diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b51408af2..9986c1cc9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Dependencies
 
 - cmake >= 3.24
+- Ninja (used by the presets as the default generator)
 - clang >= 10 or gcc >= 10
 - clang-format
 - libomp (if multithreading is required. Multithreading can be disabled using the compiler flag `-DMULTITHREADING 0`)
diff --git a/cpp/CMakePresets.json b/cpp/CMakePresets.json
index 0f249a00d7..3b036a8883 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/cpp/CMakePresets.json
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
       "displayName": "Build for WASM",
       "description": "Build with a specific wasm-sdk to create wasm",
       "binaryDir": "build-wasm",
+      "generator": "Ninja",
       "toolchainFile": "cmake/toolchains/wasm32-wasi.cmake",
       "environment": {
         "WASI_SDK_PREFIX": "${sourceDir}/src/wasi-sdk-12.0",
diff --git a/cpp/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.wasm-linux-clang b/cpp/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.wasm-linux-clang
index 3282702b98..f4a19bba53 100644
--- a/cpp/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.wasm-linux-clang
+++ b/cpp/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.wasm-linux-clang
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FROM ubuntu:kinetic AS builder
-RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y build-essential wget git libssl-dev cmake curl binaryen
+RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y build-essential wget git libssl-dev cmake ninja-build curl binaryen
 RUN curl https://wasmtime.dev/install.sh -sSf | bash /dev/stdin --version v3.0.1
 WORKDIR /usr/src/barretenberg/cpp/src
 RUN curl -s -L https://github.com/CraneStation/wasi-sdk/releases/download/wasi-sdk-12/wasi-sdk-12.0-linux.tar.gz | tar zxfv -
diff --git a/cpp/src/aztec/plonk/proof_system/prover/prover.hpp b/cpp/src/aztec/plonk/proof_system/prover/prover.hpp
index 61e6b4356b..50d303c81a 100644
--- a/cpp/src/aztec/plonk/proof_system/prover/prover.hpp
+++ b/cpp/src/aztec/plonk/proof_system/prover/prover.hpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ extern template class ProverBase<ultra_to_standard_settings>;
 typedef ProverBase<standard_settings> Prover;
 typedef ProverBase<turbo_settings> TurboProver;
 typedef ProverBase<ultra_settings> UltraProver; // TODO(Mike): maybe just return a templated proverbase so that I don't
-                                                // need separate casees for ultra vs ultra_to_standard...???
+                                                // need separate cases for ultra vs ultra_to_standard...???
                                                 // TODO(Cody): Make this into an issue?
 typedef ProverBase<ultra_to_standard_settings> UltraToStandardProver;