diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 243c1e6d..0bf98e73 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+version = "220.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4f79a9d9df79986a68689a6b40bcc8d5d40d807487b235bebc2ac69a242b54a1"
+checksum = "4e708c8de08751fd66e70961a32bae9d71901f14a70871e181cb8461a3bb3165"
 dependencies = [
  "bumpalo",
  "leb128",
  "memchr",
  "unicode-width",
- "wasm-encoder 0.219.1",
+ "wasm-encoder 0.220.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wat"
-version = "1.219.1"
+version = "1.220.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8bc3cf014fb336883a411cd662f987abf6a1d2a27f2f0008616a0070bbf6bd0d"
+checksum = "de4f1d7d59614ba690541360102b995c4eb1b9ed373701d5102cc1a968b1c5a3"
 dependencies = [
  "wast",
 ]
@@ -3320,7 +3320,7 @@ checksum = "fa4f8080344d4671fb4e831a13ad1e68092748387dfc4f55e356242fae12ce3e"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.79",
+ "syn 2.0.87",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/clar2wasm/src/initialize.rs b/clar2wasm/src/initialize.rs
index bc0772fc..d87ffe99 100644
--- a/clar2wasm/src/initialize.rs
+++ b/clar2wasm/src/initialize.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use clarity::vm::events::*;
 use clarity::vm::types::{AssetIdentifier, BuffData, PrincipalData, QualifiedContractIdentifier};
 use clarity::vm::{CallStack, ContractContext, Value};
 use stacks_common::types::chainstate::StacksBlockId;
-use wasmtime::{Engine, Linker, Module, Store};
+use wasmtime::{Linker, Module, Store};
 
 use crate::error_mapping;
 use crate::linker::link_host_functions;
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ pub fn initialize_contract(
     let mut call_stack = CallStack::new();
     let epoch = global_context.epoch_id;
     let clarity_version = *contract_context.get_clarity_version();
+    let engine = global_context.engine.clone();
     let init_context = ClarityWasmContext::new_init(
         global_context,
         contract_context,
@@ -335,7 +336,6 @@ pub fn initialize_contract(
         sponsor.clone(),
         Some(contract_analysis),
     );
-    let engine = Engine::default();
     let module = init_context
         .contract_context()
         .with_wasm_module(|wasm_module| {
diff --git a/clar2wasm/src/wasm_utils.rs b/clar2wasm/src/wasm_utils.rs
index b4de7726..3a13cef6 100644
--- a/clar2wasm/src/wasm_utils.rs
+++ b/clar2wasm/src/wasm_utils.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use clarity::vm::types::{
 use clarity::vm::{CallStack, ClarityVersion, ContractContext, ContractName, Value};
 use stacks_common::types::StacksEpochId;
 use walrus::{GlobalId, InstrSeqBuilder};
-use wasmtime::{AsContextMut, Engine, Linker, Memory, Module, Store, Val, ValType};
+use wasmtime::{AsContextMut, Linker, Memory, Module, Store, Val, ValType};
 
 use crate::error_mapping::{self, ErrorMap};
 use crate::initialize::ClarityWasmContext;
@@ -1247,6 +1247,7 @@ pub fn call_function<'a>(
 ) -> Result<Value, Error> {
     let epoch = global_context.epoch_id;
     let clarity_version = *contract_context.get_clarity_version();
+    let engine = global_context.engine.clone();
     let context = ClarityWasmContext::new_run(
         global_context,
         contract_context,
@@ -1261,7 +1262,6 @@ pub fn call_function<'a>(
         .contract_context()
         .lookup_function(function_name)
         .ok_or(CheckErrors::UndefinedFunction(function_name.to_string()))?;
-    let engine = Engine::default();
     let module = context
         .contract_context()
         .with_wasm_module(|wasm_module| unsafe {