diff --git a/brownie/project/compiler/vyper.py b/brownie/project/compiler/vyper.py
index 6b31a3344..36f0119df 100644
--- a/brownie/project/compiler/vyper.py
+++ b/brownie/project/compiler/vyper.py
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ def compile_from_input_json(
         try:
             return vvm.compile_standard(input_json, base_path=allow_paths, vyper_version=version)
         except vvm.exceptions.VyperError as exc:
+            raise
             raise CompilerError(exc, "vyper")