diff --git a/DistTestCore/Marketplace/CodexContractsContainerRecipe.cs b/DistTestCore/Marketplace/CodexContractsContainerRecipe.cs
index 51e62d59..d4bc5d1d 100644
--- a/DistTestCore/Marketplace/CodexContractsContainerRecipe.cs
+++ b/DistTestCore/Marketplace/CodexContractsContainerRecipe.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace DistTestCore.Marketplace
 
         public CodexContractsContainerRecipe()
         {
-            Image = "codexstorage/dist-tests-codex-contracts-eth:sha-b4e4897";
+            Image = "codexstorage/dist-tests-codex-contracts-eth:sha-9a83699";
         }
 
         protected override void Initialize(StartupConfig startupConfig)
diff --git a/DistTestCore/Marketplace/CodexContractsStarter.cs b/DistTestCore/Marketplace/CodexContractsStarter.cs
index 7a45016a..c41df534 100644
--- a/DistTestCore/Marketplace/CodexContractsStarter.cs
+++ b/DistTestCore/Marketplace/CodexContractsStarter.cs
@@ -91,8 +91,13 @@ namespace DistTestCore.Marketplace
         {
             debug(line);
             if (line.Contains(RequiredCompiledString)) SeenCompileString = true;
+            if (line.Contains(ReadyString))
+            {
+                if (!SeenCompileString) throw new Exception("CodexContracts deployment failed. " +
+                    "Solidity files not compiled before process exited.");
 
-            if (SeenCompileString && line.Contains(ReadyString)) Found = true;
+                Found = true;
+            }
         }
     }
 }