diff --git a/test/libsolidity/SolidityExecutionFramework.h b/test/libsolidity/SolidityExecutionFramework.h
index b853d5587..f562721d3 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/SolidityExecutionFramework.h
+++ b/test/libsolidity/SolidityExecutionFramework.h
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ public:
 		bytes const& _arguments = bytes(),
 		std::map<std::string, dev::test::Address> const& _libraryAddresses = std::map<std::string, dev::test::Address>()
 	) override
+	{
+		bytes bytecode = compileContract(_sourceCode, _contractName, _libraryAddresses);
+		sendMessage(bytecode + _arguments, true, _value);
+		return m_output;
+	}
+
+	bytes compileContract(
+		std::string const& _sourceCode,
+		std::string const& _contractName = "",
+		std::map<std::string, dev::test::Address> const& _libraryAddresses = std::map<std::string, dev::test::Address>()
+	)
 	{
 		// Silence compiler version warning
 		std::string sourceCode = "pragma solidity >=0.0;\n" + _sourceCode;
@@ -72,8 +83,7 @@ public:
 		}
 		eth::LinkerObject obj = m_compiler.object(_contractName.empty() ? m_compiler.lastContractName() : _contractName);
 		BOOST_REQUIRE(obj.linkReferences.empty());
-		sendMessage(obj.bytecode + _arguments, true, _value);
-		return m_output;
+		return obj.bytecode;
 	}
 
 protected: