diff --git a/MagikaNet.Tests/MagikaClientTests.cs b/MagikaNet.Tests/MagikaClientTests.cs
index 1d3b376..7b594fb 100644
--- a/MagikaNet.Tests/MagikaClientTests.cs
+++ b/MagikaNet.Tests/MagikaClientTests.cs
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ public void JpegFile_DetectedSuccessfully()
         Assert.That(r, Is.Not.Null);
         Assert.That(r.Status, Is.EqualTo("ok"));
         Assert.That(r.FileType, Is.EqualTo("file"));
-        Assert.That(r.Value.Output.Label, Is.EqualTo("jpeg"));
-        Assert.That(r.Value.Output.MimeType, Is.EqualTo("image/jpeg"));
+        Assert.That(r.Value!.Output.Label, Is.EqualTo("jpeg"));
+        Assert.That(r.Value!.Output.MimeType, Is.EqualTo("image/jpeg"));
     }
 
     [Test]
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public void ShellBytes_DetectedSuccessfully()
         Assert.That(r, Is.Not.Null);
         Assert.That(r.Status, Is.EqualTo("ok"));
         Assert.That(r.FileType, Is.EqualTo("file"));
-        Assert.That(r.Value.Output.Label, Is.EqualTo("shell"));
+        Assert.That(r.Value!.Output.Label, Is.EqualTo("shell"));
     }
 
     [Test]
@@ -62,4 +62,22 @@ public void EmptyBytes_ReturnsEmptyOutput()
         var d = m.DetectBytesJson(bytes);
         Assert.That(d, Contains.Substring("label\":\"empty"));
     }
-}
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+
+    [Test]
+    public void MissingFile_ReturnsErrorStatus()
+    {
+        using var m = new MagikaClient();
+
+        var result = m.DetectPath("nonexistent_file.txt");
+
+        Assert.That(result, Is.Not.Null);
+        Assert.Multiple(() =>
+        {
+            Assert.That(result.Status, Is.EqualTo("error"));
+            Assert.That(result.Message, Is.Not.Null);
+            Assert.That(result.Message, Is.Not.Empty);
+            Assert.That(result.FileType, Is.Null);
+            Assert.That(result.Value, Is.Null);
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MagikaNet/DetectionResult.cs b/MagikaNet/DetectionResult.cs
index 5617505..b427d86 100644
--- a/MagikaNet/DetectionResult.cs
+++ b/MagikaNet/DetectionResult.cs
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@ public class DetectionResult
     [JsonPropertyName("status")]
     public required string Status { get; set; }
 
+    [JsonPropertyName("message")]
+    public string? Message { get; set; }
+
     [JsonPropertyName("type")]
-    public required string FileType { get; set; }
+    public string? FileType { get; set; }
 
     [JsonPropertyName("value")]
-    public required ValueData Value { get; set; }
+    public ValueData? Value { get; set; }
 }
 
 public class ValueData