diff --git a/crates/console/prometeu-bytecode/src/value.rs b/crates/console/prometeu-bytecode/src/value.rs
index c38f7cdb..40ca770c 100644
--- a/crates/console/prometeu-bytecode/src/value.rs
+++ b/crates/console/prometeu-bytecode/src/value.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::cell::Cell;
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
 use std::fmt::Write;
-use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering as AtomicOrdering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-static STRING_MATERIALIZATION_COUNT: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
+thread_local! {
+    static STRING_MATERIALIZATION_COUNT: Cell<u64> = const { Cell::new(0) };
+}
 
 /// Opaque handle that references an object stored in the VM heap.
 ///
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ impl Value {
     where
         S: Into<Arc<str>>,
     {
-        STRING_MATERIALIZATION_COUNT.fetch_add(1, AtomicOrdering::Relaxed);
+        STRING_MATERIALIZATION_COUNT.with(|count| count.set(count.get() + 1));
         Value::String(value.into())
     }
 
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ impl Value {
 }
 
 pub fn string_materialization_count() -> u64 {
-    STRING_MATERIALIZATION_COUNT.load(AtomicOrdering::Relaxed)
+    STRING_MATERIALIZATION_COUNT.with(Cell::get)
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]