diff --git a/packages/truffle-debugger/test/helpers.js b/packages/truffle-debugger/test/helpers.js
index ff00f3d63b4..c93de605903 100644
--- a/packages/truffle-debugger/test/helpers.js
+++ b/packages/truffle-debugger/test/helpers.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export async function prepareContracts(provider, sources = {}, migrations) {
 
   config.compilers = {
     solc: {
-      version: "^0.5.0"
+      version: "0.5.0"
     }
   };