diff --git a/VDM/main.cpp b/VDM/main.cpp
index 4d36468..67cc8df 100644
--- a/VDM/main.cpp
+++ b/VDM/main.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 int __cdecl main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-	const auto [drv_handle, drv_key] = vdm::load_drv();
-	if (!drv_handle || drv_key.empty())
+	const auto [drv_handle, drv_key, load_status] = vdm::load_drv();
+	if (drv_handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE || load_status != STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
-		std::printf("[!] unable to load vulnerable driver...\n");
+		std::printf("[!] unable to load vulnerable driver... reason -> 0x%x\n", load_status);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ int __cdecl main(int argc, char** argv)
 	);
 
 	std::printf("[+] kernel MZ -> 0x%x\n", mz_bytes);
-	if (!vdm::unload_drv(drv_handle, drv_key))
+	auto unload_result = vdm::unload_drv(drv_handle, drv_key);
+
+	if (unload_result != STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
-		std::printf("[!] unable to unload vulnerable driver...\n");
+		std::printf("[!] unable to unload vulnerable driver... reason -> 0x%x\n", unload_result);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/VDM/util/loadup.hpp b/VDM/util/loadup.hpp
index c2f2890..bab26cd 100644
--- a/VDM/util/loadup.hpp
+++ b/VDM/util/loadup.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <ntstatus.h>
 
 #pragma comment(lib, "ntdll.lib")
 extern "C" NTSTATUS NtLoadDriver(PUNICODE_STRING);
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ namespace driver
 		}
 	}
 
-	__forceinline auto load(const std::string& drv_path, const std::string& service_name) -> bool
+	__forceinline auto load(const std::string& drv_path, const std::string& service_name) -> NTSTATUS
 	{
 		if (!util::enable_privilege(L"SeLoadDriverPrivilege"))
 			return false;
@@ -189,10 +190,10 @@ namespace driver
 
 		RtlInitAnsiString(&driver_rep_path_cstr, reg_path.c_str());
 		RtlAnsiStringToUnicodeString(&driver_reg_path_unicode, &driver_rep_path_cstr, true);
-		return ERROR_SUCCESS == NtLoadDriver(&driver_reg_path_unicode);
+		return NtLoadDriver(&driver_reg_path_unicode);
 	}
 
-	__forceinline auto load(const std::vector<std::uint8_t>& drv_buffer) -> std::tuple<bool, std::string>
+	__forceinline auto load(const std::vector<std::uint8_t>& drv_buffer) -> std::pair<NTSTATUS, std::string>
 	{
 		static const auto random_file_name = [](std::size_t length) -> std::string
 		{
@@ -220,13 +221,13 @@ namespace driver
 		return { load(file_path, service_name), service_name };
 	}
 
-	__forceinline auto load(const std::uint8_t* buffer, const std::size_t size) -> std::tuple<bool, std::string>
+	__forceinline auto load(const std::uint8_t* buffer, const std::size_t size) -> std::pair<NTSTATUS, std::string>
 	{
 		std::vector<std::uint8_t> image(buffer, buffer + size);
 		return load(image);
 	}
 
-	__forceinline auto unload(const std::string& service_name) -> bool
+	__forceinline auto unload(const std::string& service_name) -> NTSTATUS
 	{
 		std::string reg_path("\\Registry\\Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\");
 		reg_path += service_name;
@@ -235,22 +236,25 @@ namespace driver
 		UNICODE_STRING driver_reg_path_unicode;
 
 		RtlInitAnsiString(&driver_rep_path_cstr, reg_path.c_str());
-		RtlAnsiStringToUnicodeString(&driver_reg_path_unicode, &driver_rep_path_cstr, true);
+		RtlAnsiStringToUnicodeString(
+			&driver_reg_path_unicode, &driver_rep_path_cstr, true);
 
-		const bool unload_drv = STATUS_SUCCESS == NtUnloadDriver(&driver_reg_path_unicode);
-		const auto image_path = std::filesystem::temp_directory_path().string() + service_name;
-		const bool delete_reg = util::delete_service_entry(service_name);
+		const bool unload_result = 
+			NtUnloadDriver(&driver_reg_path_unicode);
 
+		util::delete_service_entry(service_name);
 		// sometimes you cannot delete the driver off disk because there are still handles open
 		// to the driver, this means the driver is still loaded into the kernel...
 		try
 		{
-			std::filesystem::remove(image_path);
+			std::filesystem::remove(
+				std::filesystem::temp_directory_path()
+					.string() + service_name);
 		}
 		catch (std::exception& e)
 		{
-			return false;
+			return STATUS_ABANDONED;
 		}
-		return delete_reg && unload_drv;
+		return unload_result;
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/VDM/vdm/vdm.hpp b/VDM/vdm/vdm.hpp
index d7d66b4..ac3ba6c 100644
--- a/VDM/vdm/vdm.hpp
+++ b/VDM/vdm/vdm.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ typedef struct _gdrv_t
 namespace vdm
 {
 	inline HANDLE drv_handle;
-	__forceinline auto load_drv() -> std::pair <HANDLE, std::string>
+	__forceinline auto load_drv() -> std::tuple<HANDLE, std::string, NTSTATUS>
 	{
 		const auto [result, key] =
 			driver::load(
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ namespace vdm
 				sizeof(vdm::raw_driver)
 			);
 
-		if (!result) 
-			return { {}, {} };
+		if (result != STATUS_SUCCESS) 
+			return { {}, {}, result };
 
 		vdm::drv_handle = CreateFile(
 			"\\\\.\\GIO",
@@ -44,12 +44,15 @@ namespace vdm
 			NULL
 		);
 
-		return { vdm::drv_handle, key };
+		return { vdm::drv_handle, key, result };
 	}
 
-	__forceinline bool unload_drv(HANDLE drv_handle, std::string drv_key)
+	__forceinline auto unload_drv(HANDLE drv_handle, std::string drv_key) -> NTSTATUS
 	{
-		return CloseHandle(drv_handle) && driver::unload(drv_key);
+		if (!CloseHandle(drv_handle))
+			return STATUS_FAIL_CHECK;
+
+		return driver::unload(drv_key);
 	}
 
 	__forceinline bool read_phys(void* addr, void* buffer, std::size_t size)