diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c0a4bc7..d988d46 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -242,18 +242,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lru"
-version = "0.18.0"
+version = "0.18.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8a860605968fce16869fd239cf4237a82f3ac470723415db603b0e8b6c8d4fb9"
+checksum = "0b6180140927ee907000b0aa540091f6ea512ead4447c92b8fc35bc72788a5a6"
 dependencies = [
  "hashbrown 0.17.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "memchr"
-version = "2.8.2"
+version = "2.8.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "88904434abc2901f197fe8cc55f0445e7ded921dba5911dad2e2b39b48e663c4"
+checksum = "cf8baf1c55e62ffcace7a9f06f4bd9cd3f0c4beb022d3b367256b91b87513d98"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "num-conv"
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ checksum = "6aa2c4e539b869820a2b82e1aef6ff40aa85e65decdd5185e83fb4b1249cd00f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nyanit"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.3"
 dependencies = [
  "ratatui",
  "ratatui-textarea",
@@ -342,18 +342,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
-version = "1.0.45"
+version = "1.0.46"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "41f2619966050689382d2b44f664f4bc593e129785a36d6ee376ddf37259b924"
+checksum = "dfbc457d0c7a0759a614551b11a6409e5951f6c7537be1f1b7682b9ae9230368"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ratatui"
-version = "0.30.1"
+version = "0.30.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1695748e3a735b34968c887ceea5a380b43545903868ae8f5b666593100f6b68"
+checksum = "3274ba0a2c5e1bcad2a2005d20f4dc59dad26b2eb0940fb094500dba4099d57d"
 dependencies = [
  "instability",
  "ratatui-core",
@@ -364,14 +364,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ratatui-core"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "42d3603f354bba8c595fa47860e60142d7372b7210c27044c6a7d0e1a4336b44"
+checksum = "cbb175c433c8e28a809d1f5773a2ae96e68c0ce40db865cbab1020bf33ae479c"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "compact_str",
  "hashbrown 0.17.1",
- "indoc",
  "itertools",
  "kasuari",
  "lru",
@@ -386,9 +385,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ratatui-termion"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5c16cc35a9d9114e0b2bb4b22018b96ae7f5fe60e2595dc73e622b4e78624835"
+checksum = "87c732202fa5a71a9da0991013f0853e53f87048f45198e3a1ca3ee722accc2f"
 dependencies = [
  "instability",
  "ratatui-core",
@@ -410,9 +409,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ratatui-widgets"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7ef4f17dd7ac3abf5adc2b920a03c61eee4bfe6a88fa5191936895525371d79c"
+checksum = "66e3d19bcc9130ca376277d93b60767ff121ace3be06f5f95f81dd68956407d1"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "hashbrown 0.17.1",
@@ -430,9 +429,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "regex"
-version = "1.12.4"
+version = "1.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1292b7759ae1cb9ec195452d1390a074f0cd8541ab7a5a8c31cd6db45d4a6ba"
+checksum = "2a0e75113e14dc5acb068cd0786884f214f1312650a3d36d269f5c4f3cdee8a2"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "memchr",
@@ -442,9 +441,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "regex-automata"
-version = "0.4.14"
+version = "0.4.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6e1dd4122fc1595e8162618945476892eefca7b88c52820e74af6262213cae8f"
+checksum = "1f388202e4b80542a0921078cc23b6333bcf1409c1e3f86404cae4766a6131db"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "memchr",
@@ -459,9 +458,9 @@ checksum = "d6f6ff9a378485b298a5286656da665ba74413d36db0979633275d2e708145d4"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustversion"
-version = "1.0.22"
+version = "1.0.23"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b39cdef0fa800fc44525c84ccb54a029961a8215f9619753635a9c0d2538d46d"
+checksum = "cf54715a573b99ac80df0bc206da022bcd442c974952c7b9720069370852e21f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ryu"
@@ -534,9 +533,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.117"
+version = "2.0.118"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e665b8803e7b1d2a727f4023456bbbbe74da67099c585258af0ad9c5013b9b99"
+checksum = "1b9ae57f904213ebb649ce6895b8a66c66f0203b9319718f69a5612a065b1422"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -575,9 +574,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "time"
-version = "0.3.49"
+version = "0.3.53"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "711a53c2d47bbd818258c498c8dbfe186a2526c631495cfe7e078567f86b8469"
+checksum = "18dfaaeddcb932337b5e7866ee7d0ce9b76d2fd092997146f187ec09b4558a50"
 dependencies = [
  "deranged",
  "libc",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 007d775..8d85579 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "nyanit"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.3"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
 ratatui = { version = "0.30", default-features = false, features = ["termion"] }
 ratatui-textarea = { version = "0.9", default-features = false, features = ["termion"] }
-regex = "1.12"
+regex = "1.1"
 termion = "4"
 
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 40438af..6cb98cb 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ fn mount_and_check_snaps() -> Result<NyanitState, ExecCommandError> {
 
 fn init_stage() -> Result<NyanitState, ExecCommandError> {
     // mount sysfss
-    nyan_system::prepare_env()?;
+    nyan_system::prepare_env().map_err(|ex| format!("prepare_env error: {}", ex))?;
 
     // check if device is encrypted
-    if nyan_system::bzzpss_dev_encrypted(ROOT_DEV)? {
+    if nyan_system::bzzpss_dev_encrypted(ROOT_DEV).map_err(|ex| format!("Error checking if device is encrypted: {}", ex))? {
         // if encrypted return EnterPassword so used get promted for pass
         return Ok(NyanitState::EnterPassword);
     }
@@ -337,7 +337,10 @@ impl NyanitTUI<'_> {
     }
 }
 
+
+
 fn main() -> ExitCode {
+    nyan_system::set_env_vars_unsafe();
     let mut app = NyanitTUI::new().unwrap();
     app.run().unwrap();
     // Terminal restores automatically when `stdout` (RawTerminal) is dropped
diff --git a/src/nyan_system.rs b/src/nyan_system.rs
index fd3f3b9..1faf69c 100644
--- a/src/nyan_system.rs
+++ b/src/nyan_system.rs
@@ -227,6 +227,31 @@ pub fn prepare_env() -> Result<(), ExecCommandError> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+///
+///  MUST be done before spawning any threads or async runtimes
+pub fn set_env_vars_unsafe() -> () {
+    use std::env;
+    // 1. Define your custom paths
+    let custom_bin = "/usr/bin";
+    let custom_lib = "/usr/lib";
+
+    // 2. Retrieve existing paths to append/prepend (optional but recommended)
+    let existing_path = env::var("PATH").unwrap_or_else(|_| String::new());
+    let existing_ld_path = env::var("LD_LIBRARY_PATH").unwrap_or_else(|_| String::new());
+
+    // 3. Construct new path strings
+    // Prepend custom paths so they take precedence
+    let new_path = format!("{}:{}", custom_bin, existing_path);
+    let new_ld_path = format!("{}:{}", custom_lib, existing_ld_path);
+
+    // 4. Set environment variables (UNSAFE in Rust 2024+)
+    // MUST be done before spawning any threads or async runtimes
+    unsafe {
+        env::set_var("PATH", new_path);
+        env::set_var("LD_LIBRARY_PATH", new_ld_path);
+    }
+}
+
 // # Mount the real root filesystem
 pub fn mount_bee_root(mount_point: &str, dev_name: &str) -> Result<(), ExecCommandError> {
     exec_command("mount", &vec!["-o", "ro", dev_name, mount_point])?;