diff --git a/boa/contracts/vvm/vvm_contract.py b/boa/contracts/vvm/vvm_contract.py
index 6eedc2b8..87038a2d 100644
--- a/boa/contracts/vvm/vvm_contract.py
+++ b/boa/contracts/vvm/vvm_contract.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def constructor(self):
                 return ABIFunction(t, contract_name=self.filename)
         return None
 
-    def deploy(self, *args, env=None, **kwargs):
+    def deploy(self, *args, contract_name=None, env=None, **kwargs):
         encoded_args = b""
         if self.constructor is not None:
             encoded_args = self.constructor.prepare_calldata(*args)
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def deploy(self, *args, env=None, **kwargs):
 
         address, _ = env.deploy_code(bytecode=self.bytecode + encoded_args, **kwargs)
 
+        # TODO: pass thru contract_name
         return self.at(address)
 
     @cached_property
diff --git a/boa/interpret.py b/boa/interpret.py
index dd57133c..8870b168 100644
--- a/boa/interpret.py
+++ b/boa/interpret.py
@@ -129,11 +129,15 @@ def get_module_fingerprint(
 
 
 def compiler_data(
-    source_code: str, contract_name: str, filename: str | Path, deployer=None, **kwargs
+    source_code: str,
+    contract_name: str | None,
+    filename: str | Path,
+    deployer=None,
+    **kwargs,
 ) -> CompilerData:
     global _disk_cache, _search_path
 
-    path = Path(contract_name)
+    path = Path(filename)
     resolved_path = Path(filename).resolve(strict=False)
 
     file_input = FileInput(
@@ -164,7 +168,7 @@ def get_compiler_data():
 
     assert isinstance(deployer, type) or deployer is None
     deployer_id = repr(deployer)  # a unique str identifying the deployer class
-    cache_key = str((contract_name, fingerprint, kwargs, deployer_id))
+    cache_key = str((contract_name, filename, fingerprint, kwargs, deployer_id))
     return _disk_cache.caching_lookup(cache_key, get_compiler_data)
 
 
@@ -188,9 +192,9 @@ def loads(
 ):
     d = loads_partial(source_code, name, filename=filename, compiler_args=compiler_args)
     if as_blueprint:
-        return d.deploy_as_blueprint(**kwargs)
+        return d.deploy_as_blueprint(contract_name=name, **kwargs)
     else:
-        return d.deploy(*args, **kwargs)
+        return d.deploy(*args, contract_name=name, **kwargs)
 
 
 def load_abi(filename: str, *args, name: str = None, **kwargs) -> ABIContractFactory:
@@ -242,14 +246,6 @@ def loads_partial(
     if filename is None:
         filename = "<unknown>"
 
-    if name is None:
-        if isinstance(filename, Path) or (
-            isinstance(filename, str) and filename != "<unknown>"
-        ):
-            name = Path(filename).stem
-        else:
-            name = "VyperContract"
-
     if dedent:
         source_code = textwrap.dedent(source_code)
 
diff --git a/tests/unitary/contracts/vyper/test_vyper_contract.py b/tests/unitary/contracts/vyper/test_vyper_contract.py
index 6734377d..9e5e498d 100644
--- a/tests/unitary/contracts/vyper/test_vyper_contract.py
+++ b/tests/unitary/contracts/vyper/test_vyper_contract.py
@@ -97,5 +97,5 @@ def foo() -> bool:
 
     c = boa.loads(code, filename=None, name=None)
 
-    assert c.contract_name == "VyperContract"
+    assert c.contract_name == "<unknown>"
     assert c.filename == "<unknown>"
diff --git a/tests/unitary/utils/test_cache.py b/tests/unitary/utils/test_cache.py
index 64659821..ad58eec5 100644
--- a/tests/unitary/utils/test_cache.py
+++ b/tests/unitary/utils/test_cache.py
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ def test_cache_contract_name():
 x: constant(int128) = 1000
 """
     assert _disk_cache is not None
-    test1 = compiler_data(code, "test1", __file__, VyperDeployer)
-    test2 = compiler_data(code, "test2", __file__, VyperDeployer)
-    test3 = compiler_data(code, "test1", __file__, VyperDeployer)
+    test1 = compiler_data(code, "test1", "test1.vy", VyperDeployer)
+    test2 = compiler_data(code, "test2", "test2.vy", VyperDeployer)
+    test3 = compiler_data(code, "test1", "test1.vy", VyperDeployer)
     assert _to_dict(test1) == _to_dict(test3), "Should hit the cache"
     assert _to_dict(test1) != _to_dict(test2), "Should be different objects"
-    assert str(test2.contract_path) == "test2"
+    assert str(test2.contract_path) == "test2.vy"
 
 
 def test_cache_vvm():