diff --git a/backend/coreapp/asm_diff_wrapper.py b/backend/coreapp/asm_diff_wrapper.py
index f18579e..37037bf 100644
--- a/backend/coreapp/asm_diff_wrapper.py
+++ b/backend/coreapp/asm_diff_wrapper.py
@@ -1,15 +1,62 @@
+import subprocess
 from coreapp.models import Assembly, Compilation
 import logging
+from pathlib import Path
 
-from asm_differ.diff import run_objdump, Display
+from asm_differ.diff import Config, Display, HtmlFormatter, MIPS_SETTINGS, create_config, restrict_to_function
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-class AsmDifferWrapper:
-    def diff(target_assembly: Assembly, compilation: Compilation):
-        # basedump = run_objdump(basecmd, config, project)
-        # mydump = run_objdump(mycmd, config, project)
-        # display = Display(basedump, mydump, config)
+MAX_FUNC_SIZE_LINES = 5000
 
-        # return display.run_diff()
-        return "meow this is a diff"
+class AsmDifferWrapper:
+    @staticmethod
+    def create_config(scratch_arch) -> Config:
+        return Config(
+            arch=scratch_arch,
+            # Build/objdump options
+            diff_obj=True,
+            make=False,
+            source=False,
+            source_old_binutils=False,
+            inlines=False,
+            max_function_size_lines=MAX_FUNC_SIZE_LINES,
+            max_function_size_bytes=MAX_FUNC_SIZE_LINES * 4,
+            # Display options
+            formatter=HtmlFormatter(),
+            threeway=False,
+            base_shift=0,
+            skip_lines=0,
+            show_branches=True,
+            stop_jrra=False,
+            ignore_large_imms=False,
+            ignore_addr_diffs=False,
+            algorithm="levenshtein",
+        )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def run_objdump(target: Path, config: Config) -> str:
+        flags = ["-drz"]
+        target = target
+        restrict = None # todo maybe restrict
+
+        try:
+            out = subprocess.run(
+                ["mips-linux-gnu-objdump"] + config.arch.arch_flags + flags + [target],
+                check=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+                universal_newlines=True,
+            ).stdout
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            raise e
+
+        if restrict is not None:
+            return restrict_to_function(out, restrict, config)
+        return out
+
+    def diff(target_assembly: Assembly, compilation: Compilation):
+        config = AsmDifferWrapper.create_config(MIPS_SETTINGS) # todo read arch from compiler config of compilation
+        basedump = AsmDifferWrapper.run_objdump(target_assembly.object, config)
+        mydump = AsmDifferWrapper.run_objdump(compilation.object, config)
+        display = Display(basedump, mydump, config)
+
+        return display.run_diff()
diff --git a/backend/coreapp/views.py b/backend/coreapp/views.py
index b265896..47c46f1 100644
--- a/backend/coreapp/views.py
+++ b/backend/coreapp/views.py
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ def scratch(request, slug=None):
         db_scratch.save()
         return Response(status=status.HTTP_202_ACCEPTED)
 
-
 @api_view(["POST"])
 def compile(request, slug):
     required_params = ["compiler_config", "code", "context"]
@@ -130,8 +129,9 @@ def compile(request, slug):
     
     compilation, errors = CompilerWrapper.compile_code(compiler_config, code, context)
 
-    # TODO fix slugless compile (this won't work currently)
-    diff_output = AsmDifferWrapper.diff(scratch.target_assembly, compilation)
+    diff_output = ""
+    if not errors:
+        diff_output = AsmDifferWrapper.diff(scratch.target_assembly, compilation)
 
     response_obj = {
         "diff_output": diff_output,