diff --git a/src/core/validate.ts b/src/core/validate.ts
index ed341b8..00bc3ab 100644
--- a/src/core/validate.ts
+++ b/src/core/validate.ts
@@ -191,14 +191,27 @@ export class Validate {
    * @returns Validation diagnostics with either a success message or errors.
    */
   private async validateCveRecordSchema(cveRecord: JsonObject): Promise<Diagnostics> {
-    const validator = await this.cveRecordValidator;
+    let validator;
+    try {
+      validator = await this.cveRecordValidator;
+      
+    } catch (error) {
+      const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+
+      return Diagnostics.failSchemaValidation([
+        `Error: ${errorMessage}`,
+      ]);
+    }
+
     const isValid = validator(cveRecord);
 
     return isValid
-      ? Diagnostics.success()
-      : Diagnostics.failSchemaValidation(validator.errors ?? []);
+    ? Diagnostics.success()
+    : Diagnostics.failSchemaValidation(validator.errors ?? []);
   }
 
+    
+
   /**
    * Validates a CVE record with CVE-specific metadata prechecks before running
    * AJV JSON schema validation.
diff --git a/src/utils/fs.ts b/src/utils/fs.ts
index 0b08083..9b629fe 100644
--- a/src/utils/fs.ts
+++ b/src/utils/fs.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ export async function resolveExistingPath(
   }
 
   const checkedPaths = candidates.join(', ');
-  throw new Error(`Unable to find ${fileName}. Checked: ${checkedPaths}`);
+  throw new Error(`CVE Validation Library failed to validate CVE data.
+ 
+    Try using npm to reinstall the library. If that does not work, file an issue in the repository:
+    https://github.com/CVEProject/cve-validation-library/issues/new
+ 
+    Error: Unable to find ${fileName}. Checked: ${checkedPaths}`);
 }
 
 /**