2 files changed, 11 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/packages/deployer/src/compiler.ts b/packages/deployer/src/compiler.ts
index 4741a9086..219a55c32 100644
--- a/packages/deployer/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/deployer/src/compiler.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import solc = require('solc');
 
 import { binPaths } from './solc/bin_paths';
 import {
-    createArtifactsDirIfDoesNotExistAsync,
+    createDirIfDoesNotExistAsync,
     findImportIfExist,
     getContractArtifactIfExistsAsync,
     getNormalizedErrMsg,
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
 import { utils } from './utils/utils';
 
 const ALL_CONTRACTS_IDENTIFIER = '*';
+const SOLC_BIN_DIR = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'solc_bin');
 
 /**
  * The Compiler facilitates compiling Solidity smart contracts and saves the results
@@ -103,7 +104,8 @@ export class Compiler {
      * Compiles selected Solidity files found in `contractsDir` and writes JSON artifacts to `artifactsDir`.
      */
     public async compileAsync(): Promise<void> {
-        await createArtifactsDirIfDoesNotExistAsync(this._artifactsDir);
+        await createDirIfDoesNotExistAsync(this._artifactsDir);
+        await createDirIfDoesNotExistAsync(SOLC_BIN_DIR);
         this._contractSources = await Compiler._getContractSourcesAsync(this._contractsDir);
         _.forIn(this._contractSources, this._setContractSpecificSourceData.bind(this));
         const fileNames = this._specifiedContracts.has(ALL_CONTRACTS_IDENTIFIER)
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ export class Compiler {
             contractSpecificSourceData.solcVersionRange,
         );
         const fullSolcVersion = binPaths[solcVersion];
-        const compilerBinFilename = path.join(__dirname, '../../solc_bin', fullSolcVersion);
+        const compilerBinFilename = path.join(SOLC_BIN_DIR, fullSolcVersion);
         let solcjs: string;
         const isCompilerAvailableLocally = fs.existsSync(compilerBinFilename);
         if (isCompilerAvailableLocally) {
diff --git a/packages/deployer/src/utils/compiler.ts b/packages/deployer/src/utils/compiler.ts
index 9c8fef26d..d5137d394 100644
--- a/packages/deployer/src/utils/compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/deployer/src/utils/compiler.ts
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ export async function getContractArtifactIfExistsAsync(
 }
 
 /**
- * Creates the artifacts directory if it does not already exist.
- * @param artifactsDir Path to the artifacts directory.
+ * Creates a directory if it does not already exist.
+ * @param artifactsDir Path to the directory.
  */
-export async function createArtifactsDirIfDoesNotExistAsync(artifactsDir: string): Promise<void> {
-    if (!fsWrapper.doesPathExistSync(artifactsDir)) {
-        logUtils.log('Creating artifacts directory...');
-        await fsWrapper.mkdirAsync(artifactsDir);
+export async function createDirIfDoesNotExistAsync(dirPath: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (!fsWrapper.doesPathExistSync(dirPath)) {
+        logUtils.log(`Creating directory at ${dirPath}...`);
+        await fsWrapper.mkdirAsync(dirPath);
     }
 }