diff --git a/.idea/.idea.CSharpier/.idea/indexLayout.xml b/.idea/.idea.CSharpier/.idea/indexLayout.xml
index 6122498e0..677d79821 100644
--- a/.idea/.idea.CSharpier/.idea/indexLayout.xml
+++ b/.idea/.idea.CSharpier/.idea/indexLayout.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="UserContentModel">
-    <attachedFolders>
-      <Path>Src/CSharpier.VSCode</Path>
-    </attachedFolders>
+    <attachedFolders />
     <explicitIncludes />
     <explicitExcludes>
       <Path>../../Users/bela/.nuget/packages/scriban/4.0.1/src/Scriban</Path>
diff --git a/Src/CSharpier.Cli/CommandLineFormatter.cs b/Src/CSharpier.Cli/CommandLineFormatter.cs
index 89ecdb923..c45a179aa 100644
--- a/Src/CSharpier.Cli/CommandLineFormatter.cs
+++ b/Src/CSharpier.Cli/CommandLineFormatter.cs
@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@ CancellationToken cancellationToken
                     console.InputEncoding
                 );
 
-                // TODO need to get the stuff into here for path to csharpier in the plugins
-                // doesn't seem OS specific
-                // could it be permissions specific?
                 var optionsProvider = await OptionsProvider.Create(
-                    // TODO what is this when we warm things with ./ ?
                     fileSystem.Path.GetDirectoryName(filePath),
                     commandLineOptions.ConfigPath,
                     fileSystem,
diff --git a/Src/CSharpier.Tests/DirectoryFinder.cs b/Src/CSharpier.Tests/DirectoryFinder.cs
index 5cfe976e4..884187987 100644
--- a/Src/CSharpier.Tests/DirectoryFinder.cs
+++ b/Src/CSharpier.Tests/DirectoryFinder.cs
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ public static DirectoryInfo FindParent(string name)
             rootDirectory = rootDirectory.Parent;
         }
 
-
-
         return rootDirectory;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Src/CSharpier.Tests/DocPrinterTests.cs b/Src/CSharpier.Tests/DocPrinterTests.cs
index fa2027550..bf3b6b0d4 100644
--- a/Src/CSharpier.Tests/DocPrinterTests.cs
+++ b/Src/CSharpier.Tests/DocPrinterTests.cs
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ public class DocPrinterTests
 {
     private static readonly string NewLine = Environment.NewLine;
 
-
-
     [Test]
     public void Lines_Allowed()
     {
diff --git a/Src/CSharpier.VSCode/CHANGELOG.md b/Src/CSharpier.VSCode/CHANGELOG.md
index 21e1a6f01..0808b9c97 100644
--- a/Src/CSharpier.VSCode/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/Src/CSharpier.VSCode/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## [1.5.0]
+- Improved error handling and reporting around csharpier failing to install or run
+
 ## [1.3.6]
 - Fix bug where 2nd instance of VSCode was not able to format code
 
diff --git a/Src/CSharpier.VSCode/package.json b/Src/CSharpier.VSCode/package.json
index cd91d6e48..f3bd32627 100644
--- a/Src/CSharpier.VSCode/package.json
+++ b/Src/CSharpier.VSCode/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "csharpier-vscode",
     "displayName": "CSharpier - Code formatter",
     "description": "Code formatter using csharpier",
-    "version": "1.3.6",
+    "version": "1.5.0",
     "publisher": "csharpier",
     "author": "CSharpier",
     "homepage": "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=csharpier.csharpier-vscode",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
                     "csharpier.dev.customPath": {
                         "type": "string",
                         "default": "",
-                        "description": "Path to dotnet-csharpier - used for testing the extension with new versions of csharpier."
+                        "description": "Path to directory containing dotnet-csharpier - used for testing the extension with new versions of csharpier."
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Src/CSharpier.VSCode/src/CSharpierProcessPipeMultipleFiles.ts b/Src/CSharpier.VSCode/src/CSharpierProcessPipeMultipleFiles.ts
index a48aef854..88bea39d1 100644
--- a/Src/CSharpier.VSCode/src/CSharpierProcessPipeMultipleFiles.ts
+++ b/Src/CSharpier.VSCode/src/CSharpierProcessPipeMultipleFiles.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export class CSharpierProcessPipeMultipleFiles implements ICSharpierProcess {
     private callbacks: ((result: string) => void)[] = [];
     private logger: Logger;
     private nextFile: string = "";
+    private processFailedToStart = false;
 
     constructor(logger: Logger, csharpierPath: string, workingDirectory: string) {
         this.logger = logger;
@@ -26,14 +27,27 @@ export class CSharpierProcessPipeMultipleFiles implements ICSharpierProcess {
             env: { ...process.env, DOTNET_NOLOGO: "1" },
         });
 
+        csharpierProcess.on("error", data => {
+            this.logger.warn(
+                "Failed to spawn the needed csharpier process. Formatting cannot occur.",
+                data,
+            );
+            this.processFailedToStart = true;
+            while (this.callbacks.length > 0) {
+                const callback = this.callbacks.shift();
+                if (callback) {
+                    callback("");
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
         csharpierProcess.stderr.on("data", chunk => {
-            this.logger.debug("Got error " + chunk);
+            this.logger.warn("Received data on stderr from the running charpier process", chunk);
         });
 
         csharpierProcess.stdout.on("data", chunk => {
             this.logger.debug("Got chunk of size " + chunk.length);
             this.nextFile += chunk;
-            // TODO figure out a way to test this, maybe throw a delay in csharpier somehow?
             let number = this.nextFile.indexOf("\u0003");
             while (number >= 0) {
                 this.logger.debug("Got last chunk with ETX at " + number);
@@ -58,6 +72,13 @@ export class CSharpierProcessPipeMultipleFiles implements ICSharpierProcess {
     };
 
     formatFile(content: string, filePath: string): Promise<string> {
+        if (this.processFailedToStart) {
+            this.logger.warn("CSharpier proccess failed to start. Formatting cannot occur.");
+            return new Promise<string>(resolve => {
+                resolve("");
+            });
+        }
+
         this.process.stdin.write(filePath);
         this.process.stdin.write("\u0003");
         this.process.stdin.write(content);
diff --git a/Src/CSharpier.VSCode/src/CustomPathInstaller.ts b/Src/CSharpier.VSCode/src/CustomPathInstaller.ts
index 40e9446eb..422beae8b 100644
--- a/Src/CSharpier.VSCode/src/CustomPathInstaller.ts
+++ b/Src/CSharpier.VSCode/src/CustomPathInstaller.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@ export class CustomPathInstaller {
             return true;
         }
 
-        // directory already exists, validate
-        // if validation fails, reinstall then validate
-
-        // if directory does not exist, reinstall then validate
-
         const pathToDirectoryForVersion = this.getDirectoryForVersion(version);
         if (fs.existsSync(pathToDirectoryForVersion)) {
             if (this.validateInstall(pathToDirectoryForVersion, version)) {
@@ -41,6 +36,7 @@ export class CustomPathInstaller {
         }
 
         const command = `dotnet tool install csharpier --version ${version} --tool-path "${pathToDirectoryForVersion}"`;
+        this.logger.debug("Running " + command);
         execSync(command);
 
         return this.validateInstall(pathToDirectoryForVersion, version);
@@ -88,7 +84,3 @@ export class CustomPathInstaller {
         return path.resolve(this.getDirectoryForVersion(version), "dotnet-csharpier");
     }
 }
-
-interface InstallResult {
-    wasSuccessful: boolean;
-}
diff --git a/Src/CSharpier/PrinterOptions.cs b/Src/CSharpier/PrinterOptions.cs
index 69df1af94..68ee48645 100644
--- a/Src/CSharpier/PrinterOptions.cs
+++ b/Src/CSharpier/PrinterOptions.cs
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ internal static string GetLineEnding(string code, PrinterOptions printerOptions)
             return printerOptions.EndOfLine == EndOfLine.CRLF ? "\r\n" : "\n";
         }
 
-        
-
         var lineIndex = code.IndexOf('\n');
         if (lineIndex <= 0)
         {