diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-upload-coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-upload-coverage.yml
index cc3aa84a7e..6535b2df5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-upload-coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-upload-coverage.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     env:
+      CGO_ENABLED: 1
       DEFRA_CLIENT_GO: ${{ matrix.client-type == 'go' }}
       DEFRA_CLIENT_HTTP: ${{ matrix.client-type == 'http' }}
       DEFRA_CLIENT_CLI: ${{ matrix.client-type == 'cli' }}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index dfe905f39e..b9cc9ea219 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-log v1.0.5
 	github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2 v2.5.1
 	github.com/jbenet/goprocess v0.1.4
-	github.com/lens-vm/lens/host-go v0.0.0-20230729032926-5acb4df9bd25
+	github.com/lens-vm/lens/host-go v0.0.0-20231108161805-be145dd591bb
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.32.1
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-gostream v0.6.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.25.1
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Jorropo/jsync v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.3.5 // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v14 v14.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/cgroups v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0 // indirect
@@ -168,7 +169,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/tetratelabs/wazero v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/textileio/go-log/v2 v2.1.3-gke-2 // indirect
 	github.com/whyrusleeping/go-keyspace v0.0.0-20160322163242-5b898ac5add1 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cfc064271c..da987e8434 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ github.com/bradfitz/go-smtpd v0.0.0-20170404230938-deb6d6237625/go.mod h1:HYsPBT
 github.com/buger/jsonparser v0.0.0-20181115193947-bf1c66bbce23/go.mod h1:bbYlZJ7hK1yFx9hf58LP0zeX7UjIGs20ufpu3evjr+s=
 github.com/bxcodec/faker v2.0.1+incompatible h1:P0KUpUw5w6WJXwrPfv35oc91i4d8nf40Nwln+M/+faA=
 github.com/bxcodec/faker v2.0.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:BNzfpVdTwnFJ6GtfYTcQu6l6rHShT+veBxNCnjCx5XM=
+github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v14 v14.0.0 h1:ur7S3P+PAeJmgllhSrKnGQOAmmtUbLQxb/nw2NZiaEM=
+github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go/v14 v14.0.0/go.mod h1:tqOVEUjnXY6aGpSfM9qdVRR6G//Yc513fFYUdzZb/DY=
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0 h1:a6HrQnmkObjyL+Gs60czilIUGqrzKutQD6XZog3p+ko=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.1/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
@@ -360,8 +362,8 @@ github.com/kr/pty v1.1.3/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
-github.com/lens-vm/lens/host-go v0.0.0-20230729032926-5acb4df9bd25 h1:hC67vWtvuDnw8w6u4jLFoj3SOH92/4Lq8SCR++L7njw=
-github.com/lens-vm/lens/host-go v0.0.0-20230729032926-5acb4df9bd25/go.mod h1:rDE4oJUIAQoXX9heUg8VOQf5LscRWj0BeE5mbGqOs3E=
+github.com/lens-vm/lens/host-go v0.0.0-20231108161805-be145dd591bb h1:e/9Oqk71LAu/qADRkDMgJAvb52CU1Ks27GBsIdaqW1c=
+github.com/lens-vm/lens/host-go v0.0.0-20231108161805-be145dd591bb/go.mod h1:RNLpJkOAuqT392hxxz0FQiMiEd3pY8eI5s1AUEPAOeE=
 github.com/libp2p/go-buffer-pool v0.1.0 h1:oK4mSFcQz7cTQIfqbe4MIj9gLW+mnanjyFtc6cdF0Y8=
 github.com/libp2p/go-buffer-pool v0.1.0/go.mod h1:N+vh8gMqimBzdKkSMVuydVDq+UV5QTWy5HSiZacSbPg=
 github.com/libp2p/go-cidranger v1.1.0 h1:ewPN8EZ0dd1LSnrtuwd4709PXVcITVeuwbag38yPW7c=
@@ -600,8 +602,6 @@ github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0 h1:9NlTDc1FTs4qu0DDq7AEtTPNw6SVm7uBMsUCUjABIf8
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0/go.mod h1:Dk4QP5c2W3ibzajGcXpNraDfq2IrhjMIvMSWPKKo0FU=
 github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.0 h1:fBdIW9lB4Iz0n9khmH8w27SJ3QEJ7+IgjPEwGSZiFdE=
 github.com/tarm/serial v0.0.0-20180830185346-98f6abe2eb07/go.mod h1:kDXzergiv9cbyO7IOYJZWg1U88JhDg3PB6klq9Hg2pA=
-github.com/tetratelabs/wazero v1.3.1 h1:rnb9FgOEQRLLR8tgoD1mfjNjMhFeWRUk+a4b4j/GpUM=
-github.com/tetratelabs/wazero v1.3.1/go.mod h1:wYx2gNRg8/WihJfSDxA1TIL8H+GkfLYm+bIfbblu9VQ=
 github.com/textileio/go-datastore-extensions v1.0.1 h1:qIJGqJaigQ1wD4TdwS/hf73u0HChhXvvUSJuxBEKS+c=
 github.com/textileio/go-ds-badger3 v0.1.0 h1:q0kBuBmAcRUR3ClMSYlyw0224XeuzjjGinU53Qz1uXI=
 github.com/textileio/go-log/v2 v2.1.3-gke-2 h1:YkMA5ua0Cf/X6CkbexInsoJ/HdaHQBlgiv9Yy9hddNM=
diff --git a/lens/registry.go b/lens/registry.go
index a4074ca7f4..20b125a498 100644
--- a/lens/registry.go
+++ b/lens/registry.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lens-vm/lens/host-go/config"
 	"github.com/lens-vm/lens/host-go/config/model"
 	"github.com/lens-vm/lens/host-go/engine/module"
-	"github.com/lens-vm/lens/host-go/runtimes/wazero"
+	"github.com/lens-vm/lens/host-go/runtimes/wasmtime"
 	"github.com/sourcenetwork/immutable"
 	"github.com/sourcenetwork/immutable/enumerable"
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func NewRegistry(lensPoolSize immutable.Option[int], db TxnSource) client.LensRe
 		db: db,
 		registry: &lensRegistry{
 			poolSize:                       size,
-			runtime:                        wazero.New(),
+			runtime:                        wasmtime.New(),
 			modulesByPath:                  map[string]module.Module{},
 			lensPoolsBySchemaVersionID:     map[string]*lensPool{},
 			reversedPoolsBySchemaVersionID: map[string]*lensPool{},