diff --git a/packages/core/lib/commands/compile.js b/packages/core/lib/commands/compile.js
index 333962179e0..fab3ae2ca16 100644
--- a/packages/core/lib/commands/compile.js
+++ b/packages/core/lib/commands/compile.js
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ const command = {
               { encoding: "utf8" }
             );
           }
-
           return WorkflowCompile.save(config, compilationOutput);
         })
         .then(() => done())
diff --git a/packages/db/src/loaders/resources/bytecodes/index.ts b/packages/db/src/loaders/resources/bytecodes/index.ts
index 9d5205bcb18..478c9d0e0d8 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/loaders/resources/bytecodes/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/loaders/resources/bytecodes/index.ts
@@ -24,16 +24,18 @@ export function* generateBytecodesLoad(
     .flat();
 
   // now pluck all the create/call bytecodes and concat them (creates first)
-  const { createBytecodes, callBytecodes } = flattenedContracts.reduce(
-    (
-      { createBytecodes, callBytecodes },
-      { deployedBytecode: callBytecode, bytecode: createBytecode }
-    ) => ({
-      createBytecodes: [...createBytecodes, createBytecode],
-      callBytecodes: [...callBytecodes, callBytecode]
-    }),
-    { createBytecodes: [], callBytecodes: [] }
-  );
+  const { createBytecodes, callBytecodes } = flattenedContracts
+    .filter(({ bytecode }) => bytecode.bytes !== "")
+    .reduce(
+      (
+        { createBytecodes, callBytecodes },
+        { deployedBytecode: callBytecode, bytecode: createBytecode }
+      ) => ({
+        createBytecodes: [...createBytecodes, createBytecode],
+        callBytecodes: [...callBytecodes, callBytecode]
+      }),
+      { createBytecodes: [], callBytecodes: [] }
+    );
   const bytecodes = [...createBytecodes, ...callBytecodes];
 
   // submit
diff --git a/packages/db/src/loaders/resources/contracts/index.ts b/packages/db/src/loaders/resources/contracts/index.ts
index ae63277b897..4cdfae3b0dc 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/loaders/resources/contracts/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/loaders/resources/contracts/index.ts
@@ -18,29 +18,33 @@ export interface LoadableContract {
 export function* generateContractsLoad(
   loadableContracts: LoadableContract[]
 ): Load<DataModel.Contract[], "contractsAdd"> {
-  const contracts = loadableContracts.map(loadableContract => {
-    const {
-      contract: { contractName: name, abi: abiObject },
-      path: { sourceIndex, contractIndex },
-      bytecodes,
-      compilation
-    } = loadableContract;
-
-    const { createBytecode, callBytecode } = bytecodes.sources[
-      sourceIndex
-    ].contracts[contractIndex];
-
-    return {
-      name,
-      abi: {
-        json: JSON.stringify(abiObject)
-      },
-      compilation,
-      processedSource: { index: sourceIndex },
-      createBytecode: createBytecode,
-      callBytecode: callBytecode
-    };
-  });
+  // we filter out contracts whose bytecode bytes are empty because these are
+  // either abstract contracts or interfaces, and do not belong in the db
+  const contracts = loadableContracts
+    .filter(({ contract }) => contract.bytecode.bytes !== "")
+    .map(loadableContract => {
+      const {
+        contract: { contractName: name, abi: abiObject },
+        path: { sourceIndex, contractIndex },
+        bytecodes,
+        compilation
+      } = loadableContract;
+
+      const { createBytecode, callBytecode } = bytecodes.sources[
+        sourceIndex
+      ].contracts[contractIndex];
+
+      return {
+        name,
+        abi: {
+          json: JSON.stringify(abiObject)
+        },
+        compilation,
+        processedSource: { index: sourceIndex },
+        createBytecode: createBytecode,
+        callBytecode: callBytecode
+      };
+    });
 
   const result = yield {
     request: AddContracts,
diff --git a/packages/db/src/loaders/schema/artifactsLoader.ts b/packages/db/src/loaders/schema/artifactsLoader.ts
index f0adf285ecf..be149315252 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/loaders/schema/artifactsLoader.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/loaders/schema/artifactsLoader.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import {
   WorkflowCompileResult,
   CompiledContract
 } from "@truffle/compile-common/src/types";
-import WorkflowCompile from "@truffle/workflow-compile";
 
 type NetworkLinkObject = {
   [name: string]: string;
@@ -84,19 +83,11 @@ export class ArtifactsLoader {
     this.config = config;
   }
 
-  async load(): Promise<void> {
-    const result: WorkflowCompileResult = await WorkflowCompile.compile(
-      this.config
-    );
+  async load(result: WorkflowCompileResult): Promise<void> {
+    const { compilations } = await this.db.loadCompilations(result, { names: true });
 
     const project = await this.db.loadProject();
 
-    // third parameter in loadCompilation is for whether or not we need
-    // to update nameRecords (i.e. is this happening in test)
-    const { compilations } = await this.db.loadCompilations(result, {
-      names: true
-    });
-
     //map contracts and contract instances to compiler
     await Promise.all(
       compilations.map(async ({ id }, index) => {
@@ -109,7 +100,7 @@ export class ArtifactsLoader {
         const networks = await this.loadNetworks(
           project.id,
           result.compilations[index].contracts,
-          this.config["artifacts_directory"],
+          this.config["contracts_build_directory"],
           this.config["contracts_directory"]
         );
 
diff --git a/packages/db/src/loaders/test/index.ts b/packages/db/src/loaders/test/index.ts
index 2396971940c..25d6c4754ad 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/loaders/test/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/loaders/test/index.ts
@@ -32,17 +32,11 @@ afterAll(async done => {
   setTimeout(() => server.close(done), 500);
 });
 
-// mocking the truffle-workflow-compile to avoid jest timing issues
-// and also to keep from adding more time to Travis testing
-jest.mock("@truffle/workflow-compile", () => ({
-  compile: function () {
-    return require(path.join(
-      __dirname,
-      "workflowCompileOutputMock",
-      "compilationOutput.json"
-    ));
-  }
-}));
+const compilationResult = require(path.join(
+  __dirname,
+  "workflowCompileOutputMock",
+  "compilationOutput.json"
+));
 
 const fixturesDirectory = path.join(
   __dirname,
@@ -497,7 +491,7 @@ describe("Compilation", () => {
     });
 
     const loader = new ArtifactsLoader(db, compilationConfig);
-    await loader.load();
+    await loader.load(compilationResult);
   }, 10000);
 
   afterAll(async () => {
diff --git a/packages/truffle/package.json b/packages/truffle/package.json
index 8afe6ff6ca3..7430f7c31d8 100644
--- a/packages/truffle/package.json
+++ b/packages/truffle/package.json
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
     "webpack-cli": "^3.3.11",
     "yargs": "^8.0.2"
   },
+  "optionalDependencies": {
+    "@truffle/db": "^0.1.0-3"
+  },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
diff --git a/packages/truffle/test/scenarios/commands/build.js b/packages/truffle/test/scenarios/commands/build.js
index cbbc3be8a8d..1edd72de812 100644
--- a/packages/truffle/test/scenarios/commands/build.js
+++ b/packages/truffle/test/scenarios/commands/build.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe("truffle build [ @standalone ]", () => {
   let config, project;
 
   describe("when there is no build script in config", () => {
-    beforeEach("set up sandbox", function() {
+    beforeEach("set up sandbox", function () {
       this.timeout(10000);
       project = path.join(
         __dirname,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe("truffle build [ @standalone ]", () => {
   });
 
   describe("when there is a proper build config", () => {
-    beforeEach("set up sandbox", function() {
+    beforeEach("set up sandbox", function () {
       this.timeout(10000);
       project = path.join(
         __dirname,
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ describe("truffle build [ @standalone ]", () => {
   });
 
   describe("when there is an object in the build config", () => {
-    beforeEach("set up sandbox", function() {
-      this.timeout(10000);
+    beforeEach("set up sandbox", function () {
+      this.timeout(12000);
       project = path.join(
         __dirname,
         "../../sources/build/projectWithObjectInBuildScript"
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ describe("truffle build [ @standalone ]", () => {
           )
         );
       }
-    });
+    }).timeout(20000);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/truffle/webpack.config.js b/packages/truffle/webpack.config.js
index cfd3f10dffc..2e429ff0068 100644
--- a/packages/truffle/webpack.config.js
+++ b/packages/truffle/webpack.config.js
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // module that's a dependency of Truffle instead.
     /^original-require$/,
     /^mocha$/,
+    /^@truffle\/db/,
     // this is the commands portion shared by cli.js and console-child.js
     /^\.\/commands.bundled.js$/
   ],
diff --git a/packages/workflow-compile/index.js b/packages/workflow-compile/index.js
index 6a8f0d5a2b3..62814b50c36 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-compile/index.js
+++ b/packages/workflow-compile/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ const SUPPORTED_COMPILERS = {
   external: require("@truffle/external-compile").Compile
 };
 
+const { TruffleDB } = require("@truffle/db");
+
 async function compile(config) {
   // determine compiler(s) to use
   //
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ const WorkflowCompile = {
         compilers
       });
     }
+
     return {
       contracts,
       compilations
@@ -101,13 +104,18 @@ const WorkflowCompile = {
   reportCompilationFinished,
   reportNothingToCompile,
 
-  async save(options, { contracts, _compilations }) {
+  async save(options, { contracts, compilations }) {
     const config = prepareConfig(options);
 
     await fse.ensureDir(config.contracts_build_directory);
 
     const artifacts = contracts.map(Shims.NewToLegacy.forContract);
     await config.artifactor.saveAll(artifacts);
+
+    if (options.db && options.db.enabled === true && contracts.length > 0) {
+      const db = new TruffleDB(config);
+      await db.loadCompilations({ contracts, compilations }, { names: true });
+    }
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/workflow-compile/package.json b/packages/workflow-compile/package.json
index b45aea21d6c..58d09dadbe5 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-compile/package.json
+++ b/packages/workflow-compile/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "@truffle/expect": "^0.0.15",
     "@truffle/external-compile": "^2.0.3",
     "@truffle/resolver": "^6.0.24",
+    "@truffle/db": "^0.1.0-3",
     "fs-extra": "^8.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {