diff --git a/lib/contracts/deploy.js b/lib/contracts/deploy.js
index c9ea7ada..67dec724 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/deploy.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/deploy.js
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ class Deploy {
           deployedAddress = deployedAddress.substr(2);
         }
         let linkReference = '__' + filename + ":" + contractObj.className;
+        if (contractCode.indexOf(linkReference) < 0) {
+          continue;
+        }
         let toReplace = linkReference + "_".repeat(40 - linkReference.length);
         contractCode = contractCode.replace(new RegExp(toReplace, "g"), deployedAddress);
       }