diff --git a/boa3_test/tests/boatestcase.py b/boa3_test/tests/boatestcase.py
index 786251c49..bc005964a 100644
--- a/boa3_test/tests/boatestcase.py
+++ b/boa3_test/tests/boatestcase.py
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ def _get_compiler_output(self, path: str, deserialize: bool, root_folder: str =
 
         with _COMPILER_LOCK:
             if not os.path.isfile(nef_output):
-                return self.compile_and_save(path, root_folder=root_folder)
+                return self.compile_and_save(path, root_folder=root_folder, get_raw_nef=not deserialize)
 
         from boa3.internal.neo.contracts.neffile import NefFile