diff --git a/lib/core/engine.js b/lib/core/engine.js
index 3c54aa36..132e2951 100644
--- a/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class Engine {
   deploymentService(options) {
     let self = this;
 
-    this.registerModule('compiler', {plugins: self.plugins});
+    this.registerModule('compiler', {plugins: self.plugins, disableOptimizations: options.disableOptimizations});
     this.registerModule('solidity', {ipc: self.ipc, useDashboard: this.useDashboard});
     this.registerModule('vyper');
     this.registerModule('profiler');
diff --git a/lib/modules/compiler/index.js b/lib/modules/compiler/index.js
index 5758a8d0..9be06d56 100644
--- a/lib/modules/compiler/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/compiler/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ class Compiler {
     this.events = embark.events;
     this.logger = embark.logger;
 
+    this.disableOptimizations = options.disableOptimizations;
+
     this.events.setCommandHandler("compiler:contracts", function(contractFiles, options, cb) {
       self.compile_contracts(contractFiles, options, cb);
     });
@@ -27,6 +29,10 @@ class Compiler {
 
     let compiledObject = {};
 
+    let compilerOptions = {
+      disableOptimizations: this.disableOptimizations || options.disableOptimizations
+    };
+
     async.eachObject(available_compilers,
       function (extension, compiler, callback) {
         let matchingFiles = contractFiles.filter(function (file) {
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@ class Compiler {
         if (!matchingFiles || !matchingFiles.length) {
           return callback();
         }
-        compiler.call(compiler, matchingFiles, options, function (err, compileResult) {
+        compiler.call(compiler, matchingFiles, compilerOptions, function (err, compileResult) {
           Object.assign(compiledObject, compileResult);
           callback(err, compileResult);
         });