diff --git a/ao.ts b/ao.ts
index 9e3d909..2782e82 100644
--- a/ao.ts
+++ b/ao.ts
@@ -476,12 +476,12 @@ export default class AnimeOnegai implements ServiceClass {
       }));
 
       if (!canDecrypt) {
-        console.warn('No Widevine or PlayReady CDM detected. Please ensure a supported CDM is installed.');
+        console.error('No valid Widevine or PlayReady CDM detected. Please ensure a supported and functional CDM is installed.');
         return undefined;
       }
       
       if (!this.cfg.bin.mp4decrypt && !this.cfg.bin.shaka) {
-        console.warn('Missing dependencies: Neither Shaka nor MP4Decrypt found. Please ensure at least one of them is installed.');
+        console.error('Neither Shaka nor MP4Decrypt found. Please ensure at least one of them is installed.');
         return undefined;
       }
 
diff --git a/crunchy.ts b/crunchy.ts
index 4d4e2ce..115f177 100644
--- a/crunchy.ts
+++ b/crunchy.ts
@@ -1460,12 +1460,12 @@ export default class Crunchy implements ServiceClass {
       const pbStreams = pbData.data[0];
 
       if (!canDecrypt) {
-        console.warn('No Widevine or PlayReady CDM detected. Please ensure a supported CDM is installed.');
+        console.error('No valid Widevine or PlayReady CDM detected. Please ensure a supported and functional CDM is installed.');
         return undefined;
       }
-
+      
       if (!this.cfg.bin.mp4decrypt && !this.cfg.bin.shaka) {
-        console.warn('Missing dependencies: Neither Shaka nor MP4Decrypt found. Please ensure at least one of them is installed.');
+        console.error('Neither Shaka nor MP4Decrypt found. Please ensure at least one of them is installed.');
         return undefined;
       }
 
diff --git a/hidive.ts b/hidive.ts
index c68048b..c73f554 100644
--- a/hidive.ts
+++ b/hidive.ts
@@ -657,12 +657,12 @@ export default class Hidive implements ServiceClass {
     const chosenFontSize = options.originalFontSize ? undefined : options.fontSize;
     let encryptionKeys: KeyContainer[] = [];
     if (!canDecrypt) {
-      console.warn('No Widevine or PlayReady CDM detected. Please ensure a supported CDM is installed.');
+      console.error('No valid Widevine or PlayReady CDM detected. Please ensure a supported and functional CDM is installed.');
       return undefined;
     }
-
+    
     if (!this.cfg.bin.mp4decrypt && !this.cfg.bin.shaka) {
-      console.warn('Missing dependencies: Neither Shaka nor MP4Decrypt found. Please ensure at least one of them is installed.');
+      console.error('Neither Shaka nor MP4Decrypt found. Please ensure at least one of them is installed.');
       return undefined;
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/cdm.ts b/modules/cdm.ts
index 721d3a3..894a878 100644
--- a/modules/cdm.ts
+++ b/modules/cdm.ts
@@ -19,38 +19,49 @@ export let canDecrypt: boolean;
 try {
   const files_prd = fs.readdirSync(path.join(workingDir, 'playready'));
   const prd_file_found = files_prd.find((f) => f.includes('.prd'));
-  if (prd_file_found) {
-    const file_prd = path.join(workingDir, 'playready', prd_file_found);
-    const stats = fs.statSync(file_prd);
-    if (stats.size < 1024 * 8 && stats.isFile()) {
-      const fileContents = fs.readFileSync(file_prd, {
-        encoding: 'utf8',
-      });
-      if (fileContents.includes('CERT')) {
-        prd = fs.readFileSync(file_prd);
-        const device = Device.loads(prd);
-        prd_cdm = Cdm.fromDevice(device);
+  try {
+    if (prd_file_found) {
+      const file_prd = path.join(workingDir, 'playready', prd_file_found);
+      const stats = fs.statSync(file_prd);
+      if (stats.size < 1024 * 8 && stats.isFile()) {
+        const fileContents = fs.readFileSync(file_prd, {
+          encoding: 'utf8',
+        });
+        if (fileContents.includes('CERT')) {
+          prd = fs.readFileSync(file_prd);
+          const device = Device.loads(prd);
+          prd_cdm = Cdm.fromDevice(device);
+        }
       }
     }
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('Error loading Playready CDM, ensure the CDM is provisioned as a V3 Device and not malformed. For more informations read the readme.');
+    prd = Buffer.from([]);
   }
 
   const files_wvd = fs.readdirSync(path.join(workingDir, 'widevine'));
-  files_wvd.forEach(function (file) {
-    file = path.join(workingDir, 'widevine', file);
-    const stats = fs.statSync(file);
-    if (stats.size < 1024 * 8 && stats.isFile()) {
-      const fileContents = fs.readFileSync(file, { encoding: 'utf8' });
-      if (
-        fileContents.includes('-BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-') ||
-        fileContents.includes('-BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-')
-      ) {
-        privateKey = fs.readFileSync(file);
+  try {
+    files_wvd.forEach(function (file) {
+      file = path.join(workingDir, 'widevine', file);
+      const stats = fs.statSync(file);
+      if (stats.size < 1024 * 8 && stats.isFile()) {
+        const fileContents = fs.readFileSync(file, { encoding: 'utf8' });
+        if (
+          fileContents.includes('-BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-') ||
+          fileContents.includes('-BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-')
+        ) {
+          privateKey = fs.readFileSync(file);
+        }
+        if (fileContents.includes('widevine_cdm_version')) {
+          identifierBlob = fs.readFileSync(file);
+        }
       }
-      if (fileContents.includes('widevine_cdm_version')) {
-        identifierBlob = fs.readFileSync(file);
-      }
-    }
-  });
+    });
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('Error loading Widevine CDM, malformed client blob or private key.');
+    privateKey = Buffer.from([]);
+    identifierBlob = Buffer.from([]);
+  }
 
   if (privateKey.length !== 0 && identifierBlob.length !== 0) {
     cdm = 'widevine';
@@ -58,14 +69,15 @@ try {
   } else if (prd.length !== 0) {
     cdm = 'playready';
     canDecrypt = true;
-  } else if (privateKey.length == 0) {
+  } else if (privateKey.length === 0 && identifierBlob.length !== 0) {
     console.warn('Private key missing');
     canDecrypt = false;
-  } else if (identifierBlob.length == 0) {
+  } else if (identifierBlob.length === 0 && privateKey.length !== 0) {
     console.warn('Identifier blob missing');
     canDecrypt = false;
   } else if (prd.length == 0) {
-    console.warn('PRD is missing');
+    canDecrypt = false;
+  } else {
     canDecrypt = false;
   }
 } catch (e) {