();
       this.prompt({
-        type    : 'input',
-        name    : 'name',
-        message : 'Your project name',
-        default : this.config.get('name') // value set in .yo-rc.json
+        type: 'input',
+        name: 'name',
+        message: 'Your project name',
+        default: this.config.get('name') // value set in .yo-rc.json
       }, function (answers) {
         // TODO check if this view already exist
         config.name = answers.name;
         done();
       }.bind(this));
-    },
-    host:function(){
-      var done = this.async();
-      this.prompt({
-        type    : 'input',
-        name    : 'host',
-        message : 'Your project remote host (with port)'
-      }, function (answers) {
-        config.host = answers.host;
-        done();
-      }.bind(this));
-    },
-    token:function(){
-      var done = this.async();
-      this.prompt({
-        type    : 'input',
-        name    : 'token',
-        message : 'Insert your active session token'
-      }, function (answers) {
-        config.token = answers.token;
-        done();
-      }.bind(this));
-    },
-    session:function(){
-      var done = this.async();
-      this.prompt({
-        type    : 'input',
-        name    : 'session',
-        message : 'Insert your active session id'
-      }, function (answers) {
-        config.session = answers.session;
-        done();
-      }.bind(this));
     }
   },
   writing: {
     rcFiles: function(){
       if (!user.git.name()){
-        userName = ['','']
+        userName = ['', '']
       }
       else {
         userName = user.git.name().split(' ');
@@ -73,21 +40,21 @@
       this.fs.copyTpl(
         this.templatePath('package.json'),
         this.destinationPath(`${this.config.get('folder')}/${config.name}/package.json`),
-        { name: config.name, author: {name:user.git.name()} }
+        { name: config.name, author: {name: user.git.name()} }
       );
     },
-    envConfig: function(){
-      this.fs.copyTpl(
-        this.templatePath('env/default.js'),
-        this.destinationPath(`${this.config.get('folder')}/${config.name}/env/default.js`),
-        { host: config.host, token: config.token, session: config.session }
-      );
-    },
+    // envConfig: function(){
+    //   this.fs.copyTpl(
+    //     this.templatePath('env/default.js'),
+    //     this.destinationPath(`${this.config.get('folder')}/${config.name}/env/default.js`),
+    //     { host: config.host, token: config.token, session: config.session }
+    //   );
+    // },
     bowerJson: function(){
       this.fs.copyTpl(
         this.templatePath('bower.json'),
         this.destinationPath(`${this.config.get('folder')}/${config.name}/bower.json`),
-        { name: config.name, author: {name:user.git.name(), email: user.git.email()} }
+        { name: config.name, author: {name: user.git.name(), email: user.git.email()} }
       );
     },
     index: function(){
@@ -125,7 +92,7 @@
       this.fs.copyTpl(
         this.templatePath('gulp/*.js'),
         this.destinationPath(`${this.config.get('folder')}/${config.name}/gulp`),
-        {name:config.name, fileName: this._fistCharToUpper(config.name)}
+        {name: config.name, fileName: this._fistCharToUpper(config.name)}
       );
       this.fs.copy(this.templatePath('gulpfile.js'), this.destinationPath(`${this.config.get('folder')}/${config.name}/gulpfile.js`));
     },
@@ -152,10 +119,10 @@
   install: function(){
     var done = this.async();
     this.prompt({
-      type    : 'confirm',
-      name    : 'deps',
-      message : 'Install dependecies?',
-      default : false // value set in .yo-rc.json
+      type: 'confirm',
+      name: 'deps',
+      message: 'Install dependecies?',
+      default: false // value set in .yo-rc.json
     }, function (answers) {
       if(answers.deps){
         process.chdir(`${this.config.get('folder')}/${config.name}`);
diff --git a/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/app/templates/env/default.js b/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/app/templates/env/default.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5db8632..0000000
--- a/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/app/templates/env/default.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-// This is a default configuration for your development environment.
-// You can duplicate this configuration for any of your Backend Environments.
-// Different configurations are loaded setting a NODE_ENV variable that contain the config file name.
-// `NODE_ENV=local npm start`
-//
-// If xoscsrftoken or xossessionid are not specified the browser value are used
-// (works only for local environment as both application are served on the same domain)
-
-module.exports = {
-  host: '<%= host %>',
-  xoscsrftoken: '<%= token %>',
-  xossessionid: '<%= session %>'
-};
diff --git a/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/app/templates/gulp/server.js b/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/app/templates/gulp/server.js
index c0678d9..1e40a34 100644
--- a/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/app/templates/gulp/server.js
+++ b/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/app/templates/gulp/server.js
@@ -10,18 +10,24 @@
 var httpProxy = require('http-proxy');
 var del = require('del');
 var sass = require('gulp-sass');
+var fs = require('fs');
+var path = require('path');
 
 const environment = process.env.NODE_ENV;
 
-if (environment){
-  var conf = require(`../env/${environment}.js`);
-}
-else{
-  var conf = require('../env/default.js')
+if(!fs.existsSync(path.join(__dirname, `../../../env/${environment || 'default'}.js`))){
+  if(!environment){
+    throw new Error('You should define a default.js config in /views/env folder.');
+  }
+  else{
+    throw new Error(`Since you are loading a custom environment, you should define a ${environment}.js config in /views/env folder.`);
+  }
 }
 
+var conf = require(path.join(__dirname, `../../../env/${environment || 'default'}.js`));
+
 var proxy = httpProxy.createProxyServer({
-  target: conf.host || 'http://0.0.0.0:9999'
+  target: conf.host
 });
 
 
@@ -51,10 +57,6 @@
         },
         middleware: function(req, res, next){
           if(
-            // to be removed, deprecated API
-            // req.url.indexOf('/xos/') !== -1 ||
-            // req.url.indexOf('/xoslib/') !== -1 ||
-            // req.url.indexOf('/hpcapi/') !== -1 ||
             req.url.indexOf('/api/') !== -1
           ){
             if(conf.xoscsrftoken && conf.xossessionid){
diff --git a/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/test/build.spec.js b/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/test/build.spec.js
index dd49b03..19c338b 100644
--- a/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/test/build.spec.js
+++ b/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/test/build.spec.js
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
   }
 }
 
+// config files
+const cfg = path.join(__dirname, `../../../env/default.js`);
+
 // source files
 const viewName = 'testDashboard';
 const fileName = viewName.replace(/^./, viewName[0].toUpperCase());
@@ -32,6 +35,12 @@
   this.timeout(getMillisec(5));
 
   before(done => {
+    // if `default.js` config is not present
+    // create one (we check to avoid screwing up local envs)
+    if(!fs.existsSync(cfg)){
+      fs.writeFileSync(cfg, 'module.exports = {}');
+    }
+    
     console.log('Running generator');
     this.generator = helpers
       .run(require.resolve('../app'))
diff --git a/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/test/generator.spec.js b/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/test/generator.spec.js
index 4ae1602..2c7abb5 100644
--- a/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/test/generator.spec.js
+++ b/views/ngXosLib/generator-xos/test/generator.spec.js
@@ -65,10 +65,7 @@
       .inDir(testPath)
       .withOptions({ 'skip-install': true })
       .withPrompts({
-        name: viewName,
-        host: 'test-host',
-        token: 'test-token',
-        session: 'test-session'
+        name: viewName
       })
       .on('end', done);
   });
@@ -78,12 +75,6 @@
     assert.file(getDefaultFiles());
   });
 
-  it('should create the env file with correct params', () => {
-    assert.fileContent(`${testPath}env/default.js`, 'host: \'test-host\'');
-    assert.fileContent(`${testPath}env/default.js`, 'xoscsrftoken: \'test-token\'');
-    assert.fileContent(`${testPath}env/default.js`, 'xossessionid: \'test-session\'');
-  });
-
   it('should write username in package & bower json', () => {
     assert.fileContent(`${testPath}package.json`, '"author": "Test User"');
     assert.fileContent(`${testPath}bower.json`, '"Test User <test@mail.org>"')