diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 12d1c361a..907961a59 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ import { AppStreamProvider } from 'AppState'
 import { ToastUpdate } from 'components/ToastUpdate'
 import { markOnce } from 'lib/performance'
 import { AUTO_UPDATER_TOAST_ID } from 'lib/constants'
+import { initializeWindowExceptionHandler } from 'lib/exceptions'
 
 markOnce('code/willAuth')
+initializeWindowExceptionHandler()
+
 // uncomment for xstate inspector
 // import { DEV } from 'env'
 // import { inspect } from '@xstate/inspect'
diff --git a/src/lang/KclSingleton.ts b/src/lang/KclSingleton.ts
index 87b33bf64..b106cd83e 100644
--- a/src/lang/KclSingleton.ts
+++ b/src/lang/KclSingleton.ts
@@ -390,6 +390,24 @@ export class KclManager {
     this._cancelTokens.delete(currentExecutionId)
     markOnce('code/endExecuteAst')
   }
+
+  /**
+   * This cleanup function is external and internal to the KclSingleton class.
+   * Since the WASM runtime can panic and the error cannot be caught in executeAst
+   * we need a global exception handler in exceptions.ts
+   * This file will interface with this cleanup as if it caught the original error
+   * to properly restore the TS application state.
+   */
+  executeAstCleanUp() {
+    this.isExecuting = false
+    this.executeIsStale = null
+    this.engineCommandManager.addCommandLog({
+      type: 'execution-done',
+      data: null,
+    })
+    markOnce('code/endExecuteAst')
+  }
+
   // NOTE: this always updates the code state and editor.
   // DO NOT CALL THIS from codemirror ever.
   async executeAstMock(
diff --git a/src/lang/wasm.ts b/src/lang/wasm.ts
index 84c4dd527..cc59b1904 100644
--- a/src/lang/wasm.ts
+++ b/src/lang/wasm.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import init, {
+import {
+  init,
   parse_wasm,
   recast_wasm,
   execute,
@@ -16,7 +17,9 @@ import init, {
   default_project_settings,
   base64_decode,
   clear_scene_and_bust_cache,
-} from '../wasm-lib/pkg/wasm_lib'
+  reloadModule,
+} from 'lib/wasm_lib_wrapper'
+
 import { KCLError } from './errors'
 import { KclError as RustKclError } from '../wasm-lib/kcl/bindings/KclError'
 import { EngineCommandManager } from './std/engineConnection'
@@ -144,6 +147,7 @@ export const wasmUrl = () => {
 // Initialise the wasm module.
 const initialise = async () => {
   try {
+    await reloadModule()
     const fullUrl = wasmUrl()
     const input = await fetch(fullUrl)
     const buffer = await input.arrayBuffer()
diff --git a/src/lib/exceptions.ts b/src/lib/exceptions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d72075221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/exceptions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { kclManager } from 'lib/singletons'
+import { reloadModule, getModule } from 'lib/wasm_lib_wrapper'
+import toast from 'react-hot-toast'
+import { reportRejection } from './trap'
+
+let initialized = false
+
+/**
+ * WASM/Rust runtime can panic and the original try/catch/finally blocks will not trigger
+ * on the await promise. The interface will killed. This means we need to catch the error at
+ * the global/DOM level. This will have to interface with whatever controlflow that needs to be picked up
+ * within the error branch in the typescript to cover the application state.
+ */
+export const initializeWindowExceptionHandler = () => {
+  if (window && !initialized) {
+    window.addEventListener('error', (event) => {
+      void (async () => {
+        if (matchImportExportErrorCrash(event.message)) {
+          // do global singleton cleanup
+          kclManager.executeAstCleanUp()
+          toast.error(
+            'You have hit a KCL execution bug! Put your KCL code in a github issue to help us resolve this bug.'
+          )
+          try {
+            await reloadModule()
+            await getModule().default()
+          } catch (e) {
+            console.error('Failed to initialize wasm_lib')
+            console.error(e)
+          }
+        }
+      })().catch(reportRejection)
+    })
+    // Make sure we only initialize this event listener once
+    initialized = true
+  } else {
+    console.error(
+      `Failed to initialize, window: ${window}, initialized:${initialized}`
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Specifically match a substring of the message error to detect an import export runtime issue
+ * when the WASM runtime panics
+ */
+const matchImportExportErrorCrash = (message: string): boolean => {
+  // called `Result::unwrap_throw()` on an `Err` value
+  const substringError = '`Result::unwrap_throw()` on an `Err` value'
+  return message.indexOf(substringError) !== -1 ? true : false
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/wasm_lib_wrapper.ts b/src/lib/wasm_lib_wrapper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fe1b8bf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/wasm_lib_wrapper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/**
+ * This wrapper file is to enable reloading of the wasm_lib.js file.
+ * When the wasm instance bricks there is no API or interface to restart,
+ * restore, or re init the WebAssembly instance. The entire application would need
+ * to restart.
+ * A way to bypass this is by reloading the entire .js file so the global wasm variable
+ * gets reinitialized and we do not use that old reference
+ */
+
+import {
+  parse_wasm as ParseWasm,
+  recast_wasm as RecastWasm,
+  execute as Execute,
+  kcl_lint as KclLint,
+  modify_ast_for_sketch_wasm as ModifyAstForSketch,
+  is_points_ccw as IsPointsCcw,
+  get_tangential_arc_to_info as GetTangentialArcToInfo,
+  program_memory_init as ProgramMemoryInit,
+  make_default_planes as MakeDefaultPlanes,
+  coredump as CoreDump,
+  toml_stringify as TomlStringify,
+  default_app_settings as DefaultAppSettings,
+  parse_app_settings as ParseAppSettings,
+  parse_project_settings as ParseProjectSettings,
+  default_project_settings as DefaultProjectSettings,
+  base64_decode as Base64Decode,
+  clear_scene_and_bust_cache as ClearSceneAndBustCache,
+} from '../wasm-lib/pkg/wasm_lib'
+
+type ModuleType = typeof import('../wasm-lib/pkg/wasm_lib')
+
+// Stores the result of the import of the wasm_lib file
+let data: ModuleType
+
+// Imports the .js file again which will clear the old import
+// This allows us to reinitialize the wasm instance
+export async function reloadModule() {
+  data = await import(`../wasm-lib/pkg/wasm_lib`)
+}
+
+export function getModule(): ModuleType {
+  return data
+}
+
+export async function init(module_or_path: any) {
+  return await getModule().default(module_or_path)
+}
+export const parse_wasm: typeof ParseWasm = (...args) => {
+  return getModule().parse_wasm(...args)
+}
+export const recast_wasm: typeof RecastWasm = (...args) => {
+  return getModule().recast_wasm(...args)
+}
+export const execute: typeof Execute = (...args) => {
+  return getModule().execute(...args)
+}
+export const kcl_lint: typeof KclLint = (...args) => {
+  return getModule().kcl_lint(...args)
+}
+export const modify_ast_for_sketch_wasm: typeof ModifyAstForSketch = (
+  ...args
+) => {
+  return getModule().modify_ast_for_sketch_wasm(...args)
+}
+export const is_points_ccw: typeof IsPointsCcw = (...args) => {
+  return getModule().is_points_ccw(...args)
+}
+export const get_tangential_arc_to_info: typeof GetTangentialArcToInfo = (
+  ...args
+) => {
+  return getModule().get_tangential_arc_to_info(...args)
+}
+export const program_memory_init: typeof ProgramMemoryInit = (...args) => {
+  return getModule().program_memory_init(...args)
+}
+export const make_default_planes: typeof MakeDefaultPlanes = (...args) => {
+  return getModule().make_default_planes(...args)
+}
+export const coredump: typeof CoreDump = (...args) => {
+  return getModule().coredump(...args)
+}
+export const toml_stringify: typeof TomlStringify = (...args) => {
+  return getModule().toml_stringify(...args)
+}
+export const default_app_settings: typeof DefaultAppSettings = (...args) => {
+  return getModule().default_app_settings(...args)
+}
+export const parse_app_settings: typeof ParseAppSettings = (...args) => {
+  return getModule().parse_app_settings(...args)
+}
+export const parse_project_settings: typeof ParseProjectSettings = (
+  ...args
+) => {
+  return getModule().parse_project_settings(...args)
+}
+export const default_project_settings: typeof DefaultProjectSettings = (
+  ...args
+) => {
+  return getModule().default_project_settings(...args)
+}
+export const base64_decode: typeof Base64Decode = (...args) => {
+  return getModule().base64_decode(...args)
+}
+export const clear_scene_and_bust_cache: typeof ClearSceneAndBustCache = (
+  ...args
+) => {
+  return getModule().clear_scene_and_bust_cache(...args)
+}