diff --git a/lib/compiler.js b/lib/compiler.js
index fddcd6b70..60acd74b6 100644
--- a/lib/compiler.js
+++ b/lib/compiler.js
@@ -13,25 +13,25 @@ Compiler.prototype.init = function(env) {
 };
 
 Compiler.prototype.compile_solidity = function(contractFile) {
-  var source = fs.readFileSync(contractFile).toString();
-  var output = solc.compile(source, 1);
+  var cmd, result, output, version, json, compiled_object;
 
-  if(output.errors && output.errors.length>0){
-    throw new Error(output.errors[0]);
-  }
+  cmd = "solc --input-file " + contractFile + " --combined-json bin,abi";
 
-  var json = output.contracts;
+  result = exec(cmd, {silent: true});
+  output = result.output;
 
-  compiled_object = {}
+  json = JSON.parse(output).contracts;
 
-  for (var className in json) {
-    var contract = json[className];
-
-    compiled_object[className] = {};
-    compiled_object[className].code = contract.bytecode;
-    compiled_object[className].info = {};
-    compiled_object[className].info.abiDefinition = JSON.parse(contract.interface);
-  }
+   compiled_object = {}
+ 
+   for (var className in json) {
+     var contract = json[className];
+ 
+     compiled_object[className] = {};
+     compiled_object[className].code = contract.binary || contract.bin;
+     compiled_object[className].info = {};
+     compiled_object[className].info.abiDefinition = JSON.parse(contract["abi"] || contract["json-abi"]);
+   }
 
   return compiled_object;
 };