diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 306c5bd..0b57624 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ RUN bun run build
 # copy production dependencies and source code into final image
 FROM base AS release
 
-# install additional dependencies
+# install additional dependencies 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
   assimp-utils \
   calibre \
@@ -75,15 +75,30 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
   --no-install-recommends \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Install VTracer binary (corrected version using tar.gz)
+RUN ARCH=$(uname -m) && \
+  if [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then \
+    VTRACER_ASSET="vtracer-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"; \
+  else \
+    VTRACER_ASSET="vtracer-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"; \
+  fi && \
+  echo "Downloading VTracer: $VTRACER_ASSET" && \
+  curl -L -o /tmp/vtracer.tar.gz "https://github.com/visioncortex/vtracer/releases/download/0.6.4/${VTRACER_ASSET}" && \
+  tar -xzf /tmp/vtracer.tar.gz -C /tmp/ && \
+  mv /tmp/vtracer /usr/local/bin/vtracer && \
+  chmod +x /usr/local/bin/vtracer && \
+  rm /tmp/vtracer.tar.gz && \
+  echo "VTracer installed successfully" && \
+  vtracer --help
+
 COPY --from=install /temp/prod/node_modules node_modules
 COPY --from=prerelease /app/public/generated.css /app/public/
 COPY --from=prerelease /app/dist /app/dist
 
-# COPY . .
 RUN mkdir data
 
 EXPOSE 3000/tcp
-# used for calibre
 ENV QTWEBENGINE_CHROMIUM_FLAGS="--no-sandbox"
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 ENTRYPOINT [ "bun", "run", "dist/src/index.js" ]
+
diff --git a/src/converters/vtracer.ts b/src/converters/vtracer.ts
index b81febd..db9d037 100644
--- a/src/converters/vtracer.ts
+++ b/src/converters/vtracer.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export function convert(
 
       execFile("vtracer", args, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
         if (error) {
-          reject(`error: ${error}`);
+          reject(`error: ${error}${stderr ? `\nstderr: ${stderr}` : ''}`);
           return;
         }