diff --git a/Scripts/helpers.js b/Scripts/helpers.js
index e635c71..01b80ae 100644
--- a/Scripts/helpers.js
+++ b/Scripts/helpers.js
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ exports.resolveRdbgPath = async function() {
     })
 
     process.onDidExit((status) => {
-      if (status == 1) reject(err)
+      if (status == 1) {
+        console.error("An error occured while determining `rdbg` path.")
+        reject(err)
+      }
 
       str = str.trim()
       if (str.length == 0 || str == "rdbg not found") {
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ exports.resolveRubyDebugSocketPath = async function() {
       cwd: nova.workspace.path,
       args: ["rdbg", "--util=list-socks"],
       stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
-      shell: true
+      shell: false
     })
 
     let str = ""
@@ -54,7 +57,10 @@ exports.resolveRubyDebugSocketPath = async function() {
     })
 
     process.onDidExit((status) => {
-      if (status == 1) reject(err)
+      if (status == 1) {
+        console.error("An error occured while determining open rdbg sockets.")
+        reject(err)
+      }
 
       str = str.trim()
       if (str.length == 0) {
@@ -92,7 +98,10 @@ exports.generateRubyDebugSocketPath = async function() {
     })
 
     process.onDidExit((status) => {
-      if (status == 1) reject(err)
+      if (status == 1) {
+        console.error("An error occured whyle generating rdbg socket.")
+        reject(err)
+      }
 
       str = str.trim()
       if (str.length == 0) {