diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index aaf368b..c4ce46b 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ global.SYNCING = false;
 const confFileProvidedPath = process.argv[process.argv.length - 1];
 if (confFileProvidedPath === "--version" || confFileProvidedPath === "-v") {
     try {
-        const packageJson = fs_1.default.readFileSync(path_1.default.resolve(__dirname, "package.json"), "utf8");
+        const packageJson = fs_1.default.readFileSync(path_1.default.resolve(__dirname, "../package.json"), "utf-8");
         console.log(`Turbo Sync Version: ${JSON.parse(packageJson).version}`);
     }
     catch (error) {
-        console.log("Turbo Sync Version fetch failed! \nNo Worries, Turbo Sync is still installed properly");
+        console.log(`Turbo Sync Version fetch failed! ${error.message} \nNo Worries, Turbo Sync is still installed properly`);
     }
     process.exit(6);
 }
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index f27aed3..5ed8903 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ const confFileProvidedPath = process.argv[process.argv.length - 1];
 if (confFileProvidedPath === "--version" || confFileProvidedPath === "-v") {
     try {
         const packageJson = fs.readFileSync(
-            path.resolve(__dirname, "package.json"),
-            "utf8"
+            path.resolve(__dirname, "../package.json"),
+            "utf-8"
         );
         console.log(`Turbo Sync Version: ${JSON.parse(packageJson).version}`);
-    } catch (error) {
+    } catch (error: any) {
         console.log(
-            "Turbo Sync Version fetch failed! \nNo Worries, Turbo Sync is still installed properly"
+            `Turbo Sync Version fetch failed! ${error.message} \nNo Worries, Turbo Sync is still installed properly`
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 29e3c2b..894cbde 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@moduletrace/turbosync",
-    "version": "1.0.4",
+    "version": "1.0.5",
     "module": "dist/index.js",
     "scripts": {
         "start": "node dist/index.js",