diff --git a/aztec_macros/src/utils/hir_utils.rs b/aztec_macros/src/utils/hir_utils.rs
index 0b3c964949..200ce3099c 100644
--- a/aztec_macros/src/utils/hir_utils.rs
+++ b/aztec_macros/src/utils/hir_utils.rs
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ pub fn inject_global(
     let global_id = context.def_interner.push_empty_global(
         name.clone(),
         module_id,
+        *crate_id,
         file_id,
         global.attributes.clone(),
         false,
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs
index 3aeac115ad..0e0dfc008e 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs
@@ -1617,6 +1617,7 @@ impl<'context> Elaborator<'context> {
                     global,
                     self.file,
                     self.local_module,
+                    self.crate_id,
                 );
 
                 generated_items.globals.push(global);
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/interpreter.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/interpreter.rs
index 31ee8ef720..ef14fe8a95 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/interpreter.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/interpreter.rs
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ impl<'local, 'interner> Interpreter<'local, 'interner> {
             Err(InterpreterError::VariableNotInScope { location })
         } else {
             let name = self.elaborator.interner.definition_name(id).to_string();
-            eprintln!("{name} not in scope");
             Err(InterpreterError::NonComptimeVarReferenced { name, location })
         }
     }
@@ -400,6 +399,7 @@ impl<'local, 'interner> Interpreter<'local, 'interner> {
                 if let Ok(value) = self.lookup(&ident) {
                     Ok(value)
                 } else {
+                    let crate_of_global = self.elaborator.interner.get_global(*global_id).crate_id;
                     let let_ =
                         self.elaborator.interner.get_global_let_statement(*global_id).ok_or_else(
                             || {
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ impl<'local, 'interner> Interpreter<'local, 'interner> {
                             },
                         )?;
 
-                    if let_.comptime {
+                    if let_.comptime || crate_of_global != self.crate_id {
                         self.evaluate_let(let_.clone())?;
                     }
                     self.lookup(&ident)
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_mod.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_mod.rs
index 762c08b920..e5893dc43d 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_mod.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pub fn collect_defs(
         });
     }
 
-    errors.extend(collector.collect_globals(context, ast.globals));
+    errors.extend(collector.collect_globals(context, ast.globals, crate_id));
 
     errors.extend(collector.collect_traits(context, ast.traits, crate_id));
 
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ impl<'a> ModCollector<'a> {
         &mut self,
         context: &mut Context,
         globals: Vec<LetStatement>,
+        crate_id: CrateId,
     ) -> Vec<(CompilationError, fm::FileId)> {
         let mut errors = vec![];
         for global in globals {
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ impl<'a> ModCollector<'a> {
                 global,
                 self.file_id,
                 self.module_id,
+                crate_id,
             );
 
             if let Some(error) = error {
@@ -492,6 +494,7 @@ impl<'a> ModCollector<'a> {
                         let global_id = context.def_interner.push_empty_global(
                             name.clone(),
                             trait_id.0.local_id,
+                            krate,
                             self.file_id,
                             vec![],
                             false,
@@ -862,12 +865,14 @@ pub(crate) fn collect_global(
     global: LetStatement,
     file_id: FileId,
     module_id: LocalModuleId,
+    crate_id: CrateId,
 ) -> (UnresolvedGlobal, Option<(CompilationError, FileId)>) {
     let name = global.pattern.name_ident().clone();
 
     let global_id = interner.push_empty_global(
         name.clone(),
         module_id,
+        crate_id,
         file_id,
         global.attributes.clone(),
         matches!(global.pattern, Pattern::Mutable { .. }),
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/node_interner.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/node_interner.rs
index 61a108b04f..87ff45f8f1 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/node_interner.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/node_interner.rs
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ pub struct GlobalInfo {
     pub definition_id: DefinitionId,
     pub ident: Ident,
     pub local_id: LocalModuleId,
+    pub crate_id: CrateId,
     pub location: Location,
     pub let_statement: StmtId,
     pub value: Option<comptime::Value>,
@@ -756,6 +757,7 @@ impl NodeInterner {
         &mut self,
         ident: Ident,
         local_id: LocalModuleId,
+        crate_id: CrateId,
         let_statement: StmtId,
         file: FileId,
         attributes: Vec<SecondaryAttribute>,
@@ -773,6 +775,7 @@ impl NodeInterner {
             definition_id,
             ident,
             local_id,
+            crate_id,
             let_statement,
             location,
             value: None,
@@ -786,10 +789,12 @@ impl NodeInterner {
     }
 
     /// Intern an empty global. Used for collecting globals before they're defined
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub fn push_empty_global(
         &mut self,
         name: Ident,
         local_id: LocalModuleId,
+        crate_id: CrateId,
         file: FileId,
         attributes: Vec<SecondaryAttribute>,
         mutable: bool,
@@ -797,7 +802,8 @@ impl NodeInterner {
     ) -> GlobalId {
         let statement = self.push_stmt(HirStatement::Error);
         let span = name.span();
-        let id = self.push_global(name, local_id, statement, file, attributes, mutable, comptime);
+        let id = self
+            .push_global(name, local_id, crate_id, statement, file, attributes, mutable, comptime);
         self.push_stmt_location(statement, span, file);
         id
     }