diff --git a/cql3/query_processor.hh b/cql3/query_processor.hh
index 718830fcca..28a2c571e8 100644
--- a/cql3/query_processor.hh
+++ b/cql3/query_processor.hh
@@ -174,9 +174,7 @@ public:
         return *_wasm._instance_cache;
     }
 
-    wasm::alien_thread_runner& alien_runner() {
-        return *_wasm._alien_runner;
-    }
+    wasm::manager& wasm() { return _wasm; }
 
     statements::prepared_statement::checked_weak_ptr get_prepared(const std::optional<auth::authenticated_user>& user, const prepared_cache_key_type& key) {
         if (user) {
diff --git a/cql3/statements/create_function_statement.cc b/cql3/statements/create_function_statement.cc
index 21fc98b08f..07812deead 100644
--- a/cql3/statements/create_function_statement.cc
+++ b/cql3/statements/create_function_statement.cc
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ seastar::future<shared_ptr<functions::function>> create_function_statement::crea
        // FIXME: need better way to test wasm compilation without real_database()
        wasm::context ctx{qp.wasm_engine(), _name.name, qp.wasm_instance_cache(), db.get_config().wasm_udf_yield_fuel(), db.get_config().wasm_udf_total_fuel()};
        try {
-            co_await wasm::precompile(qp.alien_runner(), ctx, arg_names, _body);
+            co_await qp.wasm().precompile(ctx, arg_names, _body);
             co_return ::make_shared<functions::user_function>(_name, _arg_types, std::move(arg_names), _body, _language,
                 std::move(return_type), _called_on_null_input, std::move(ctx));
        } catch (const wasm::exception& we) {
diff --git a/db/schema_tables.cc b/db/schema_tables.cc
index 4310e01106..1aaba1088f 100644
--- a/db/schema_tables.cc
+++ b/db/schema_tables.cc
@@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@ static seastar::future<shared_ptr<cql3::functions::user_function>> create_func(r
                 row.get_nonnull<bool>("called_on_null_input"), std::move(ctx));
     } else if (language == "wasm") {
         wasm::context ctx{qctx->qp().wasm_engine(), name.name, qctx->qp().wasm_instance_cache(), db.get_config().wasm_udf_yield_fuel(), db.get_config().wasm_udf_total_fuel()};
-        co_await wasm::precompile(qctx->qp().alien_runner(), ctx, arg_names, body);
+        co_await qctx->qp().wasm().precompile(ctx, arg_names, body);
         co_return ::make_shared<cql3::functions::user_function>(std::move(name), std::move(arg_types), std::move(arg_names),
                 std::move(body), language, std::move(return_type),
                 row.get_nonnull<bool>("called_on_null_input"), std::move(ctx));
diff --git a/lang/wasm.cc b/lang/wasm.cc
index 3297bef922..2799728136 100644
--- a/lang/wasm.cc
+++ b/lang/wasm.cc
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ struct from_val_visitor {
     }
 };
 
+seastar::future<> manager::precompile(context& ctx, const std::vector<sstring>& arg_names, std::string script) {
+    return ::wasm::precompile(*_alien_runner, ctx, arg_names, std::move(script));
+}
+
 seastar::future<> precompile(alien_thread_runner& alien_runner, context& ctx, const std::vector<sstring>& arg_names, std::string script) {
     seastar::promise<rust::Box<wasmtime::Module>> done;
     alien_runner.submit(done, [&engine_ptr = ctx.engine_ptr, script = std::move(script)] {
diff --git a/lang/wasm.hh b/lang/wasm.hh
index c155b8d7bf..fd4fe7c01c 100644
--- a/lang/wasm.hh
+++ b/lang/wasm.hh
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public:
     manager(const std::optional<wasm::startup_context>&);
     friend class cql3::query_processor;
     future<> stop();
+    seastar::future<> precompile(context& ctx, const std::vector<sstring>& arg_names, std::string script);
 };
 
 struct context {