diff --git a/lib/contracts/contracts.js b/lib/contracts/contracts.js
index b74b7f55c..7e30d94dc 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/contracts.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/contracts.js
@@ -225,12 +225,14 @@ class ContractsManager {
             if (arg[0] === "$") {
               self.contractDependencies[className] = self.contractDependencies[className] || [];
               self.contractDependencies[className].push(arg.substr(1));
+              self.checkDependency(className, arg.substr(1));
             }
             if (Array.isArray(arg)) {
               for (let sub_arg of arg) {
                 if (sub_arg[0] === "$") {
                   self.contractDependencies[className] = self.contractDependencies[className] || [];
                   self.contractDependencies[className].push(sub_arg.substr(1));
+                  self.checkDependency(className, sub_arg.substr(1));
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -259,6 +261,21 @@ class ContractsManager {
     });
   }
 
+  checkDependency(className, dependencyName) {
+    if (!this.contractDependencies[className]) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!this.contracts[dependencyName]) {
+      this.logger.warn(__('{{className}} has a dependency on {{dependencyName}}', {className, dependencyName}) +
+        __(', but it is not present in the contracts'));
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!this.contracts[dependencyName].deploy) {
+      this.logger.warn(__('{{className}} has a dependency on {{dependencyName}}', {className, dependencyName}) +
+        __(', but it is not set to deploy. It could be an interface.'));
+    }
+  }
+
   getContract(className) {
     return this.contracts[className];
   }
diff --git a/test_apps/test_app/test/another_storage_spec.js b/test_apps/test_app/test/another_storage_spec.js
index 5bdc738cb..c054c3534 100644
--- a/test_apps/test_app/test/another_storage_spec.js
+++ b/test_apps/test_app/test/another_storage_spec.js
@@ -44,10 +44,4 @@ contract("AnotherStorage", function() {
     let result = await AnotherStorage.simpleStorageAddress();
     assert.equal(result.toString(), SimpleStorage.options.address);
   });
-
-  it('should set the balance correctly', async function () {
-    const balance = await web3.eth.getBalance(accounts[0]);
-    assert.ok(balance < 5000000000000000000);
-    assert.ok(balance > 4000000000000000000);
-  });
 });
diff --git a/test_apps/test_app/test/interface_spec.js b/test_apps/test_app/test/interface_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f546c2a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_apps/test_app/test/interface_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*global contract, config, it*/
+const assert = require('assert');
+const AnotherStorage = require('Embark/contracts/AnotherStorage');
+
+config({
+  contracts: {
+    AnotherStorage: {
+      args: ['$ERC20']
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+
+contract("AnotherStorageWithInterface", function() {
+  this.timeout(0);
+
+  it("sets an empty address because ERC20 is an interface", async function() {
+    let result = await AnotherStorage.methods.simpleStorageAddress().call();
+    assert.equal(result.toString(), '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000');
+  });
+});
+
diff --git a/test_apps/test_app/test/simple_storage_deploy_spec.js b/test_apps/test_app/test/simple_storage_deploy_spec.js
index c194dda60..cab91835d 100644
--- a/test_apps/test_app/test/simple_storage_deploy_spec.js
+++ b/test_apps/test_app/test/simple_storage_deploy_spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-/*global contract, config, it, embark, assert, web3*/
+/*global contract, it, embark, assert, before*/
 const SimpleStorage = embark.require('Embark/contracts/SimpleStorage');
-let accounts;
 
 contract("SimpleStorage Deploy", function () {
   let SimpleStorageInstance;