diff --git a/brownie/project/compiler/__init__.py b/brownie/project/compiler/__init__.py
index 2608d1429..0ec6d9907 100644
--- a/brownie/project/compiler/__init__.py
+++ b/brownie/project/compiler/__init__.py
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ def get_abi(
             continue
         name = Path(path).stem
         final_output[name] = {
-            "abi": output_json["contracts"][path][name],
+            "abi": output_json["contracts"][path][name]["abi"],
             "contractName": name,
             "type": "interface",
             "sha1": sha1(contract_sources[path].encode()).hexdigest(),