diff --git a/lib/deploy_tracker.js b/lib/deploy_tracker.js
index 8012e626..9f446a9c 100644
--- a/lib/deploy_tracker.js
+++ b/lib/deploy_tracker.js
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ DeployTracker.prototype.trackContract = function(contractName, code, args, addre
 };
 
 DeployTracker.prototype.getContract = function(contractName, code, args) {
-  return this.currentChain.contracts[this.web3.sha3(code + contractName + args.join(','))];
+  var contract = this.currentChain.contracts[this.web3.sha3(code + contractName + args.join(','))];
+  if (contract && contract.address === undefined) { return false; }
+  return contract;
 };
 
 // TODO: abstract this