diff --git a/tests/blockchain/eth/interfaces/test_solidity_compiler.py b/tests/blockchain/eth/interfaces/test_solidity_compiler.py
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+from nucypher.blockchain.eth.deployers import NucypherTokenDeployer
+
+
+def test_nucypher_contract_compiled(testerchain):
+    # Ensure that solidity smart contacts are available, post-compile.
+    origin, *everybody_else = testerchain.interface.w3.eth.accounts
+
+    token_contract_identifier = NucypherTokenDeployer(blockchain=testerchain, deployer_address=origin)._contract_name
+    assert token_contract_identifier in testerchain.interface._BlockchainInterface__raw_contract_cache