diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 128f91bde1..f928c6200a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 - [#1885](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/1885) - highlight reserved words in decompiled code
 - [#1896](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/1896) - re-query tokens in top nav automplete
 - [#1881](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/1881) - fix: store solc versions locally for performance
+- [#1875](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/1875) - fix: resolve false positive constructor arguments 
 - [#1904](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/1904) - fix `BLOCK_COUNT_CACHE_TTL` env var type
 - [#1898](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/1898) - check if the constructor has arguments before verifying constructor arguments
 - [#1915](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/1915) - fallback to 2 latest evm versions
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/smart_contract/solidity/code_compiler.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/smart_contract/solidity/code_compiler.ex
index 72c5bae186..656f1b9734 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/smart_contract/solidity/code_compiler.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/smart_contract/solidity/code_compiler.ex
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ defmodule Explorer.SmartContract.Solidity.CodeCompiler do
 
   alias Explorer.SmartContract.SolcDownloader
 
+  require Logger
+
   @new_contract_name "New.sol"
   @allowed_evm_versions ["homestead", "tangerineWhistle", "spuriousDragon", "byzantium", "constantinople", "petersburg"]
 
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ defmodule Explorer.SmartContract.Solidity.CodeCompiler do
         }
       }
   """
+  @spec run(Keyword.t()) :: {:ok, map} | {:error, :compilation | :name}
   def run(params) do
     name = Keyword.fetch!(params, :name)
     compiler_version = Keyword.fetch!(params, :compiler_version)
@@ -100,7 +103,8 @@ defmodule Explorer.SmartContract.Solidity.CodeCompiler do
           ]
         )
 
-      with {:ok, contracts} <- Jason.decode(response),
+      with {:ok, decoded} <- Jason.decode(response),
+           {:ok, contracts} <- get_contracts(decoded),
            %{"abi" => abi, "evm" => %{"deployedBytecode" => %{"object" => bytecode}}} <-
              get_contract_info(contracts, name) do
         {:ok, %{"abi" => abi, "bytecode" => bytecode, "name" => name}}
@@ -108,9 +112,16 @@ defmodule Explorer.SmartContract.Solidity.CodeCompiler do
         {:error, %Jason.DecodeError{}} ->
           {:error, :compilation}
 
+        {:error, reason} when reason in [:name, :compilation] ->
+          {:error, reason}
+
         error ->
-          parse_error(error)
+          error = parse_error(error)
+          Logger.warn(["There was an error compiling a provided contract: ", inspect(error)])
+          {:error, :compilation}
       end
+    else
+      {:error, :compilation}
     end
   end
 
@@ -133,10 +144,15 @@ defmodule Explorer.SmartContract.Solidity.CodeCompiler do
     end
   end
 
-  def parse_error(%{"error" => error}), do: {:error, [error]}
-  def parse_error(%{"errors" => errors}), do: {:error, errors}
+  def parse_error({:error, %{"error" => error}}), do: {:error, [error]}
+  def parse_error({:error, %{"errors" => errors}}), do: {:error, errors}
   def parse_error({:error, _} = error), do: error
 
+  # Older solc-bin versions don't use filename as contract key
+  defp get_contracts(%{"contracts" => %{"New.sol" => contracts}}), do: {:ok, contracts}
+  defp get_contracts(%{"contracts" => %{"" => contracts}}), do: {:ok, contracts}
+  defp get_contracts(response), do: {:error, response}
+
   defp optimize_value(false), do: "0"
   defp optimize_value("false"), do: "0"
 
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/smart_contract/verifier.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/smart_contract/verifier.ex
index cece61e356..2dd6545010 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/smart_contract/verifier.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/smart_contract/verifier.ex
@@ -84,17 +84,32 @@ defmodule Explorer.SmartContract.Verifier do
   In order to discover the bytecode we need to remove the `swarm source` from
   the hash.
 
-  `64` characters to the left of `0029` are the `swarm source`. The rest on
-  the left is the `bytecode` to be validated.
+  For more information on the swarm hash, check out:
+  https://solidity.readthedocs.io/en/v0.5.3/metadata.html#encoding-of-the-metadata-hash-in-the-bytecode
   """
+  def extract_bytecode("0x" <> code) do
+    "0x" <> extract_bytecode(code)
+  end
+
   def extract_bytecode(code) do
-    {bytecode, _swarm_source} =
-      code
-      |> String.split("0029")
-      |> List.first()
-      |> String.split_at(-64)
+    do_extract_bytecode([], String.downcase(code))
+  end
 
-    bytecode
+  defp do_extract_bytecode(extracted, remaining) do
+    case remaining do
+      <<>> ->
+        extracted
+        |> Enum.reverse()
+        |> :binary.list_to_bin()
+
+      "a165627a7a72305820" <> <<_::binary-size(64)>> <> "0029" <> _constructor_arguments ->
+        extracted
+        |> Enum.reverse()
+        |> :binary.list_to_bin()
+
+      <<next::binary-size(2)>> <> rest ->
+        do_extract_bytecode([next | extracted], rest)
+    end
   end
 
   def previous_evm_versions(current_evm_version) do
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/smart_contract/verifier/constructor_arguments.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/smart_contract/verifier/constructor_arguments.ex
index b60bd01927..aa32d85bb6 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/smart_contract/verifier/constructor_arguments.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/smart_contract/verifier/constructor_arguments.ex
@@ -7,20 +7,21 @@ defmodule Explorer.SmartContract.Verifier.ConstructorArguments do
 
   def verify(address_hash, arguments_data) do
     arguments_data = String.replace(arguments_data, "0x", "")
-    creation_input_data = Chain.contract_creation_input_data(address_hash)
 
-    data_with_swarm =
-      creation_input_data
-      |> String.split("0029")
-      |> List.first()
-      |> Kernel.<>("0029")
+    address_hash
+    |> Chain.contract_creation_input_data()
+    |> String.replace("0x", "")
+    |> extract_constructor_arguments()
+    |> Kernel.==(arguments_data)
+  end
+
+  defp extract_constructor_arguments(<<>>), do: ""
 
-    expected_arguments_data =
-      creation_input_data
-      |> String.split(data_with_swarm)
-      |> List.last()
-      |> String.replace("0x", "")
+  defp extract_constructor_arguments("a165627a7a72305820" <> <<_::binary-size(64)>> <> "0029" <> constructor_arguments) do
+    constructor_arguments
+  end
 
-    expected_arguments_data == arguments_data
+  defp extract_constructor_arguments(<<_::binary-size(2)>> <> rest) do
+    extract_constructor_arguments(rest)
   end
 end
diff --git a/apps/explorer/priv/compile_solc.js b/apps/explorer/priv/compile_solc.js
index 5aaf3f54d7..eea727802e 100755
--- a/apps/explorer/priv/compile_solc.js
+++ b/apps/explorer/priv/compile_solc.js
@@ -39,6 +39,4 @@ const input = {
 
 
 const output = JSON.parse(solc.compile(JSON.stringify(input)))
-/** Older solc-bin versions don't use filename as contract key */
-const response = output.contracts[newContractName] || output.contracts['']
-console.log(JSON.stringify(response));
+console.log(JSON.stringify(output));
diff --git a/apps/explorer/test/explorer/smart_contract/verifier/constructor_arguments_test.exs b/apps/explorer/test/explorer/smart_contract/verifier/constructor_arguments_test.exs
index 9fe219719d..a5e019c86f 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/test/explorer/smart_contract/verifier/constructor_arguments_test.exs
+++ b/apps/explorer/test/explorer/smart_contract/verifier/constructor_arguments_test.exs
@@ -7,17 +7,19 @@ defmodule Explorer.SmartContract.Verifier.ConstructorArgumentsTest do
   alias Explorer.SmartContract.Verifier.ConstructorArguments
 
   test "veriies constructor constructor arguments with whisper data" do
-    constructor_arguments = "0x0405"
+    constructor_arguments = Base.encode16(:crypto.strong_rand_bytes(64), case: :lower)
     address = insert(:address)
 
-    input = %Data{
-      bytes:
-        <<1, 2, 3, 93, 148, 60, 87, 91, 232, 162, 174, 226, 187, 119, 55, 167, 101, 253, 210, 198, 228, 155, 116, 205,
-          44, 146, 171, 15, 168, 228, 40, 45, 26, 117, 174, 0, 41, 4, 5>>
+    input =
+      "a165627a7a72305820" <>
+        Base.encode16(:crypto.strong_rand_bytes(32), case: :lower) <> "0029" <> constructor_arguments
+
+    input_data = %Data{
+      bytes: Base.decode16!(input, case: :lower)
     }
 
     :transaction
-    |> insert(created_contract_address_hash: address.hash, input: input)
+    |> insert(created_contract_address_hash: address.hash, input: input_data)
     |> with_block()
 
     assert ConstructorArguments.verify(address.hash, constructor_arguments)
diff --git a/apps/explorer/test/explorer/smart_contract/verifier_test.exs b/apps/explorer/test/explorer/smart_contract/verifier_test.exs
index 1e8301a90c..ef635c2573 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/test/explorer/smart_contract/verifier_test.exs
+++ b/apps/explorer/test/explorer/smart_contract/verifier_test.exs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ defmodule Explorer.SmartContract.VerifierTest do
       swarm_source = "3c381c1b48b38d050c54d7ef296ecd411040e19420dfec94772b9c49ae106a0b"
 
       bytecode =
-        "0x608060405234801561001057600080fd5b5060df8061001f6000396000f3006080604052600436106049576000357c0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000900463ffffffff16806360fe47b114604e5780636d4ce63c146078575b600080fd5b348015605957600080fd5b5060766004803603810190808035906020019092919050505060a0565b005b348015608357600080fd5b50608a60aa565b6040518082815260200191505060405180910390f35b8060008190555050565b600080549050905600a165627a7a72305820"
+        "0x608060405234801561001057600080fd5b5060df8061001f6000396000f3006080604052600436106049576000357c0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000900463ffffffff16806360fe47b114604e5780636d4ce63c146078575b600080fd5b348015605957600080fd5b5060766004803603810190808035906020019092919050505060a0565b005b348015608357600080fd5b50608a60aa565b6040518082815260200191505060405180910390f35b8060008190555050565b600080549050905600"
 
       assert bytecode == Verifier.extract_bytecode(code)
       assert bytecode != code
@@ -164,5 +164,21 @@ defmodule Explorer.SmartContract.VerifierTest do
       assert String.contains?(bytecode, "0029") == false
       assert String.contains?(bytecode, swarm_source) == false
     end
+
+    test "extracts everything to the left of the swarm hash" do
+      code =
+        "0x608060405234801561001057600080fd5b5060df80610010029f6000396000f3006080604052600436106049576000357c0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000900463ffffffff16806360fe47b114604e5780636d4ce63c146078575b600080fd5b348015605957600080fd5b5060766004803603810190808035906020019092919050505060a0565b005b348015608357600080fd5b50608a60aa565b6040518082815260200191505060405180910390f35b8060008190555050565b600080549050905600a165627a7a723058203c381c1b48b38d050c54d7ef296ecd411040e19420dfec94772b9c49ae106a0b0029"
+
+      swarm_source = "3c381c1b48b38d050c54d7ef296ecd411040e19420dfec94772b9c49ae106a0b"
+
+      bytecode =
+        "0x608060405234801561001057600080fd5b5060df80610010029f6000396000f3006080604052600436106049576000357c0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000900463ffffffff16806360fe47b114604e5780636d4ce63c146078575b600080fd5b348015605957600080fd5b5060766004803603810190808035906020019092919050505060a0565b005b348015608357600080fd5b50608a60aa565b6040518082815260200191505060405180910390f35b8060008190555050565b600080549050905600"
+
+      assert bytecode == Verifier.extract_bytecode(code)
+      assert bytecode != code
+      assert String.contains?(code, bytecode) == true
+      assert String.contains?(bytecode, "0029") == true
+      assert String.contains?(bytecode, swarm_source) == false
+    end
   end
 end