diff --git a/lib/contracts/compiler.js b/lib/contracts/compiler.js
index 054e6bf22..a453a8a1a 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/compiler.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/compiler.js
@@ -10,16 +10,10 @@ class Compiler {
   compile_contracts(contractFiles, cb) {
     let available_compilers = {};
 
-    if (this.plugins) {
-      let compilerPlugins = this.plugins.getPluginsFor('compilers');
-      if (compilerPlugins.length > 0) {
-        compilerPlugins.forEach(function (plugin) {
-          plugin.compilers.forEach(function (compilerObject) {
-            available_compilers[compilerObject.extension] = compilerObject.cb;
-          });
-        });
-      }
-    }
+    let pluginCompilers = this.plugins.getPluginsProperty('compilers', 'compilers');
+    pluginCompilers.forEach(function (compilerObject) {
+      available_compilers[compilerObject.extension] = compilerObject.cb;
+    });
 
     let compiledObject = {};
 
diff --git a/lib/core/plugins.js b/lib/core/plugins.js
index 3ac88052c..83a5bd347 100644
--- a/lib/core/plugins.js
+++ b/lib/core/plugins.js
@@ -56,9 +56,13 @@ Plugins.prototype.getPluginsProperty = function(pluginType, property) {
     return plugin.has(pluginType);
   });
 
-  return matchingPlugins.map((plugin) => {
+  let matchingProperties = matchingPlugins.map((plugin) => {
     return plugin[property];
   });
+
+  //return flattened list
+  if (matchingProperties.length === 0) return [];
+  return matchingProperties.reduce((a,b) => { return a.concat(b); })
 };
 
 module.exports = Plugins;