diff --git a/src/server/api/release.ts b/src/server/api/release.ts
index 5f4aa63..cb9f7ab 100644
--- a/src/server/api/release.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/release.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ const handler = async ({payload}: FirRouteInput<typeof payloadT>) => {
 	console.log("cloned");
 	console.log("read local manifest");
 	console.log("pico exists: ", fs.existsSync(picoBinPath));
-	console.log("main exists: ", path.join(repoPath, manifest.main));
+	console.log("manifest exists: ", fs.existsSync(path.join(repoPath, "picobook.json")));
+	console.log("main exists: ", fs.existsSync(path.join(repoPath, manifest.main)));
 	await execa(picoBinPath, [path.join(repoPath, manifest.main), "-export", path.join(repoPath, "result.js")]);
 	// await execa(picoBinPath, [path.join(repoPath, manifest.main), "-export", path.join(repoPath, "result.png")]);
 	const js = await fs.promises.readFile(path.join(repoPath, "result.js"), "utf8");