diff --git a/remix-tests/src/compiler.js b/remix-tests/src/compiler.js
index 476c8ea881..4d71e43879 100644
--- a/remix-tests/src/compiler.js
+++ b/remix-tests/src/compiler.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ String.prototype.regexIndexOf = function (regex, startpos) {
 
 function writeTestAccountsContract (accounts) {
   var testAccountContract = require('../sol/tests_accounts.sol.js')
-  var body = 'address[' + accounts.length + '] memory accounts'
+  // TODO: this will only work for solidity 0.5.0
+  var body = 'address payable[' + accounts.length + '] memory accounts;'
   if (!accounts.length) body += ';'
   else {
     body += '= [' + accounts.map((value) => { return `address(${value})` }).join(',') + '];'