diff --git a/packages/plugins/solc/src/lib/Compiler.js b/packages/plugins/solc/src/lib/Compiler.js
index 3e81cfe2a..0bbda2015 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/solc/src/lib/Compiler.js
+++ b/packages/plugins/solc/src/lib/Compiler.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function compileSolc(embark, contractFiles, contractDirectories, options, callba
   }
 
   const logger = embark.logger;
-  const outputBinary = embark.config.pluginConfig.outputBinary;
+  const outputBinary = embark.pluginConfig.outputBinary;
   const outputDir = embark.config.buildDir + embark.config.contractDirectories[0];
   const solcConfig = embark.config.embarkConfig.options.solc;
 
diff --git a/packages/utils/testing/src/embark.js b/packages/utils/testing/src/embark.js
index 4c4c7fd90..19656a762 100644
--- a/packages/utils/testing/src/embark.js
+++ b/packages/utils/testing/src/embark.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class Embark {
     this.plugins = plugins;
     this.config = config || {};
     this.config.plugins = plugins;
+    this.pluginConfig = config.pluginConfig || {};
     this.ipc = ipc;
     this.config.ipc = ipc;
     this.assert = new EmbarkAssert(this);