diff --git a/apps/circuit-compiler/src/app/services/circomPluginClient.ts b/apps/circuit-compiler/src/app/services/circomPluginClient.ts
index 03bbddd0f0..5507cda874 100644
--- a/apps/circuit-compiler/src/app/services/circomPluginClient.ts
+++ b/apps/circuit-compiler/src/app/services/circomPluginClient.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ export class CircomPluginClient extends PluginClient {
         if (stdout) this.call('terminal', 'log', { type: 'log', value: stdout })
       } catch (error) {
         this.call('terminal', 'log', { type: 'error', value: error.message })
+        this.internalEvents.emit('circuit_compiling_errored', error)
+        this.emit('statusChanged', { key: 'errored', title: 'Compilation failed', type: 'error' })
         return
       }
       // @ts-ignore
diff --git a/apps/remixdesktop/src/tools/circom.ts b/apps/remixdesktop/src/tools/circom.ts
index c998e362ac..d3df17b2dc 100644
--- a/apps/remixdesktop/src/tools/circom.ts
+++ b/apps/remixdesktop/src/tools/circom.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,15 @@ export const circomCli = {
     const installationPath = getInstallationPath(version)
     const cmd = `${installationPath} ${filePath} ${Object.keys(options || {}).map((key) => options[key] ? `--${key} ${options[key]}` : `--${key}`).join(' ')}`
 
-    return await execAsync(cmd)
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      exec(cmd, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+        if (error) {
+          reject(error)
+        } else {
+          resolve({ stdout, stderr })
+        }
+      })
+    })
   }
 }