diff --git a/mythril/ethereum/util.py b/mythril/ethereum/util.py
index 95987702..08d6927f 100644
--- a/mythril/ethereum/util.py
+++ b/mythril/ethereum/util.py
@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ def get_solc_json(file, solc_binary="solc", solc_settings_json=None):
     if solc_settings_json:
         with open(solc_settings_json) as f:
             settings = json.load(f)
+    if "optimizer" not in settings:
+        settings.update({"optimizer": {"enabled": False}})
+
     settings.update(
         {
-            "optimizer": {"enabled": False},
             "outputSelection": {
                 "*": {
                     "": ["ast"],
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/test_solc_settings.py b/tests/integration_tests/test_solc_settings.py
index c08bad9c..f54644d9 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/test_solc_settings.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/test_solc_settings.py
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ def test_positive_solc_settings():
     assert "The analysis was completed successfully" in output
 
 
+def test_neg_optimizer_solc_settings():
+    file_dir = str(TESTDATA / "json_test_dir" / "dir_a")
+    json_file_path = str(TESTDATA / "json_test_dir" / "test_file_disable.json")
+    file_path = file_dir + "/input_file.sol"
+
+    command = f"cd {file_dir} && python3 {MYTH} analyze {file_path} --solc-json {json_file_path} --solv 0.8.0"
+    output = check_output(command, shell=True, stderr=STDOUT).decode("UTF-8")
+    assert "Stack too deep when compiling inline assembly" in output
+
+
 def test_negative_solc_settings():
     file_path = str(TESTDATA / "json_test_dir" / "dir_a" / "input_file.sol")
 
diff --git a/tests/testdata/json_test_dir/dir_a/input_file.sol b/tests/testdata/json_test_dir/dir_a/input_file.sol
index 57b409d6..f4b5d296 100644
--- a/tests/testdata/json_test_dir/dir_a/input_file.sol
+++ b/tests/testdata/json_test_dir/dir_a/input_file.sol
@@ -1,7 +1,60 @@
 import "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/PRC20/PRC20.sol";
 
 contract Nothing is PRC20{
-    function nothing() public pure{
+	string x_0 = "";
+
+	bytes3 x_1 = "A";
+
+	bytes5 x_2 = "E";
+
+	bytes5 x_3 = "";
+
+	bytes3 x_4 = "I";
+
+	bytes3 x_5 = "U";
+
+	bytes3 x_6 = "O";
+
+	bytes3 x_7 = "0";
+
+	bytes3 x_8 = "U";
+
+	bytes3 x_9 = "U";
+	function stringCompare(string memory a, string memory b) internal pure returns (bool) {
+		if(bytes(a).length != bytes(b).length) {
+			return false;
+		} else {
+			return keccak256(bytes(a)) == keccak256(bytes(b));
+		}
+	}
+
+    function nothing(string memory g_0, bytes3 g_1, bytes5 g_2, bytes5 g_3, bytes3 g_4, bytes3 g_5, bytes3 g_6, bytes3 g_7, bytes3 g_8, bytes3 g_9, bytes3 g_10, bytes3 g_11) public view returns (bool){
+        if (!stringCompare(g_0, x_0)) return false;
+				
+		if (g_1 != x_1) return false;
+				
+		if (g_2 != x_2) return false;
+				
+		if (g_3 != x_3) return false;
+				
+		if (g_4 != x_4) return false;
+				
+		if (g_5 != x_5) return false;
+				
+		if (g_6 != x_6) return false;
+				
+		if (g_7 != x_7) return false;
+				
+		if (g_8 != x_8) return false;
+				
+		if (g_9 != x_9) return false;
+		
+        if (g_10 != x_9) return false;
+
+        if (g_11 != x_9) return false;
+
+		return true;
+
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/testdata/json_test_dir/test_file_disable.json b/tests/testdata/json_test_dir/test_file_disable.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..323f7598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testdata/json_test_dir/test_file_disable.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "remappings": [ "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/PRC20/=../" ]
+}
+   
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