diff --git a/packages/embark-contracts-manager/src/index.js b/packages/embark-contracts-manager/src/index.js
index cb99e23a22..e0e5ac1c55 100644
--- a/packages/embark-contracts-manager/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-contracts-manager/src/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class ContractsManager {
     this.events = embark.events;
     this.fs = embark.fs;
     this.plugins = options.plugins;
+    this.currentContext = embark.currentContext || [];
 
     this.contracts = {};
     this.contractDependencies = {};
@@ -376,7 +377,11 @@ class ContractsManager {
       },
       function setDeployIntention(callback) {
         let className, contract;
-        let showInterfaceMessage = false;
+        let showInterfaceMessageTrace = false;
+        let showInterfaceMessageWarn = false;
+        const isTest = self.currentContext.includes(constants.contexts.test);
+        const contractsInConfig = Object.keys(self.contractsConfig.contracts);
+
         for (className in self.contracts) {
           contract = self.contracts[className];
           contract.deploy = (contract.deploy === undefined) || contract.deploy;
@@ -390,17 +395,20 @@ class ContractsManager {
 
           if (contract.code === "") {
             const message = __("assuming %s to be an interface", className);
-            showInterfaceMessage = true;
-            if (contract.silent) {
+            if (contract.silent || (isTest && !contractsInConfig.includes(className))) {
+              showInterfaceMessageTrace = true;
               self.logger.trace(message);
             } else {
-              self.logger.info(message);
+              showInterfaceMessageWarn = true;
+              self.logger.warn(message);
             }
             contract.deploy = false;
           }
         }
-        if (showInterfaceMessage) {
-          self.logger.warn(__('To get more details on interface contracts, go here: %s', 'https://embark.status.im/docs/troubleshooting.html#Assuming-Contract-to-be-an-interface'.underline));
+        if (showInterfaceMessageTrace || showInterfaceMessageWarn) {
+          let logFunction = showInterfaceMessageWarn ? self.logger.warn : self.logger.trace;
+          logFunction.call(self.logger, __('To get more details on interface Smart contracts, go here: %s', 'https://embark.status.im/docs/troubleshooting.html#Assuming-Contract-to-be-an-interface'.underline));
+
         }
         callback();
       },
diff --git a/packages/embark-test-runner/src/test.js b/packages/embark-test-runner/src/test.js
index 2ac5e98643..9c5353d170 100644
--- a/packages/embark-test-runner/src/test.js
+++ b/packages/embark-test-runner/src/test.js
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ class Test {
         console.info('Compiling contracts'.cyan);
         self.events.request("contracts:build", false, (err) => {
           self.firstDeployment = false;
+          console.info('Compilation done\n'.cyan);
           next(err);
         });
       },
diff --git a/site/source/docs/troubleshooting.md b/site/source/docs/troubleshooting.md
index 09e5c52be5..b166118993 100644
--- a/site/source/docs/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/site/source/docs/troubleshooting.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Issues typically occur if NodeJS and/or Embark are installed using `sudo`, avoid
 
 ## Assuming Contract to be an interface
 
-This warning happens when Embark can't deploy one of your contracts because the compiler did not return a bytecode.
+This warning happens when Embark can't deploy one of your Smart Contracts because the compiler did not return a bytecode.
 
 Here are some of the reasons:
 - If it inherits from an interface, it must have all the functions implemented