diff --git a/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.js b/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.js
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..848f615cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+var process = require('process')
+var fs = require('fs')
+
+var compiler = require('./solc-js/wrapper.js')(require('./solc-js/soljson.js'))
+
+for (var optimize of [false, true])
+{
+    for (var filename of process.argv.slice(2))
+    {
+        if (filename !== undefined)
+        {
+            var inputs = {}
+            inputs[filename] = { content: fs.readFileSync(filename).toString() }
+            var input = {
+                language: 'Solidity',
+                sources: inputs,
+                settings: {
+                    optimizer: { enabled: optimize },
+                    outputSelection: { '*': { '*': ['evm.bytecode.object', 'metadata'] } },
+                    "modelChecker": { "engine": "none" }
+                }
+            }
+            var result = JSON.parse(compiler.compile(JSON.stringify(input)))
+            if (
+                !('contracts' in result) ||
+                Object.keys(result['contracts']).length === 0 ||
+                !result['contracts'][filename] ||
+                Object.keys(result['contracts'][filename]).length === 0
+            )
+            {
+                // NOTE: do not exit here because this may be run on source which cannot be compiled
+                console.log(filename + ': ERROR')
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                for (var contractName in result['contracts'][filename])
+                {
+                    var contractData = result['contracts'][filename][contractName];
+                    if (contractData.evm !== undefined && contractData.evm.bytecode !== undefined)
+                        console.log(filename + ':' + contractName + ' ' + contractData.evm.bytecode.object)
+                    else
+                        console.log(filename + ':' + contractName + ' NO BYTECODE')
+                    console.log(filename + ':' + contractName + ' ' + contractData.metadata)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/bytecodecompare/storebytecode.sh b/scripts/bytecodecompare/storebytecode.sh
index bddc6aa56..31094911c 100755
--- a/scripts/bytecodecompare/storebytecode.sh
+++ b/scripts/bytecodecompare/storebytecode.sh
@@ -46,60 +46,9 @@ TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
         git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ethereum/solc-js.git solc-js
         ( cd solc-js; npm install )
         cp "$REPO_ROOT/emscripten_build/libsolc/soljson.js" solc-js/
-        cat > solc <<EOF
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-var process = require('process')
-var fs = require('fs')
-
-var compiler = require('./solc-js/wrapper.js')(require('./solc-js/soljson.js'))
-
-for (var optimize of [false, true])
-{
-    for (var filename of process.argv.slice(2))
-    {
-        if (filename !== undefined)
-        {
-            var inputs = {}
-            inputs[filename] = { content: fs.readFileSync(filename).toString() }
-            var input = {
-                language: 'Solidity',
-                sources: inputs,
-                settings: {
-                    optimizer: { enabled: optimize },
-                    outputSelection: { '*': { '*': ['evm.bytecode.object', 'metadata'] } },
-                    "modelChecker": { "engine": "none" }
-                }
-            }
-            var result = JSON.parse(compiler.compile(JSON.stringify(input)))
-            if (
-                !('contracts' in result) ||
-                Object.keys(result['contracts']).length === 0 ||
-                !result['contracts'][filename] ||
-                Object.keys(result['contracts'][filename]).length === 0
-            )
-            {
-                // NOTE: do not exit here because this may be run on source which cannot be compiled
-                console.log(filename + ': ERROR')
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                for (var contractName in result['contracts'][filename])
-                {
-                    var contractData = result['contracts'][filename][contractName];
-                    if (contractData.evm !== undefined && contractData.evm.bytecode !== undefined)
-                        console.log(filename + ':' + contractName + ' ' + contractData.evm.bytecode.object)
-                    else
-                        console.log(filename + ':' + contractName + ' NO BYTECODE')
-                    console.log(filename + ':' + contractName + ' ' + contractData.metadata)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-EOF
+        cp ""$REPO_ROOT"/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.js" .
         echo "Running the compiler..."
-        chmod +x solc
-        ./solc *.sol > report.txt
+        ./prepare_report.js *.sol > report.txt
         echo "Finished running the compiler."
     else
         "$REPO_ROOT/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.py" "$BUILD_DIR/solc/solc"