diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 3d3908a..9afc26b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,30 +1,38 @@
 /*global require, module*/
 const Compiler = require("./lib/Compiler");
+const semver = require('semver');
 
 module.exports = (embark) => {
   if (embark.config.embarkConfig.versions.solc) {
-    // Check solc version
-    Compiler.getSolcVersion(embark.logger, (err, version) => {
-      if (err) {
-        embark.logger.error(err);
-        embark.logger.error("Error getting solc's version. Will default back to Embark's commpiler");
-        return;
-      }
-      const wantedVer = embark.config.embarkConfig.versions.solc.split('.').map(ver => parseInt(ver, 10));
-      const currentVer = version.split('.').map(ver => parseInt(ver, 10));
-      if (wantedVer[0] > currentVer[0] || wantedVer[1] > currentVer[1] || wantedVer[2] > currentVer[2]) {
-        embark.logger.warn(`Current version of solc lower than version in embark.json`);
-        embark.logger.warn(`Current: ${version} | Wanted: ${embark.config.embarkConfig.versions.solc}`);
-        embark.logger.warn('Will default back to Embark\'s compiler');
-        return;
-      }
-
-      embark.registerCompiler('.sol', (contractFiles, options, cb) => {
-        if (!contractFiles || !contractFiles.length) {
-          return cb();
+    const versionPromise = new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+      // Check solc version
+      Compiler.getSolcVersion(embark.logger, (err, version) => {
+        if (err) {
+          embark.logger.error(err);
+          embark.logger.error("Error getting solc's version. Will default back to Embark's compiler");
+          return reject(err);
         }
-        Compiler.compileSolc(embark, contractFiles, embark.config.contractDirectories, cb);
+        if (semver.lt(version, embark.config.embarkConfig.versions.solc)) {
+          embark.logger.warn(`Current version of solc lower than version in embark.json`);
+          embark.logger.warn(`Current: ${version} | Wanted: ${embark.config.embarkConfig.versions.solc}`);
+          embark.logger.warn('Will default back to Embark\'s compiler');
+          return reject(new Error('Bad version'));
+        }
+        resolve();
       });
     });
+
+    embark.registerCompiler('.sol', (contractFiles, options, cb) => {
+      if (!contractFiles || !contractFiles.length) {
+        return cb();
+      }
+      versionPromise.then(() => {
+        Compiler.compileSolc(embark, contractFiles, embark.config.contractDirectories, cb);
+      }).catch(_e => {
+        // Need to default to Embark's compiler
+        cb(null, false);
+      });
+    });
+
   }
 };
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 52d684c..1cef7c6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -997,10 +997,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "semver": {
-      "version": "5.5.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-5.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PqpAxfrEhlSUWge8dwIp4tZnQ25DIOthpiaHNIthsjEFQD6EvqUKUDM7L8O2rShkFccYo1VjJR0coWfNkCubRw==",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "5.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-5.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RS9R6R35NYgQn++fkDWaOmqGoj4Ek9gGs+DPxNUZKuwE183xjJroKvyo1IzVFeXvUrvmALy6FWD5xrdJT25gMg=="
     },
     "shebang-command": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 68affec..1085aa0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "^2.6.0",
+    "semver": "^5.6.0",
     "shelljs": "^0.8.1"
   }
 }