diff --git a/.changeset/cool-vans-kick.md b/.changeset/cool-vans-kick.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f654d903a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cool-vans-kick.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-eth": patch
+---
+
+foundry: avoid extra compilation (https://github.com/scaffold-eth/scaffold-eth-2/pull/1020)
diff --git a/templates/solidity-frameworks/foundry/packages/foundry/Makefile b/templates/solidity-frameworks/foundry/packages/foundry/Makefile
index c8817e64c..2e0c8f9a6 100644
--- a/templates/solidity-frameworks/foundry/packages/foundry/Makefile
+++ b/templates/solidity-frameworks/foundry/packages/foundry/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: build deploy generate-abis verify-keystore account chain compile deploy-verify flatten fork format lint test verify
+.PHONY: build deploy generate-abis verify-keystore account chain compile flatten fork format lint test verify
 
 DEPLOY_SCRIPT ?= script/Deploy.s.sol
 
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ chain: setup-anvil-wallet
 fork: setup-anvil-wallet
 	anvil --fork-url ${FORK_URL} --chain-id 31337
 
-# Build the project
-build:
-	forge build --via-ir --build-info --build-info-path out/build-info/
-
 # Deploy the contracts
 deploy:
 	@if [ ! -f "$(DEPLOY_SCRIPT)" ]; then \
@@ -36,8 +32,8 @@ deploy:
 		forge script $(DEPLOY_SCRIPT) --rpc-url $(RPC_URL) --broadcast --legacy --ffi; \
 	fi
 
-# Build and deploy target
-build-and-deploy: build deploy generate-abis
+# Deploy and generate ABIs
+deploy-and-generate-abis: deploy generate-abis
 
 # Generate TypeScript ABIs
 generate-abis:
@@ -67,23 +63,6 @@ account-import:
 compile:
 	forge compile
 
-# Deploy and verify
-deploy-verify:
-	@if [ ! -f "$(DEPLOY_SCRIPT)" ]; then \
-		echo "Error: Deploy script '$(DEPLOY_SCRIPT)' not found"; \
-		exit 1; \
-	fi
-	@if [ "$(RPC_URL)" = "localhost" ]; then \
-		if [ "$(ETH_KEYSTORE_ACCOUNT)" = "scaffold-eth-default" ]; then \
-			forge script $(DEPLOY_SCRIPT) --rpc-url localhost --password localhost --broadcast --legacy --ffi --verify; \
-		else \
-			forge script $(DEPLOY_SCRIPT) --rpc-url localhost --broadcast --legacy --ffi --verify; \
-		fi \
-	else \
-		forge script $(DEPLOY_SCRIPT) --rpc-url $(RPC_URL) --broadcast --legacy --ffi --verify; \
-	fi
-	node scripts-js/generateTsAbis.js
-
 # Flatten contracts
 flatten:
 	forge flatten
@@ -99,6 +78,3 @@ lint:
 # Verify contracts
 verify:
 	forge script script/VerifyAll.s.sol --ffi --rpc-url $(RPC_URL)
-
-build-and-verify: build verify
-
diff --git a/templates/solidity-frameworks/foundry/packages/foundry/package.json b/templates/solidity-frameworks/foundry/packages/foundry/package.json
index 35389f931..c6876f16e 100644
--- a/templates/solidity-frameworks/foundry/packages/foundry/package.json
+++ b/templates/solidity-frameworks/foundry/packages/foundry/package.json
@@ -3,21 +3,20 @@
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
-   "account": "make account",
-   "account:generate": "make account-generate ACCOUNT_NAME=${1:-scaffold-eth-custom}",
-   "account:import": "make account-import ACCOUNT_NAME=${1:-scaffold-eth-custom}",
-   "chain": "make chain",
-   "compile": "make compile", 
-   "deploy": "node scripts-js/parseArgs.js",
-   "deploy:verify": "node scripts/parseArgs.js --verify",
-   "flatten": "make flatten",
-   "fork": "make fork FORK_URL=${1:-mainnet}",
-   "format": "make format",
-   "lint": "make lint",
-   "postinstall": "shx cp -n .env.example .env",
-   "test": "forge test",
-   "verify": "make build-and-verify RPC_URL=${1:-localhost}",
-   "verify-keystore": "make verify-keystore"
+    "verify-keystore": "make verify-keystore",
+    "account": "make account",
+    "account:generate": "make account-generate ACCOUNT_NAME=${1:-scaffold-eth-custom}",
+    "account:import": "make account-import ACCOUNT_NAME=${1:-scaffold-eth-custom}",
+    "chain": "make chain",
+    "compile": "make compile",
+    "deploy": "node scripts-js/parseArgs.js",
+    "flatten": "make flatten",
+    "fork": "make fork FORK_URL=${1:-mainnet}",
+    "format": "make format",
+    "lint": "make lint",
+    "test": "forge test",
+    "verify": "make verify RPC_URL=${1:-localhost}",
+    "postinstall": "shx cp -n .env.example .env"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "dotenv": "~16.3.1",
@@ -28,6 +27,6 @@
     "toml": "~3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "shx": "~0.3.4"
+    "shx": "^0.3.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/templates/solidity-frameworks/foundry/packages/foundry/scripts-js/parseArgs.js b/templates/solidity-frameworks/foundry/packages/foundry/scripts-js/parseArgs.js
index a9f2fea78..72bd06068 100644
--- a/templates/solidity-frameworks/foundry/packages/foundry/scripts-js/parseArgs.js
+++ b/templates/solidity-frameworks/foundry/packages/foundry/scripts-js/parseArgs.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ process.env.RPC_URL = network;
 const result = spawnSync(
   "make",
   [
-    "build-and-deploy",
+    "deploy-and-generate-abis",
     `DEPLOY_SCRIPT=${process.env.DEPLOY_SCRIPT}`,
     `RPC_URL=${process.env.RPC_URL}`,
   ],