diff --git a/compiler-core/src/build/package_compiler.rs b/compiler-core/src/build/package_compiler.rs
index d57aa409b44..9e0147e45f8 100644
--- a/compiler-core/src/build/package_compiler.rs
+++ b/compiler-core/src/build/package_compiler.rs
@@ -374,8 +374,11 @@ where
             TypeScriptDeclarations::None
         };
 
-        JavaScript::new(&self.out, typescript, prelude_location, self.target_support)
-            .render(&self.io, modules)?;
+        JavaScript::new(&self.out, typescript, prelude_location, self.target_support).render(
+            &self.io,
+            modules,
+            self.stdlib_is_a_dependency(),
+        )?;
 
         if self.copy_native_files {
             self.copy_project_native_files(&self.out, &mut written)?;
@@ -427,6 +430,10 @@ where
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn stdlib_is_a_dependency(&self) -> bool {
+        self.config.dependencies.contains_key("gleam_stdlib")
+    }
 }
 
 fn analyse(
diff --git a/compiler-core/src/codegen.rs b/compiler-core/src/codegen.rs
index 5038ea1533b..e4f2ab5a6c9 100644
--- a/compiler-core/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/compiler-core/src/codegen.rs
@@ -178,13 +178,18 @@ impl<'a> JavaScript<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn render(&self, writer: &impl FileSystemWriter, modules: &[Module]) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn render(
+        &self,
+        writer: &impl FileSystemWriter,
+        modules: &[Module],
+        stdlib_is_a_dependency: bool,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
         for module in modules {
             let js_name = module.name.clone();
             if self.typescript == TypeScriptDeclarations::Emit {
                 self.ts_declaration(writer, module, &js_name)?;
             }
-            self.js_module(writer, module, &js_name)?
+            self.js_module(writer, module, &js_name, stdlib_is_a_dependency)?
         }
         self.write_prelude(writer)?;
         Ok(())
@@ -235,6 +240,7 @@ impl<'a> JavaScript<'a> {
         writer: &impl FileSystemWriter,
         module: &Module,
         js_name: &str,
+        stdblib_is_a_dependency: bool,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let name = format!("{js_name}.mjs");
         let path = self.output_directory.join(name);
@@ -246,6 +252,7 @@ impl<'a> JavaScript<'a> {
             &module.code,
             self.target_support,
             self.typescript,
+            stdblib_is_a_dependency,
         );
         tracing::debug!(name = ?js_name, "Generated js module");
         writer.write(&path, &output?)
diff --git a/compiler-core/src/javascript.rs b/compiler-core/src/javascript.rs
index d1c24153e9c..f4dea5c36d7 100644
--- a/compiler-core/src/javascript.rs
+++ b/compiler-core/src/javascript.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ pub struct Generator<'a> {
     current_module_name_segments_count: usize,
     target_support: TargetSupport,
     typescript: TypeScriptDeclarations,
+    stdlib_is_a_dependency: bool,
 }
 
 impl<'a> Generator<'a> {
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a> {
         module: &'a TypedModule,
         target_support: TargetSupport,
         typescript: TypeScriptDeclarations,
+        stdlib_is_a_dependency: bool,
     ) -> Self {
         let current_module_name_segments_count = module.name.split('/').count();
 
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a> {
             module_scope: Default::default(),
             target_support,
             typescript,
+            stdlib_is_a_dependency,
         }
     }
 
@@ -170,18 +173,18 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a> {
         };
 
         let echo = if self.tracker.echo_used {
-            // TODO! Check stdlib is among the dependencies or this will fail at
-            // runtime with an exception.
-            self.register_import(
-                &mut imports,
-                "gleam_stdlib",
-                "dict",
-                &Some((
-                    AssignName::Variable("stdlib$dict".into()),
-                    SrcSpan::default(),
-                )),
-                &[],
-            );
+            if self.stdlib_is_a_dependency {
+                self.register_import(
+                    &mut imports,
+                    "gleam_stdlib",
+                    "dict",
+                    &Some((
+                        AssignName::Variable("stdlib$dict".into()),
+                        SrcSpan::default(),
+                    )),
+                    &[],
+                );
+            }
             self.register_prelude_usage(&mut imports, "BitArray", Some("$BitArray"));
             self.register_prelude_usage(&mut imports, "List", Some("$List"));
             self.register_prelude_usage(&mut imports, "UtfCodepoint", Some("$UtfCodepoint"));
@@ -591,14 +594,21 @@ pub fn module(
     src: &EcoString,
     target_support: TargetSupport,
     typescript: TypeScriptDeclarations,
+    stdlib_is_a_dependency: bool,
 ) -> Result<String, crate::Error> {
-    let document = Generator::new(line_numbers, module, target_support, typescript)
-        .compile()
-        .map_err(|error| crate::Error::JavaScript {
-            path: path.to_path_buf(),
-            src: src.clone(),
-            error,
-        })?;
+    let document = Generator::new(
+        line_numbers,
+        module,
+        target_support,
+        typescript,
+        stdlib_is_a_dependency,
+    )
+    .compile()
+    .map_err(|error| crate::Error::JavaScript {
+        path: path.to_path_buf(),
+        src: src.clone(),
+        error,
+    })?;
     Ok(document.to_pretty_string(80))
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler-core/src/javascript/tests.rs b/compiler-core/src/javascript/tests.rs
index 0ebdeaf552c..1cf1dc38c88 100644
--- a/compiler-core/src/javascript/tests.rs
+++ b/compiler-core/src/javascript/tests.rs
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ pub fn compile(src: &str, deps: Vec<(&str, &str, &str)>) -> TypedModule {
 pub fn compile_js(src: &str, deps: Vec<(&str, &str, &str)>) -> Result<String, crate::Error> {
     let ast = compile(src, deps);
     let line_numbers = LineNumbers::new(src);
+    let stdlib_is_a_dependency = true;
     let output = module(
         &ast,
         &line_numbers,
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ pub fn compile_js(src: &str, deps: Vec<(&str, &str, &str)>) -> Result<String, cr
         &"".into(),
         TargetSupport::Enforced,
         TypeScriptDeclarations::None,
+        stdlib_is_a_dependency,
     )?;
 
     Ok(output.replace(