diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 347e0b0521f..ac69607c4d2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2406,6 +2406,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fm",
  "getrandom",
  "gloo-utils",
+ "js-sys",
  "log",
  "nargo",
  "noirc_driver",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dcd2c20d195..80848fbcf1e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ tower = "0.4"
 url = "2.2.0"
 wasm-bindgen = { version = "=0.2.86", features = ["serde-serialize"] }
 wasm-bindgen-test = "0.3.33"
+js-sys = "0.3.62"
 base64 = "0.21.2"
 fxhash = "0.2.1"
 acir = { path = "acvm-repo/acir", default-features = false }
diff --git a/acvm-repo/acvm_js/Cargo.toml b/acvm-repo/acvm_js/Cargo.toml
index 28d99d243d1..f977eb5234f 100644
--- a/acvm-repo/acvm_js/Cargo.toml
+++ b/acvm-repo/acvm_js/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ log = "0.4.17"
 wasm-logger = "0.2.0"
 console_error_panic_hook = "0.1.7"
 gloo-utils = { version = "0.1", features = ["serde"] }
-js-sys = "0.3.62"
+js-sys.workspace = true
 const-str = "0.5.5"
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/acvm-repo/barretenberg_blackbox_solver/Cargo.toml b/acvm-repo/barretenberg_blackbox_solver/Cargo.toml
index a76d6313b4e..acecb24c142 100644
--- a/acvm-repo/barretenberg_blackbox_solver/Cargo.toml
+++ b/acvm-repo/barretenberg_blackbox_solver/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ wasmer = { version = "3.3", default-features = false, features = [
 
 getrandom = { version = "0.2", features = ["js"] }
 wasm-bindgen-futures = "0.4.36"
-js-sys = "0.3.62"
+js-sys.workspace = true
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dependencies]
 getrandom = "0.2"
diff --git a/compiler/integration-tests/test/browser/compile_prove_verify.test.ts b/compiler/integration-tests/test/browser/compile_prove_verify.test.ts
index e9d6d3a0f9e..a2d6c7e94ed 100644
--- a/compiler/integration-tests/test/browser/compile_prove_verify.test.ts
+++ b/compiler/integration-tests/test/browser/compile_prove_verify.test.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ async function getCircuit(noirSource: string) {
     return noirSource;
   });
 
-  return compile({});
+  // We're ignoring this in the resolver but pass in something sensible.
+  return compile('/main.nr');
 }
 
 test_cases.forEach((testInfo) => {
diff --git a/compiler/integration-tests/test/browser/recursion.test.ts b/compiler/integration-tests/test/browser/recursion.test.ts
index 6cfe74ae100..c773e80ea43 100644
--- a/compiler/integration-tests/test/browser/recursion.test.ts
+++ b/compiler/integration-tests/test/browser/recursion.test.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ async function getCircuit(noirSource: string) {
     return noirSource;
   });
 
-  return compile({});
+  // We're ignoring this in the resolver but pass in something sensible.
+  return compile('./main.nr');
 }
 
 describe('It compiles noir program code, receiving circuit bytes and abi object.', () => {
diff --git a/compiler/integration-tests/test/node/smart_contract_verifier.test.ts b/compiler/integration-tests/test/node/smart_contract_verifier.test.ts
index 0cdebc0f4c7..777ef692876 100644
--- a/compiler/integration-tests/test/node/smart_contract_verifier.test.ts
+++ b/compiler/integration-tests/test/node/smart_contract_verifier.test.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ const test_cases = [
   },
 ];
 
-async function getCircuit(entry_point: string) {
-  return compile({ entry_point });
-}
-
 test_cases.forEach((testInfo) => {
   const test_name = testInfo.case.split('/').pop();
 
@@ -38,15 +34,7 @@ test_cases.forEach((testInfo) => {
 
     const noir_source_path = resolve(`${base_relative_path}/${test_case}/src/main.nr`);
 
-    let noir_program;
-    try {
-      noir_program = await getCircuit(noir_source_path);
-
-      expect(await noir_program, 'Compile output ').to.be.an('object');
-    } catch (e) {
-      expect(e, 'Compilation Step').to.not.be.an('error');
-      throw e;
-    }
+    const noir_program = compile(noir_source_path);
 
     const backend = new BarretenbergBackend(noir_program);
     const program = new Noir(noir_program, backend);
diff --git a/compiler/wasm/Cargo.toml b/compiler/wasm/Cargo.toml
index ebcfca8b49b..47a0acdf8ac 100644
--- a/compiler/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/compiler/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ noirc_driver.workspace = true
 noirc_frontend.workspace = true
 wasm-bindgen.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
+js-sys.workspace = true
 cfg-if.workspace = true
 
 console_error_panic_hook = "0.1.7"
diff --git a/compiler/wasm/noir-script/src/main.nr b/compiler/wasm/noir-script/src/main.nr
index 7f3767f4a48..36fcc1916f5 100644
--- a/compiler/wasm/noir-script/src/main.nr
+++ b/compiler/wasm/noir-script/src/main.nr
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 fn main(x : u64, y : pub u64) {
   assert(x < y);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/compiler/wasm/src/compile.rs b/compiler/wasm/src/compile.rs
index b6fc9fad573..fbe6e761fa5 100644
--- a/compiler/wasm/src/compile.rs
+++ b/compiler/wasm/src/compile.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use fm::FileManager;
 use gloo_utils::format::JsValueSerdeExt;
-use log::debug;
+use js_sys::Array;
 use nargo::artifacts::{
     contract::{PreprocessedContract, PreprocessedContractFunction},
     program::PreprocessedProgram,
@@ -10,56 +10,74 @@ use noirc_driver::{
     CompiledContract, CompiledProgram,
 };
 use noirc_frontend::{graph::CrateGraph, hir::Context};
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::path::Path;
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
 
+use crate::errors::JsCompileError;
+
 const BACKEND_IDENTIFIER: &str = "acvm-backend-barretenberg";
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct WASMCompileOptions {
-    #[serde(default = "default_entry_point")]
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+extern "C" {
+    #[wasm_bindgen(extends = Array, js_name = "StringArray", typescript_type = "string[]")]
+    #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+    pub type StringArray;
+}
+
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+pub fn compile(
     entry_point: String,
+    contracts: Option<bool>,
+    dependencies: Option<StringArray>,
+) -> Result<JsValue, JsCompileError> {
+    console_error_panic_hook::set_once();
 
-    #[serde(default = "default_circuit_name")]
-    circuit_name: String,
+    let root = Path::new("/");
+    let fm = FileManager::new(root, Box::new(get_non_stdlib_asset));
+    let graph = CrateGraph::default();
+    let mut context = Context::new(fm, graph);
 
-    // Compile each contract function used within the program
-    #[serde(default = "bool::default")]
-    contracts: bool,
+    let path = Path::new(&entry_point);
+    let crate_id = prepare_crate(&mut context, path);
 
-    #[serde(default)]
-    compile_options: CompileOptions,
+    let dependencies: Vec<String> = dependencies
+        .map(|array| array.iter().map(|element| element.as_string().unwrap()).collect())
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    for dependency in dependencies {
+        add_noir_lib(&mut context, dependency.as_str());
+    }
 
-    #[serde(default)]
-    optional_dependencies_set: Vec<String>,
+    let compile_options = CompileOptions::default();
 
-    #[serde(default = "default_log_level")]
-    log_level: String,
-}
+    // For now we default to plonk width = 3, though we can add it as a parameter
+    let np_language = acvm::Language::PLONKCSat { width: 3 };
+    #[allow(deprecated)]
+    let is_opcode_supported = acvm::pwg::default_is_opcode_supported(np_language);
 
-fn default_log_level() -> String {
-    String::from("info")
-}
+    if contracts.unwrap_or_default() {
+        let compiled_contract = compile_contract(&mut context, crate_id, &compile_options)
+            .map_err(|_| JsCompileError::new("Failed to compile contract".to_string()))?
+            .0;
 
-fn default_circuit_name() -> String {
-    String::from("contract")
-}
+        let optimized_contract =
+            nargo::ops::optimize_contract(compiled_contract, np_language, &is_opcode_supported)
+                .expect("Contract optimization failed");
 
-fn default_entry_point() -> String {
-    String::from("main.nr")
-}
+        let preprocessed_contract = preprocess_contract(optimized_contract);
 
-impl Default for WASMCompileOptions {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            entry_point: default_entry_point(),
-            circuit_name: default_circuit_name(),
-            log_level: default_log_level(),
-            contracts: false,
-            compile_options: CompileOptions::default(),
-            optional_dependencies_set: vec![],
-        }
+        Ok(<JsValue as JsValueSerdeExt>::from_serde(&preprocessed_contract).unwrap())
+    } else {
+        let compiled_program = compile_main(&mut context, crate_id, &compile_options, None, true)
+            .map_err(|_| JsCompileError::new("Failed to compile program".to_string()))?
+            .0;
+
+        let optimized_program =
+            nargo::ops::optimize_program(compiled_program, np_language, &is_opcode_supported)
+                .expect("Program optimization failed");
+
+        let preprocessed_program = preprocess_program(optimized_program);
+
+        Ok(<JsValue as JsValueSerdeExt>::from_serde(&preprocessed_program).unwrap())
     }
 }
 
@@ -91,64 +109,6 @@ fn add_noir_lib(context: &mut Context, library_name: &str) {
     }
 }
 
-#[wasm_bindgen]
-pub fn compile(args: JsValue) -> JsValue {
-    console_error_panic_hook::set_once();
-
-    let options: WASMCompileOptions = if args.is_undefined() || args.is_null() {
-        debug!("Initializing compiler with default values.");
-        WASMCompileOptions::default()
-    } else {
-        JsValueSerdeExt::into_serde(&args).expect("Could not deserialize compile arguments")
-    };
-
-    debug!("Compiler configuration {:?}", &options);
-
-    let root = Path::new("/");
-    let fm = FileManager::new(root, Box::new(get_non_stdlib_asset));
-    let graph = CrateGraph::default();
-    let mut context = Context::new(fm, graph);
-
-    let path = Path::new(&options.entry_point);
-    let crate_id = prepare_crate(&mut context, path);
-
-    for dependency in options.optional_dependencies_set {
-        add_noir_lib(&mut context, dependency.as_str());
-    }
-
-    // For now we default to plonk width = 3, though we can add it as a parameter
-    let np_language = acvm::Language::PLONKCSat { width: 3 };
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    let is_opcode_supported = acvm::pwg::default_is_opcode_supported(np_language);
-
-    if options.contracts {
-        let compiled_contract = compile_contract(&mut context, crate_id, &options.compile_options)
-            .expect("Contract compilation failed")
-            .0;
-
-        let optimized_contract =
-            nargo::ops::optimize_contract(compiled_contract, np_language, &is_opcode_supported)
-                .expect("Contract optimization failed");
-
-        let preprocessed_contract = preprocess_contract(optimized_contract);
-
-        <JsValue as JsValueSerdeExt>::from_serde(&preprocessed_contract).unwrap()
-    } else {
-        let compiled_program =
-            compile_main(&mut context, crate_id, &options.compile_options, None, true)
-                .expect("Compilation failed")
-                .0;
-
-        let optimized_program =
-            nargo::ops::optimize_program(compiled_program, np_language, &is_opcode_supported)
-                .expect("Program optimization failed");
-
-        let preprocessed_program = preprocess_program(optimized_program);
-
-        <JsValue as JsValueSerdeExt>::from_serde(&preprocessed_program).unwrap()
-    }
-}
-
 fn preprocess_program(program: CompiledProgram) -> PreprocessedProgram {
     PreprocessedProgram {
         hash: program.hash,
diff --git a/compiler/wasm/src/errors.rs b/compiler/wasm/src/errors.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6aa70dafa90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/wasm/src/errors.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use js_sys::JsString;
+
+use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
+
+#[wasm_bindgen(typescript_custom_section)]
+const COMPILE_ERROR: &'static str = r#"
+export type CompileError = Error;
+"#;
+
+/// `CompileError` is a raw js error.
+/// It'd be ideal that `CompileError` was a subclass of `Error`, but for that we'd need to use JS snippets or a js module.
+/// Currently JS snippets don't work with a nodejs target. And a module would be too much for just a custom error type.
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+extern "C" {
+    #[wasm_bindgen(extends = js_sys::Error, js_name = "CompileError", typescript_type = "CompileError")]
+    #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+    pub type JsCompileError;
+
+    #[wasm_bindgen(constructor, js_class = "Error")]
+    fn constructor(message: JsString) -> JsCompileError;
+}
+
+impl JsCompileError {
+    /// Creates a new execution error with the given call stack.
+    /// Call stacks won't be optional in the future, after removing ErrorLocation in ACVM.
+    pub fn new(message: String) -> Self {
+        JsCompileError::constructor(JsString::from(message))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/wasm/src/lib.rs b/compiler/wasm/src/lib.rs
index e3a2a5fc340..3a8e00bc6dd 100644
--- a/compiler/wasm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/wasm/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
 
 mod circuit;
 mod compile;
+mod errors;
 
 pub use circuit::{acir_read_bytes, acir_write_bytes};
-pub use compile::{compile, WASMCompileOptions};
+pub use compile::compile;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct BuildInfo {
diff --git a/compiler/wasm/test/shared.ts b/compiler/wasm/test/shared.ts
index eb5b414f2b5..91f420741cb 100644
--- a/compiler/wasm/test/shared.ts
+++ b/compiler/wasm/test/shared.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ export async function compileNoirSource(noir_source: string): Promise<any> {
 
     if (typeof source === 'undefined') {
       throw Error(`Could not resolve source for '${id}'`);
+    } else if (id !== '/main.nr') {
+      throw Error(`Unexpected id: '${id}'`);
     } else {
       return source;
     }
   });
 
   try {
-    const compiled_noir = compile({});
+    const compiled_noir = compile('main.nr');
 
     console.log('Noir source compilation done.');
 
diff --git a/tooling/noirc_abi_wasm/Cargo.toml b/tooling/noirc_abi_wasm/Cargo.toml
index 3383d3f21e8..130f022dd1f 100644
--- a/tooling/noirc_abi_wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tooling/noirc_abi_wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ noirc_abi.workspace = true
 iter-extended.workspace = true
 wasm-bindgen.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
+js-sys.workspace = true
 
 console_error_panic_hook = "0.1.7"
 gloo-utils = { version = "0.1", features = ["serde"] }
 
-js-sys = "0.3.62"
 
 # This is an unused dependency, we are adding it
 # so that we can enable the js feature in getrandom.