diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 4323aa9a2..7040876af 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ type Project struct {
 	FPM      FPM      `yaml:",omitempty"`
 	Snapshot Snapshot `yaml:",omitempty"`
 
-	// Build    Build    `yaml:",omitempty"` // deprecated, remove
+	// this is a hack ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+	SingleBuild Build `yaml:"build,omitempty"`
+
 	// test only property indicating the path to the dist folder
 	Dist string `yaml:"-"`
 }
@@ -129,6 +131,6 @@ func LoadReader(fd io.Reader) (config Project, err error) {
 		return config, err
 	}
 	err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, &config)
-	log.WithField("config", config).Debug("loaded")
+	log.WithField("config", config).Debug("loaded config file")
 	return
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/defaults/defaults.go b/pipeline/defaults/defaults.go
index 1ff64d426..2e45865e5 100644
--- a/pipeline/defaults/defaults.go
+++ b/pipeline/defaults/defaults.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func setBuildDefaults(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 	if len(ctx.Config.Builds) == 0 {
 		ctx.Config.Builds = []config.Build{
-			buildWithDefaults(ctx, config.Build{}),
+			buildWithDefaults(ctx, ctx.Config.SingleBuild),
 		}
 	}
 	log.WithField("builds", ctx.Config.Builds).Info("set")
diff --git a/pipeline/defaults/defaults_test.go b/pipeline/defaults/defaults_test.go
index c40f73c08..b20fb3a12 100644
--- a/pipeline/defaults/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/defaults/defaults_test.go
@@ -64,6 +64,21 @@ func TestFillPartial(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Len(ctx.Config.Archive.Files, 1)
 }
 
+func TestFillSingleBuild(t *testing.T) {
+	var assert = assert.New(t)
+
+	var ctx = &context.Context{
+		Config: config.Project{
+			SingleBuild: config.Build{
+				Main: "testreleaser",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	assert.NoError(Pipe{}.Run(ctx))
+	assert.Len(ctx.Config.Builds, 1)
+	assert.Equal(ctx.Config.Builds[0].Binary, "goreleaser")
+}
+
 func TestNotAGitRepo(t *testing.T) {
 	var assert = assert.New(t)
 	folder, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "goreleasertest")