diff --git a/crates/gateway/src/compilation.rs b/crates/gateway/src/compilation.rs
index c1e17fbfa..23fd561aa 100644
--- a/crates/gateway/src/compilation.rs
+++ b/crates/gateway/src/compilation.rs
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ impl GatewayCompiler {
         &self,
         cairo_lang_contract_class: CairoLangContractClass,
     ) -> Result<CasmContractClass, GatewayError> {
-        let catch_unwind_result =
-            panic::catch_unwind(|| compile_sierra_to_casm(cairo_lang_contract_class));
+        let catch_unwind_result = panic::catch_unwind(|| {
+            compile_sierra_to_casm(cairo_lang_contract_class, self.config.max_casm_bytecode_size)
+        });
         let casm_contract_class =
             catch_unwind_result.map_err(|_| CompilationUtilError::CompilationPanic)??;
 
diff --git a/crates/starknet_sierra_compile/src/compile.rs b/crates/starknet_sierra_compile/src/compile.rs
index 23ac70ce3..825c2a086 100644
--- a/crates/starknet_sierra_compile/src/compile.rs
+++ b/crates/starknet_sierra_compile/src/compile.rs
@@ -7,27 +7,29 @@ use crate::errors::CompilationUtilError;
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[path = "compile_test.rs"]
 pub mod compile_test;
-pub struct SierraToCasmCompilationArgs {
+struct SierraToCasmCompilationArgs {
     list_selector: ListSelector,
     add_pythonic_hints: bool,
-    max_bytecode_size: usize,
+}
+
+impl Default for SierraToCasmCompilationArgs {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self { list_selector: ListSelector::DefaultList, add_pythonic_hints: true }
+    }
 }
 
 /// This function may panic.
 pub fn compile_sierra_to_casm(
     contract_class: ContractClass,
+    max_bytecode_size: usize,
 ) -> Result<CasmContractClass, CompilationUtilError> {
-    let compilation_args = SierraToCasmCompilationArgs {
-        list_selector: ListSelector::DefaultList,
-        add_pythonic_hints: true,
-        max_bytecode_size: 1000000,
-    };
+    let compilation_args = SierraToCasmCompilationArgs::default();
 
     contract_class.validate_version_compatible(compilation_args.list_selector)?;
 
     Ok(CasmContractClass::from_contract_class(
         contract_class,
         compilation_args.add_pythonic_hints,
-        compilation_args.max_bytecode_size,
+        max_bytecode_size,
     )?)
 }
diff --git a/crates/starknet_sierra_compile/src/compile_test.rs b/crates/starknet_sierra_compile/src/compile_test.rs
index 14e0b3d13..f2ed1254d 100644
--- a/crates/starknet_sierra_compile/src/compile_test.rs
+++ b/crates/starknet_sierra_compile/src/compile_test.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use mempool_test_utils::{get_absolute_path, FAULTY_ACCOUNT_CLASS_FILE, TEST_FILE
 use crate::compile::{compile_sierra_to_casm, CompilationUtilError};
 use crate::test_utils::contract_class_from_file;
 
+const MAX_BYTECODE_SIZE: usize = 81920;
+
 #[test]
 fn test_compile_sierra_to_casm() {
     env::set_current_dir(get_absolute_path(TEST_FILES_FOLDER)).expect("Failed to set current dir.");
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ fn test_compile_sierra_to_casm() {
     let expected_casm_contract_length = 72304;
 
     let contract_class = contract_class_from_file(sierra_path);
-    let casm_contract = compile_sierra_to_casm(contract_class).unwrap();
+    let casm_contract = compile_sierra_to_casm(contract_class, MAX_BYTECODE_SIZE).unwrap();
     let serialized_casm = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&casm_contract).unwrap().into_bytes();
 
     assert_eq!(serialized_casm.len(), expected_casm_contract_length);
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ fn test_negative_flow_compile_sierra_to_casm() {
     // Truncate the sierra program to trigger an error.
     contract_class.sierra_program = contract_class.sierra_program[..100].to_vec();
 
-    let result = compile_sierra_to_casm(contract_class);
+    let result = compile_sierra_to_casm(contract_class, MAX_BYTECODE_SIZE);
     assert_matches!(
         result,
         Err(CompilationUtilError::AllowedLibfuncsError(AllowedLibfuncsError::SierraProgramError))