diff --git a/cmd/transporter/javascript_builder.go b/cmd/transporter/javascript_builder.go
index e1d5efa7a..6aa5d5b81 100644
--- a/cmd/transporter/javascript_builder.go
+++ b/cmd/transporter/javascript_builder.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/compose/transporter/pkg/adaptor"
+	"github.com/compose/transporter/pkg/events"
 	"github.com/compose/transporter/pkg/transporter"
 	"github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid"
 	"github.com/robertkrimen/otto"
@@ -194,6 +195,17 @@ func (js *JavascriptBuilder) findNode(in otto.Value) (n Node, err error) {
 	return NewNode(sourceString, val.Type, rawMap)
 }
 
+// emitter examines the config file for api information
+// and returns the correct
+func (js *JavascriptBuilder) emitter() events.Emitter {
+	if js.config.API.URI == "" {
+		// no URI set, return a noop emitter
+		return events.NewNoopEmitter()
+	}
+
+	return events.NewHTTPPostEmitter(js.config.API.URI, js.config.API.Key, js.config.API.Pid)
+}
+
 // Build runs the javascript script.
 // each call to the Source() in the javascript creates a new JavascriptPipeline struct,
 // and transformers and sinks are added with calls to Transform(), and Save().
@@ -207,15 +219,21 @@ func (js *JavascriptBuilder) Build() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	for _, node := range js.nodes {
-		n := node.CreateTransporterNode()
-
-		interval, err := time.ParseDuration(js.config.API.MetricsInterval)
+	// get the interval from the config, or else default to 60 seconds
+	var interval time.Duration
+	if js.config.API.MetricsInterval == "" {
+		interval = 60 * time.Second
+	} else {
+		interval, err = time.ParseDuration(js.config.API.MetricsInterval)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("can't parse api interval (%s)", err.Error())
 		}
+	}
 
-		pipeline, err := transporter.NewDefaultPipeline(n, js.config.API.URI, js.config.API.Key, js.config.API.Pid, interval)
+	// build each pipeline
+	for _, node := range js.nodes {
+		n := node.CreateTransporterNode()
+		pipeline, err := transporter.NewPipeline(n, js.emitter(), interval)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/test/config.yaml b/test/config.yaml
index 7383a2504..d3b44dd81 100644
--- a/test/config.yaml
+++ b/test/config.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-api:
-  interval: 1s
-  uri: "https://app.compose.io/services/transporter/v1/events"
-  # uri: "http://requestb.in/13gerls1"
-  key: "48593282-b38d-4bf5-af58-f7327271e73d"
-  pid: "something-static"
+# api:
+#   interval: 60s
+#   uri: "http://requestb.in/13gerls1"
+#   key: "48593282-b38d-4bf5-af58-f7327271e73d"
+#   pid: "something-static"
 nodes:
   localmongo:
     type: mongo