diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/compile-and-run.ts b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/compile-and-run.ts
index bfe6cda981..2b3c169896 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/compile-and-run.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/compile-and-run.ts
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ export class CompileAndRun extends Plugin {
 
     this.on('compilerMetadata', 'artefactsUpdated', async (fileName, contract) => {
       if (this.targetFileName === contract.file) {
+        this.targetFileName = null
         if (contract.object && contract.object.devdoc['custom:dev-run-script']) {
-          this.targetFileName = null
           const file = contract.object.devdoc['custom:dev-run-script']
           if (file) {
             this.runScript(file, true)