diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 36d2a9e..b91baec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ all: $(NAME)
 $(NAME): $(minishell_objs) $(LIBFT)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(minishell_objs) $(LINCLUDE) $(LDLIBS)
 
+$(LIBFT): CFLAGS+=-DBUFFER_SIZE=1
 $(LIBFT):
 	+$(MAKE) -C $(LIBFTDIR)
 
diff --git a/src/executing/simple_cmd/simple_cmd_execute.c b/src/executing/simple_cmd/simple_cmd_execute.c
index e483186..6bcba01 100644
--- a/src/executing/simple_cmd/simple_cmd_execute.c
+++ b/src/executing/simple_cmd/simple_cmd_execute.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/03/27 16:21:56 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/04/01 16:37:31 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/04/01 18:08:02 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include "../../env/env_convert.h"
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "../../subst/path_split.h"
 
 static char	**argv_from_wordlist(t_wordlist *wordlist)
 {
@@ -39,6 +41,24 @@ static void	command_not_found(t_simple_cmd *cmd)
 		cmd->words->word->word);
 }
 
+static void	ft_execve(char *exe, char **argv, char **envp)
+{
+	execve(exe, argv, envp);
+	ft_dprintf(STDERR_FILENO, "minishell: %s: ", argv[0]);
+	perror(NULL);
+	free(exe);
+	path_split_destroy(argv);
+	path_split_destroy(envp);
+}
+
+static void	execute_subprocess(char *exe, t_simple_cmd *cmd, t_minishell *app)
+{
+	ft_execve(exe, argv_from_wordlist(cmd->words), envp_from_env(app->env));
+	simple_cmd_destroy(cmd);
+	env_destroy(app->env);
+	exit(127);
+}
+
 void	simple_cmd_execute(t_simple_cmd *cmd, t_minishell *app)
 {
 	char	*exe;
@@ -56,7 +76,7 @@ void	simple_cmd_execute(t_simple_cmd *cmd, t_minishell *app)
 	}
 	pid = fork();
 	if (pid == 0)
-		execve(exe, argv_from_wordlist(cmd->words), envp_from_env(app->env));
+		execute_subprocess(exe, cmd, app);
 	free(exe);
 	waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
 	return ;
diff --git a/src/subst/simple_filename_exp.c b/src/subst/simple_filename_exp.c
index 3e1451b..0f8bd66 100644
--- a/src/subst/simple_filename_exp.c
+++ b/src/subst/simple_filename_exp.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/03/02 13:40:10 by jguelen           #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/03/27 18:39:23 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/04/01 18:38:35 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ static char	*select_path(char *filepath, char **oldpath, char **path,
 		else
 			return (free(*oldpath), path_split_destroy(path), filepath);
 	}
-	if (*oldpath != filepath)
-		free(filepath);
 	return (NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index e6fcefd..2b647bc 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -335,6 +335,13 @@ status=1
 hello=hi
 EOF
 
+when_run <<EOF "empty command is not found"
+""
+EOF
+expecting <<EOF
+minishell: : command not found
+EOF
+
 when_run <<EOF "quoted parentheses are not operators"
 echo unclosed '('
 EOF