diff --git a/src/executing/simple_cmd/subprocess.c b/src/executing/simple_cmd/subprocess.c
index 5ad5aa7..9f33cf8 100644
--- a/src/executing/simple_cmd/subprocess.c
+++ b/src/executing/simple_cmd/subprocess.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/04/02 18:19:23 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/04/17 11:10:16 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/04/18 09:23:00 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static bool	ft_is_directory(char *path)
 	errno = 0;
 	retvalue = true;
 	dir = opendir(path);
-	if (errno == ENOTDIR)
+	if (errno == ENOTDIR || errno == ENOENT)
 		retvalue = false;
 	if (dir != NULL)
 		closedir(dir);
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ static bool	ft_is_directory(char *path)
 static int	ft_execve(char *exe, char **argv, char **envp)
 {
 	int	retvalue;
+	int	olderrno;
 
 	retvalue = 127;
 	execve(exe, argv, envp);
+	olderrno = errno;
 	if (ft_is_directory(exe))
 	{
 		ft_dprintf(STDERR_FILENO, "minishell: %s: %s\n", argv[0],
@@ -62,10 +64,8 @@ static int	ft_execve(char *exe, char **argv, char **envp)
 		retvalue = 126;
 	}
 	else
-	{
-		ft_dprintf(STDERR_FILENO, "minishell: %s: ", argv[0]);
-		ft_perror(NULL);
-	}
+		ft_dprintf(STDERR_FILENO, "minishell: %s: %s\n", argv[0],
+			strerror(olderrno));
 	free(exe);
 	path_split_destroy(argv);
 	path_split_destroy(envp);
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index 3718eca..1a00408 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -714,4 +714,22 @@ minishell: : command not found
 not printed
 EOF
 
+when_run <<EOF "absolute path to command which does not exist"
+/cmd/does/not/exist
+echo \$?
+EOF
+expecting <<EOF
+minishell: /cmd/does/not/exist: No such file or directory
+127
+EOF
+
+when_run <<EOF "?\$HOME"
+?\$HOME
+echo \$?
+EOF
+expecting <<EOF
+minishell: ?/home/khais: No such file or directory
+127
+EOF
+
 finalize