diff --git a/build.ps1 b/build.ps1
index 1630b6d..23d832b 100644
--- a/build.ps1
+++ b/build.ps1
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ try {
     npm run build
     Write-Host "Frontend build completed" -ForegroundColor Green
 } catch {
-    Write-Host "Frontend build failed: $_" -ForegroundColor Red
+    Write-Host "Frontend build failed: $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Red
     exit 1
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ try {
                 $pythonProcesses | Stop-Process -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                 Write-Host "All Python processes terminated." -ForegroundColor Green
             } catch {
-                Write-Host "Warning: Some processes could not be terminated: $_" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+                Write-Host "Warning: Some processes could not be terminated: $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
             }
             Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
             
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ try {
                             Write-Host "  Invalid index: $index" -ForegroundColor Red
                         }
                     } catch {
-                        Write-Host "  Could not terminate process $index: $_" -ForegroundColor Red
+                        Write-Host "  Could not terminate process $index`: $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Red
                     }
                 }
             } else {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ try {
     }
     
 } catch {
-    Write-Host "PyInstaller build failed: $_" -ForegroundColor Red
+    Write-Host "PyInstaller build failed: $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Red
     exit 1
 }
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ try {
                 
             } catch {
                 $retryCount++
-                Write-Host "Compression attempt $retryCount failed: $_" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+                Write-Host "Compression attempt $retryCount failed: $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
                 
                 if ($retryCount -eq $maxRetries) {
                     # Final attempt: try creating a copy first, then compress
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ try {
     }
     
 } catch {
-    Write-Host "Compression failed: $_" -ForegroundColor Red
+    Write-Host "Compression failed: $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Red
     exit 1
 }
 
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index e368dc1..f74d648 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -3358,7 +3358,8 @@ def main():
             time.sleep(2)
 
             # Setup and run the system tray icon
-            icon_path = project_path("frontend", "src", "assets", "logo", "record.png")
+            # Use the icon from public folder (included in frontend/dist build)
+            icon_path = resource_path(os.path.join("frontend", "dist", "record.png"))
             try:
                 image = Image.open(icon_path)
                 menu = pystray.Menu(