diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d9637dff..792c7242 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -187,10 +187,11 @@ jobs:
   unit_tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: "recursive"
       - name: setup_tests
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          cargo install cargo-script && cargo script tools/setup_test.rs && git diff --no-ext-diff --quiet
+          cargo install rust-script && rust-script tools/setup_test.rs && git diff --no-ext-diff --quiet
+        
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/as_execution/abi.rs b/src/as_execution/abi.rs
index d38a58e4..e948c8a9 100644
--- a/src/as_execution/abi.rs
+++ b/src/as_execution/abi.rs
@@ -1544,18 +1544,14 @@ pub fn assembly_script_abort(
     line: i32,
     col: i32,
 ) -> ABIResult<()> {
-    let memory = ctx
-        .data()
-        .get_ffi_env()
-        .memory
-        .as_ref()
-        .expect("Failed to get memory on env")
-        .clone();
+    let env = ctx.data();
+    let memory = get_memory!(env);
+
     let message_ = message
-        .read(&memory, &ctx)
+        .read(memory, &ctx)
         .map_err(|e| wasmer::RuntimeError::new(e.to_string()));
     let filename_ = filename
-        .read(&memory, &ctx)
+        .read(memory, &ctx)
         .map_err(|e| wasmer::RuntimeError::new(e.to_string()));
 
     if message_.is_err() || filename_.is_err() {
diff --git a/src/tests/tests_runtime.rs b/src/tests/tests_runtime.rs
index f17b8fff..c191a1f2 100644
--- a/src/tests/tests_runtime.rs
+++ b/src/tests/tests_runtime.rs
@@ -920,6 +920,43 @@ fn test_class_id() {
     assert_eq!(array_class_id, 4);
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn test_abort_does_not_panic() {
+    // AS source code for reference
+    // ```ts
+    //import { u256 } from 'as-bignum/assembly';
+    //const test = u256.from<string>('1982982');
+    //export function main(_args: StaticArray<u8>): void {
+    //}
+    // ```
+    // The above code fails in the start method, causing wasmer to abort the
+    // initialization of the module, hence returning memory as None that caused
+    // a panic
+
+    let interface: Box<dyn Interface> = Box::new(TestInterface);
+    let bytecode = include_bytes!(concat!(
+        env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
+        "/wasm/abort_crash.wasm"
+    ));
+
+    let module = ASModule::new(bytecode, 100_000, GasCosts::default(), Compiler::SP).unwrap();
+    let mut store = Store::new(module._engine);
+    let mut context = ASContext::new(&*interface, module.binary_module, GasCosts::default());
+    let create_vm_instance_and_init_env = context.create_vm_instance_and_init_env(&mut store);
+    match create_vm_instance_and_init_env {
+        Ok(_) => {
+            panic!("Expected an error")
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            assert_eq!(
+                e.to_string(),
+                "RuntimeError: Runtime error: AssemblyScript memory is missing from the environment"
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "execution-trace")]
 #[test]
 #[serial]
diff --git a/wasm/abort_crash.wasm b/wasm/abort_crash.wasm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f46d2bd5
Binary files /dev/null and b/wasm/abort_crash.wasm differ