diff --git a/lib/compiler.js b/lib/compiler.js
index bcac64e6a..63919338b 100644
--- a/lib/compiler.js
+++ b/lib/compiler.js
@@ -21,9 +21,20 @@ Compiler.prototype.init = function(env) {
 };
 
 Compiler.prototype.compile_solidity = function(contractFile) {
-  var cmd, result, output, json, compiled_object;
+  var cmd, result, output, version, json, compiled_object;
 
-  cmd = "solc --input-file " + contractFile + " --combined-json bin,abi";
+  cmd = "solc --version";
+
+  result = exec(cmd, {silent: true});
+  output = result.output;
+  version = output.split('\n')[1].split(' ')[1].slice(0,5);
+
+  if (version == '0.1.1') {
+    cmd = "solc --input-file " + contractFile + " --combined-json binary,json-abi";
+  }
+  else {
+    cmd = "solc --input-file " + contractFile + " --combined-json bin,abi";
+  }
 
   result = exec(cmd, {silent: true});
   output = result.output;
@@ -41,7 +52,7 @@ Compiler.prototype.compile_solidity = function(contractFile) {
     compiled_object[className] = {};
     compiled_object[className].code = contract.binary;
     compiled_object[className].info = {};
-    compiled_object[className].info.abiDefinition = JSON.parse(contract["abi"]);
+    compiled_object[className].info.abiDefinition = JSON.parse(contract["abi"] || contract["json-abi"]);
   }
 
   return compiled_object;