diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index c47718a..9369584 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #GIT_URI=ssh://git@git.domain/username/example-repo.git
 GIT_URI=https://<username>:<token>@git.domain/username/example-repo.git
 GIT_BRANCH=main
-#COMMANDS="['npm i','npm start']"
\ No newline at end of file
+#COMMANDS='["npm i","npm start"]'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 3130eba..965dcc8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -158,8 +158,9 @@ async function main() {
     if (customCommands) {
         try {
             customCommands = JSON.parse(customCommands)
-        } catch {
+        } catch (err) {
             console.error("couln't parse commands from .env")
+            console.log(err.message)
             customCommands = undefined;
         }
     }