diff --git a/lib/contracts/contracts.js b/lib/contracts/contracts.js
index b831097c..559fa327 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/contracts.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/contracts.js
@@ -43,14 +43,6 @@ class ContractsManager {
         }
         callback();
       },
-      function setDeployIntention(callback) {
-        let className, contract;
-        for (className in self.contracts) {
-          contract = self.contracts[className];
-          contract.deploy = (contract.deploy === undefined) || contract.deploy;
-        }
-        callback();
-      },
       function prepareContractsFromCompilation(callback) {
         let className, compiledContract, contractConfig, contract;
         for (className in self.compiledContracts) {
@@ -79,6 +71,18 @@ class ContractsManager {
         }
         callback();
       },
+      function setDeployIntention(callback) {
+        let className, contract;
+        for (className in self.contracts) {
+          contract = self.contracts[className];
+          contract.deploy = (contract.deploy === undefined) || contract.deploy;
+          if (contract.code === "") {
+            self.logger.info("assuming " + className + " to be an interface");
+            contract.deploy = false;
+          }
+        }
+        callback();
+      },
       /*eslint complexity: ["error", 11]*/
       function dealWithSpecialConfigs(callback) {
         let className, contract, parentContractName, parentContract;