diff --git a/bindings/javascript/Cargo.toml b/bindings/javascript/Cargo.toml
index f02a8abe9..7d62ede4c 100644
--- a/bindings/javascript/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/javascript/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 [dependencies]
 turso_core = { workspace = true }
 napi = { version = "2.16.17", default-features = false, features = ["napi4"] }
-napi-derive = { version = "2.16.13", default-features = false }
+napi-derive = { version = "2.16.13", default-features = true }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 napi-build = "2.2.0"
diff --git a/bindings/javascript/__test__/better-sqlite3.spec.mjs b/bindings/javascript/__test__/better-sqlite3.spec.mjs
index a5fdf93fe..992cda585 100644
--- a/bindings/javascript/__test__/better-sqlite3.spec.mjs
+++ b/bindings/javascript/__test__/better-sqlite3.spec.mjs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const genDatabaseFilename = () => {
   return `test-${crypto.randomBytes(8).toString('hex')}.db`;
 };
 
-new DualTest().onlySqlitePasses("opening a read-only database fails if the file doesn't exist", async (t) => {
+new DualTest().both("opening a read-only database fails if the file doesn't exist", async (t) => {
   t.throws(() => t.context.connect(genDatabaseFilename(), { readonly: true }),
     {
       any: true,
@@ -104,7 +104,21 @@ inMemoryTest.both("Empty prepared statement should throw", async (t) => {
     () => {
       db.prepare("");
     },
-    { instanceOf: Error },
+    { any: true }
+  );
+});
+
+inMemoryTest.onlySqlitePasses("Empty prepared statement should throw the correct error", async (t) => {
+  // the previous test can be removed once this one passes in Turso
+  const db = t.context.db;
+  t.throws(
+    () => {
+      db.prepare("");
+    },
+    {
+      instanceOf: RangeError,
+      message: "The supplied SQL string contains no statements",
+    },
   );
 });
 
@@ -156,9 +170,12 @@ inMemoryTest.both("Statement shouldn't bind twice with bind()", async (t) => {
 
   t.throws(
     () => {
-      db.bind("Bob");
+      stmt.bind("Bob");
+    },
+    {
+      instanceOf: TypeError,
+      message: 'The bind() method can only be invoked once per statement object',
     },
-    { instanceOf: Error },
   );
 });
 
@@ -372,3 +389,4 @@ inMemoryTest.both("Test Statement.source", async t => {
   t.is(stmt.source, sql);
 });
 
+
diff --git a/bindings/javascript/__test__/sync.spec.mjs b/bindings/javascript/__test__/sync.spec.mjs
index f8c016021..87fe1d7d4 100644
--- a/bindings/javascript/__test__/sync.spec.mjs
+++ b/bindings/javascript/__test__/sync.spec.mjs
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ dualTest.both("Database.pragma()", async (t) => {
   t.deepEqual(db.pragma("cache_size"), [{ "cache_size": 2000 }]);
 });
 
-dualTest.onlySqlitePasses("errors", async (t) => {
+dualTest.both("errors", async (t) => {
   const db = t.context.db;
 
   const syntaxError = await t.throws(() => {
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ dualTest.onlySqlitePasses("errors", async (t) => {
   }, {
     any: true,
     instanceOf: t.context.errorType,
-    message: 'near "SYNTAX": syntax error',
+    message: /near "SYNTAX": syntax error/,
     code: 'SQLITE_ERROR'
   });
   const noTableError = await t.throws(() => {
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ dualTest.onlySqlitePasses("errors", async (t) => {
   }, {
     any: true,
     instanceOf: t.context.errorType,
-    message: "no such table: missing_table",
+    message: /(Parse error: Table missing_table not found|no such table: missing_table)/,
     code: 'SQLITE_ERROR'
   });
 
diff --git a/bindings/javascript/index.d.ts b/bindings/javascript/index.d.ts
index 99433b962..37041f67a 100644
--- a/bindings/javascript/index.d.ts
+++ b/bindings/javascript/index.d.ts
@@ -3,41 +3,41 @@
 
 /* auto-generated by NAPI-RS */
 
-export interface Options {
-  readonly: boolean
-  fileMustExist: boolean
-  timeout: number
+export interface OpenDatabaseOptions {
+  readonly?: boolean
+  fileMustExist?: boolean
+  timeout?: number
+}
+export interface PragmaOptions {
+  simple: boolean
 }
 export declare class Database {
   memory: boolean
   readonly: boolean
-  inTransaction: boolean
   open: boolean
   name: string
-  constructor(path: string, options?: Options | undefined | null)
+  constructor(path: string, options?: OpenDatabaseOptions | undefined | null)
   prepare(sql: string): Statement
-  transaction(): void
-  pragma(): void
+  pragma(pragmaName: string, options?: PragmaOptions | undefined | null): unknown
   backup(): void
   serialize(): void
   function(): void
   aggregate(): void
   table(): void
-  loadExtension(): void
+  loadExtension(path: string): void
+  exec(sql: string): void
+  close(): void
 }
 export declare class Statement {
-  database: Database
   source: string
-  reader: boolean
-  readonly: boolean
-  busy: boolean
-  get(): unknown
-  all(): NapiResult
-  run(args: Array<unknown>): void
-  static iterate(): void
-  static pluck(): void
+  get(args?: Array<unknown> | undefined | null): unknown
+  run(args?: Array<unknown> | undefined | null): unknown
+  iterate(args?: Array<unknown> | undefined | null): IteratorStatement
+  all(args?: Array<unknown> | undefined | null): unknown
+  pluck(pluck?: boolean | undefined | null): void
   static expand(): void
-  static raw(): void
+  raw(raw?: boolean | undefined | null): void
   static columns(): void
-  static bind(): void
+  bind(args?: Array<unknown> | undefined | null): Statement
 }
+export declare class IteratorStatement { }
diff --git a/bindings/javascript/index.js b/bindings/javascript/index.js
index 4e9bf54a7..c1f087ea5 100644
--- a/bindings/javascript/index.js
+++ b/bindings/javascript/index.js
@@ -5,325 +5,313 @@
 /* auto-generated by NAPI-RS */
 
 const { existsSync, readFileSync } = require('fs')
-const { join } = require("path");
+const { join } = require('path')
 
-const { platform, arch } = process;
+const { platform, arch } = process
 
-let nativeBinding = null;
-let localFileExisted = false;
-let loadError = null;
+let nativeBinding = null
+let localFileExisted = false
+let loadError = null
 
 function isMusl() {
   // For Node 10
-  if (!process.report || typeof process.report.getReport !== "function") {
+  if (!process.report || typeof process.report.getReport !== 'function') {
     try {
-      const lddPath = require("child_process")
-        .execSync("which ldd")
-        .toString()
-        .trim();
-      return readFileSync(lddPath, "utf8").includes("musl");
+      const lddPath = require('child_process').execSync('which ldd').toString().trim()
+      return readFileSync(lddPath, 'utf8').includes('musl')
     } catch (e) {
-      return true;
+      return true
     }
   } else {
-    const { glibcVersionRuntime } = process.report.getReport().header;
-    return !glibcVersionRuntime;
+    const { glibcVersionRuntime } = process.report.getReport().header
+    return !glibcVersionRuntime
   }
 }
 
 switch (platform) {
-  case "android":
+  case 'android':
     switch (arch) {
-      case "arm64":
-        localFileExisted = existsSync(
-          join(__dirname, "turso.android-arm64.node"),
-        );
+      case 'arm64':
+        localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'turso.android-arm64.node'))
         try {
           if (localFileExisted) {
-            nativeBinding = require("./turso.android-arm64.node");
+            nativeBinding = require('./turso.android-arm64.node')
           } else {
-            nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-android-arm64");
+            nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-android-arm64')
           }
         } catch (e) {
-          loadError = e;
+          loadError = e
         }
-        break;
-      case "arm":
-        localFileExisted = existsSync(
-          join(__dirname, "turso.android-arm-eabi.node"),
-        );
+        break
+      case 'arm':
+        localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'turso.android-arm-eabi.node'))
         try {
           if (localFileExisted) {
-            nativeBinding = require("./turso.android-arm-eabi.node");
+            nativeBinding = require('./turso.android-arm-eabi.node')
           } else {
-            nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-android-arm-eabi");
+            nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-android-arm-eabi')
           }
         } catch (e) {
-          loadError = e;
+          loadError = e
         }
-        break;
+        break
       default:
-        throw new Error(`Unsupported architecture on Android ${arch}`);
+        throw new Error(`Unsupported architecture on Android ${arch}`)
     }
-    break;
-  case "win32":
+    break
+  case 'win32':
     switch (arch) {
-      case "x64":
+      case 'x64':
         localFileExisted = existsSync(
-          join(__dirname, "turso.win32-x64-msvc.node"),
-        );
+          join(__dirname, 'turso.win32-x64-msvc.node')
+        )
         try {
           if (localFileExisted) {
-            nativeBinding = require("./turso.win32-x64-msvc.node");
+            nativeBinding = require('./turso.win32-x64-msvc.node')
           } else {
-            nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-win32-x64-msvc");
+            nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-win32-x64-msvc')
           }
         } catch (e) {
-          loadError = e;
+          loadError = e
         }
-        break;
-      case "ia32":
+        break
+      case 'ia32':
         localFileExisted = existsSync(
-          join(__dirname, "turso.win32-ia32-msvc.node"),
-        );
+          join(__dirname, 'turso.win32-ia32-msvc.node')
+        )
         try {
           if (localFileExisted) {
-            nativeBinding = require("./turso.win32-ia32-msvc.node");
+            nativeBinding = require('./turso.win32-ia32-msvc.node')
           } else {
-            nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-win32-ia32-msvc");
+            nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-win32-ia32-msvc')
           }
         } catch (e) {
-          loadError = e;
+          loadError = e
         }
-        break;
-      case "arm64":
+        break
+      case 'arm64':
         localFileExisted = existsSync(
-          join(__dirname, "turso.win32-arm64-msvc.node"),
-        );
+          join(__dirname, 'turso.win32-arm64-msvc.node')
+        )
         try {
           if (localFileExisted) {
-            nativeBinding = require("./turso.win32-arm64-msvc.node");
+            nativeBinding = require('./turso.win32-arm64-msvc.node')
           } else {
-            nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-win32-arm64-msvc");
+            nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-win32-arm64-msvc')
           }
         } catch (e) {
-          loadError = e;
+          loadError = e
         }
-        break;
+        break
       default:
-        throw new Error(`Unsupported architecture on Windows: ${arch}`);
+        throw new Error(`Unsupported architecture on Windows: ${arch}`)
     }
-    break;
-  case "darwin":
-    localFileExisted = existsSync(
-      join(__dirname, "turso.darwin-universal.node"),
-    );
+    break
+  case 'darwin':
+    localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'turso.darwin-universal.node'))
     try {
       if (localFileExisted) {
-        nativeBinding = require("./turso.darwin-universal.node");
+        nativeBinding = require('./turso.darwin-universal.node')
       } else {
-        nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-darwin-universal");
+        nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-darwin-universal')
       }
-      break;
+      break
     } catch {}
     switch (arch) {
-      case "x64":
-        localFileExisted = existsSync(
-          join(__dirname, "turso.darwin-x64.node"),
-        );
+      case 'x64':
+        localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'turso.darwin-x64.node'))
         try {
           if (localFileExisted) {
-            nativeBinding = require("./turso.darwin-x64.node");
+            nativeBinding = require('./turso.darwin-x64.node')
           } else {
-            nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-darwin-x64");
+            nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-darwin-x64')
           }
         } catch (e) {
-          loadError = e;
+          loadError = e
         }
-        break;
-      case "arm64":
+        break
+      case 'arm64':
         localFileExisted = existsSync(
-          join(__dirname, "turso.darwin-arm64.node"),
-        );
+          join(__dirname, 'turso.darwin-arm64.node')
+        )
         try {
           if (localFileExisted) {
-            nativeBinding = require("./turso.darwin-arm64.node");
+            nativeBinding = require('./turso.darwin-arm64.node')
           } else {
-            nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-darwin-arm64");
+            nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-darwin-arm64')
           }
         } catch (e) {
-          loadError = e;
+          loadError = e
         }
-        break;
+        break
       default:
-        throw new Error(`Unsupported architecture on macOS: ${arch}`);
+        throw new Error(`Unsupported architecture on macOS: ${arch}`)
     }
-    break;
-  case "freebsd":
-    if (arch !== "x64") {
-      throw new Error(`Unsupported architecture on FreeBSD: ${arch}`);
+    break
+  case 'freebsd':
+    if (arch !== 'x64') {
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported architecture on FreeBSD: ${arch}`)
     }
-    localFileExisted = existsSync(
-      join(__dirname, "turso.freebsd-x64.node"),
-    );
+    localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'turso.freebsd-x64.node'))
     try {
       if (localFileExisted) {
-        nativeBinding = require("./turso.freebsd-x64.node");
+        nativeBinding = require('./turso.freebsd-x64.node')
       } else {
-        nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-freebsd-x64");
+        nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-freebsd-x64')
       }
     } catch (e) {
-      loadError = e;
+      loadError = e
     }
-    break;
-  case "linux":
+    break
+  case 'linux':
     switch (arch) {
-      case "x64":
+      case 'x64':
         if (isMusl()) {
           localFileExisted = existsSync(
-            join(__dirname, "turso.linux-x64-musl.node"),
-          );
+            join(__dirname, 'turso.linux-x64-musl.node')
+          )
           try {
             if (localFileExisted) {
-              nativeBinding = require("./turso.linux-x64-musl.node");
+              nativeBinding = require('./turso.linux-x64-musl.node')
             } else {
-              nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-linux-x64-musl");
+              nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-linux-x64-musl')
             }
           } catch (e) {
-            loadError = e;
+            loadError = e
           }
         } else {
           localFileExisted = existsSync(
-            join(__dirname, "turso.linux-x64-gnu.node"),
-          );
+            join(__dirname, 'turso.linux-x64-gnu.node')
+          )
           try {
             if (localFileExisted) {
-              nativeBinding = require("./turso.linux-x64-gnu.node");
+              nativeBinding = require('./turso.linux-x64-gnu.node')
             } else {
-              nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-linux-x64-gnu");
+              nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-linux-x64-gnu')
             }
           } catch (e) {
-            loadError = e;
+            loadError = e
           }
         }
-        break;
-      case "arm64":
+        break
+      case 'arm64':
         if (isMusl()) {
           localFileExisted = existsSync(
-            join(__dirname, "turso.linux-arm64-musl.node"),
-          );
+            join(__dirname, 'turso.linux-arm64-musl.node')
+          )
           try {
             if (localFileExisted) {
-              nativeBinding = require("./turso.linux-arm64-musl.node");
+              nativeBinding = require('./turso.linux-arm64-musl.node')
             } else {
-              nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-linux-arm64-musl");
+              nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-linux-arm64-musl')
             }
           } catch (e) {
-            loadError = e;
+            loadError = e
           }
         } else {
           localFileExisted = existsSync(
-            join(__dirname, "turso.linux-arm64-gnu.node"),
-          );
+            join(__dirname, 'turso.linux-arm64-gnu.node')
+          )
           try {
             if (localFileExisted) {
-              nativeBinding = require("./turso.linux-arm64-gnu.node");
+              nativeBinding = require('./turso.linux-arm64-gnu.node')
             } else {
-              nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-linux-arm64-gnu");
+              nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-linux-arm64-gnu')
             }
           } catch (e) {
-            loadError = e;
+            loadError = e
           }
         }
-        break;
-      case "arm":
+        break
+      case 'arm':
         if (isMusl()) {
           localFileExisted = existsSync(
-            join(__dirname, "turso.linux-arm-musleabihf.node"),
-          );
+            join(__dirname, 'turso.linux-arm-musleabihf.node')
+          )
           try {
             if (localFileExisted) {
-              nativeBinding = require("./turso.linux-arm-musleabihf.node");
+              nativeBinding = require('./turso.linux-arm-musleabihf.node')
             } else {
-              nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-linux-arm-musleabihf");
+              nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-linux-arm-musleabihf')
             }
           } catch (e) {
-            loadError = e;
+            loadError = e
           }
         } else {
           localFileExisted = existsSync(
-            join(__dirname, "turso.linux-arm-gnueabihf.node"),
-          );
+            join(__dirname, 'turso.linux-arm-gnueabihf.node')
+          )
           try {
             if (localFileExisted) {
-              nativeBinding = require("./turso.linux-arm-gnueabihf.node");
+              nativeBinding = require('./turso.linux-arm-gnueabihf.node')
             } else {
-              nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-linux-arm-gnueabihf");
+              nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-linux-arm-gnueabihf')
             }
           } catch (e) {
-            loadError = e;
+            loadError = e
           }
         }
-        break;
-      case "riscv64":
+        break
+      case 'riscv64':
         if (isMusl()) {
           localFileExisted = existsSync(
-            join(__dirname, "turso.linux-riscv64-musl.node"),
-          );
+            join(__dirname, 'turso.linux-riscv64-musl.node')
+          )
           try {
             if (localFileExisted) {
-              nativeBinding = require("./turso.linux-riscv64-musl.node");
+              nativeBinding = require('./turso.linux-riscv64-musl.node')
             } else {
-              nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-linux-riscv64-musl");
+              nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-linux-riscv64-musl')
             }
           } catch (e) {
-            loadError = e;
+            loadError = e
           }
         } else {
           localFileExisted = existsSync(
-            join(__dirname, "turso.linux-riscv64-gnu.node"),
-          );
+            join(__dirname, 'turso.linux-riscv64-gnu.node')
+          )
           try {
             if (localFileExisted) {
-              nativeBinding = require("./turso.linux-riscv64-gnu.node");
+              nativeBinding = require('./turso.linux-riscv64-gnu.node')
             } else {
-              nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-linux-riscv64-gnu");
+              nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-linux-riscv64-gnu')
             }
           } catch (e) {
-            loadError = e;
+            loadError = e
           }
         }
-        break;
-      case "s390x":
+        break
+      case 's390x':
         localFileExisted = existsSync(
-          join(__dirname, "turso.linux-s390x-gnu.node"),
-        );
+          join(__dirname, 'turso.linux-s390x-gnu.node')
+        )
         try {
           if (localFileExisted) {
-            nativeBinding = require("./turso.linux-s390x-gnu.node");
+            nativeBinding = require('./turso.linux-s390x-gnu.node')
           } else {
-            nativeBinding = require("@tursodatabase/turso-linux-s390x-gnu");
+            nativeBinding = require('@tursodatabase/turso-linux-s390x-gnu')
           }
         } catch (e) {
-          loadError = e;
+          loadError = e
         }
-        break;
+        break
       default:
-        throw new Error(`Unsupported architecture on Linux: ${arch}`);
+        throw new Error(`Unsupported architecture on Linux: ${arch}`)
     }
-    break;
+    break
   default:
-    throw new Error(`Unsupported OS: ${platform}, architecture: ${arch}`);
+    throw new Error(`Unsupported OS: ${platform}, architecture: ${arch}`)
 }
 
 if (!nativeBinding) {
   if (loadError) {
-    throw loadError;
+    throw loadError
   }
-  throw new Error(`Failed to load native binding`);
+  throw new Error(`Failed to load native binding`)
 }
 
-const { Database, Statement } = nativeBinding;
+const { Database, Statement, IteratorStatement } = nativeBinding
 
-module.exports.Database = Database;
-module.exports.Statement = Statement;
+module.exports.Database = Database
+module.exports.Statement = Statement
+module.exports.IteratorStatement = IteratorStatement
diff --git a/bindings/javascript/sqlite-error.js b/bindings/javascript/sqlite-error.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82356bc36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/javascript/sqlite-error.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+'use strict';
+const descriptor = { value: 'SqliteError', writable: true, enumerable: false, configurable: true };
+
+function SqliteError(message, code, rawCode) {
+        if (new.target !== SqliteError) {
+                return new SqliteError(message, code);
+        }
+        if (typeof code !== 'string') {
+                throw new TypeError('Expected second argument to be a string');
+        }
+        Error.call(this, message);
+        descriptor.value = '' + message;
+        Object.defineProperty(this, 'message', descriptor);
+        Error.captureStackTrace(this, SqliteError);
+        this.code = code;
+        this.rawCode = rawCode
+}
+Object.setPrototypeOf(SqliteError, Error);
+Object.setPrototypeOf(SqliteError.prototype, Error.prototype);
+Object.defineProperty(SqliteError.prototype, 'name', descriptor);
+module.exports = SqliteError;
+
diff --git a/bindings/javascript/src/lib.rs b/bindings/javascript/src/lib.rs
index de842bd85..15c32940f 100644
--- a/bindings/javascript/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bindings/javascript/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,12 +14,18 @@ use turso_core::{LimboError, StepResult};
 #[derive(Default)]
 #[napi(object)]
 pub struct OpenDatabaseOptions {
-    pub readonly: bool,
-    pub file_must_exist: bool,
-    pub timeout: u32,
+    pub readonly: Option<bool>,
+    pub file_must_exist: Option<bool>,
+    pub timeout: Option<u32>,
     // verbose => Callback,
 }
 
+impl OpenDatabaseOptions {
+    fn readonly(&self) -> bool {
+        self.readonly.unwrap_or(false)
+    }
+}
+
 #[napi(object)]
 pub struct PragmaOptions {
     pub simple: bool,
@@ -55,28 +61,30 @@ impl ObjectFinalize for Database {
 #[napi]
 impl Database {
     #[napi(constructor)]
-    pub fn new(path: String, options: Option<OpenDatabaseOptions>) -> napi::Result<Self> {
+    pub fn new(path: String, options: Option<OpenDatabaseOptions>) -> napi::Result<Self, String> {
         let memory = path == ":memory:";
         let io: Arc<dyn turso_core::IO> = if memory {
             Arc::new(turso_core::MemoryIO::new())
         } else {
-            Arc::new(turso_core::PlatformIO::new().map_err(into_napi_error)?)
+            Arc::new(turso_core::PlatformIO::new().map_err(into_napi_sqlite_error)?)
         };
         let opts = options.unwrap_or_default();
-        let flag = if opts.readonly {
+        let flag = if opts.readonly() {
             turso_core::OpenFlags::ReadOnly
         } else {
             turso_core::OpenFlags::Create
         };
-        let file = io.open_file(&path, flag, false).map_err(into_napi_error)?;
+        let file = io
+            .open_file(&path, flag, false)
+            .map_err(|err| into_napi_error_with_message("SQLITE_CANTOPEN".to_owned(), err))?;
 
         let db_file = Arc::new(DatabaseFile::new(file));
         let db = turso_core::Database::open(io.clone(), &path, db_file, false, false)
-            .map_err(into_napi_error)?;
-        let conn = db.connect().map_err(into_napi_error)?;
+            .map_err(into_napi_sqlite_error)?;
+        let conn = db.connect().map_err(into_napi_sqlite_error)?;
 
         Ok(Self {
-            readonly: opts.readonly,
+            readonly: opts.readonly(),
             memory,
             _db: db,
             conn,
@@ -131,16 +139,6 @@ impl Database {
         }
     }
 
-    #[napi]
-    pub fn readonly(&self) -> bool {
-        self.readonly
-    }
-
-    #[napi]
-    pub fn open(&self) -> bool {
-        self.open
-    }
-
     #[napi]
     pub fn backup(&self) {
         todo!()
@@ -176,7 +174,7 @@ impl Database {
     }
 
     #[napi]
-    pub fn exec(&self, sql: String) -> napi::Result<()> {
+    pub fn exec(&self, sql: String) -> napi::Result<(), String> {
         let query_runner = self.conn.query_runner(sql.as_bytes());
 
         // Since exec doesn't return any values, we can just iterate over the results
@@ -185,17 +183,17 @@ impl Database {
                 Ok(Some(mut stmt)) => loop {
                     match stmt.step() {
                         Ok(StepResult::Row) => continue,
-                        Ok(StepResult::IO) => stmt.run_once().map_err(into_napi_error)?,
+                        Ok(StepResult::IO) => stmt.run_once().map_err(into_napi_sqlite_error)?,
                         Ok(StepResult::Done) => break,
                         Ok(StepResult::Interrupt | StepResult::Busy) => {
                             return Err(napi::Error::new(
-                                napi::Status::GenericFailure,
+                                "SQLITE_ERROR".to_owned(),
                                 "Statement execution interrupted or busy".to_string(),
                             ));
                         }
                         Err(err) => {
                             return Err(napi::Error::new(
-                                napi::Status::GenericFailure,
+                                "SQLITE_ERROR".to_owned(),
                                 format!("Error executing SQL: {}", err),
                             ));
                         }
@@ -204,7 +202,7 @@ impl Database {
                 Ok(None) => continue,
                 Err(err) => {
                     return Err(napi::Error::new(
-                        napi::Status::GenericFailure,
+                        "SQLITE_ERROR".to_owned(),
                         format!("Error executing SQL: {}", err),
                     ));
                 }
@@ -263,7 +261,7 @@ impl Statement {
 
     #[napi]
     pub fn get(&self, env: Env, args: Option<Vec<JsUnknown>>) -> napi::Result<JsUnknown> {
-        let mut stmt = self.check_and_bind(args)?;
+        let mut stmt = self.check_and_bind(env, args)?;
 
         loop {
             let step = stmt.step().map_err(into_napi_error)?;
@@ -324,7 +322,7 @@ impl Statement {
     // TODO: Return Info object (https://github.com/WiseLibs/better-sqlite3/blob/master/docs/api.md#runbindparameters---object)
     #[napi]
     pub fn run(&self, env: Env, args: Option<Vec<JsUnknown>>) -> napi::Result<JsUnknown> {
-        let stmt = self.check_and_bind(args)?;
+        let stmt = self.check_and_bind(env, args)?;
 
         self.internal_all(env, stmt)
     }
@@ -335,7 +333,12 @@ impl Statement {
         env: Env,
         args: Option<Vec<JsUnknown>>,
     ) -> napi::Result<IteratorStatement> {
-        self.check_and_bind(args)?;
+        if let Some(some_args) = args.as_ref() {
+            if some_args.iter().len() != 0 {
+                self.check_and_bind(env, args)?;
+            }
+        }
+
         Ok(IteratorStatement {
             stmt: Rc::clone(&self.inner),
             _database: self.database.clone(),
@@ -346,7 +349,7 @@ impl Statement {
 
     #[napi]
     pub fn all(&self, env: Env, args: Option<Vec<JsUnknown>>) -> napi::Result<JsUnknown> {
-        let stmt = self.check_and_bind(args)?;
+        let stmt = self.check_and_bind(env, args)?;
 
         self.internal_all(env, stmt)
     }
@@ -444,8 +447,9 @@ impl Statement {
     }
 
     #[napi]
-    pub fn bind(&mut self, args: Option<Vec<JsUnknown>>) -> napi::Result<Self> {
-        self.check_and_bind(args)?;
+    pub fn bind(&mut self, env: Env, args: Option<Vec<JsUnknown>>) -> napi::Result<Self, String> {
+        self.check_and_bind(env, args)
+            .map_err(with_sqlite_error_message)?;
         self.binded = true;
 
         Ok(self.clone())
@@ -455,16 +459,22 @@ impl Statement {
     /// and bind values do variables. The expected type for args is `Option<Vec<JsUnknown>>`
     fn check_and_bind(
         &self,
+        env: Env,
         args: Option<Vec<JsUnknown>>,
     ) -> napi::Result<RefMut<'_, turso_core::Statement>> {
         let mut stmt = self.inner.borrow_mut();
         stmt.reset();
         if let Some(args) = args {
             if self.binded {
-                return Err(napi::Error::new(
-                    napi::Status::InvalidArg,
-                    "This statement already has bound parameters",
-                ));
+                let err = napi::Error::new(
+                    into_convertible_type_error_message("TypeError"),
+                    "The bind() method can only be invoked once per statement object",
+                );
+                unsafe {
+                    napi::JsTypeError::from(err).throw_into(env.raw());
+                }
+
+                return Err(napi::Error::from_status(napi::Status::PendingException));
             }
 
             for (i, elem) in args.into_iter().enumerate() {
@@ -630,6 +640,29 @@ impl turso_core::DatabaseStorage for DatabaseFile {
 }
 
 #[inline]
-pub fn into_napi_error(limbo_error: LimboError) -> napi::Error {
+fn into_napi_error(limbo_error: LimboError) -> napi::Error {
     napi::Error::new(napi::Status::GenericFailure, format!("{limbo_error}"))
 }
+
+#[inline]
+fn into_napi_sqlite_error(limbo_error: LimboError) -> napi::Error<String> {
+    napi::Error::new(String::from("SQLITE_ERROR"), format!("{limbo_error}"))
+}
+
+#[inline]
+fn into_napi_error_with_message(
+    error_code: String,
+    limbo_error: LimboError,
+) -> napi::Error<String> {
+    napi::Error::new(error_code, format!("{limbo_error}"))
+}
+
+#[inline]
+fn with_sqlite_error_message(err: napi::Error) -> napi::Error<String> {
+    napi::Error::new("SQLITE_ERROR".to_owned(), err.reason)
+}
+
+#[inline]
+fn into_convertible_type_error_message(error_type: &str) -> String {
+    "[TURSO_CONVERT_TYPE]".to_owned() + error_type
+}
diff --git a/bindings/javascript/wrapper.js b/bindings/javascript/wrapper.js
index c42e1246d..0d4c53c96 100644
--- a/bindings/javascript/wrapper.js
+++ b/bindings/javascript/wrapper.js
@@ -2,6 +2,28 @@
 
 const { Database: NativeDB } = require("./index.js");
 
+const SqliteError = require("./sqlite-error.js");
+
+const convertibleErrorTypes = { TypeError };
+const CONVERTIBLE_ERROR_PREFIX = '[TURSO_CONVERT_TYPE]';
+
+function convertError(err) {
+  if ((err.code ?? '').startsWith(CONVERTIBLE_ERROR_PREFIX)) {
+    return createErrorByName(err.code.substring(CONVERTIBLE_ERROR_PREFIX.length), err.message);
+  }
+
+  return new SqliteError(err.message, err.code, err.rawCode);
+}
+
+function createErrorByName(name, message) {
+  const ErrorConstructor = convertibleErrorTypes[name];
+  if (!ErrorConstructor) {
+    throw new Error(`unknown error type ${name} from Turso`);
+  }
+
+  return new ErrorConstructor(message);
+}
+
 /**
  * Database represents a connection that can prepare and execute SQL statements.
  */
@@ -145,7 +167,11 @@ class Database {
    * @param {string} sql - The SQL statement string to execute.
    */
   exec(sql) {
-    this.db.exec(sql);
+    try {
+      this.db.exec(sql);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw convertError(err);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -264,8 +290,13 @@ class Statement {
    * @returns this - Statement with binded parameters
    */
   bind(...bindParameters) {
-    return this.stmt.bind(bindParameters.flat());
+    try {
+      return new Statement(this.stmt.bind(bindParameters.flat()), this.db);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw convertError(err);
+    }
   }
 }
 
 module.exports = Database;
+module.exports.SqliteError = SqliteError;