diff --git a/packages/contracts/scripts/test b/packages/contracts/scripts/test
index 376090d90..102d41dc7 100755
--- a/packages/contracts/scripts/test
+++ b/packages/contracts/scripts/test
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ source $(pwd)/scripts/evm
 ### Setup EVM
 
 # Ensure we compiled sources
-
-yarn build
+if [[ $CI != true ]]; then
+  yarn build
+fi
 
 ### Cleanup
 function cleanup() {