diff --git a/lib/voicemeeter/install.rb b/lib/voicemeeter/install.rb
index 18d2b86..441cbea 100644
--- a/lib/voicemeeter/install.rb
+++ b/lib/voicemeeter/install.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@ require "win32/registry"
 require "pathname"
 require "ffi"
 
+require_relative "logger"
+require_relative "errors"
+
 module Voicemeeter
   private
 
   module Install
+    extend Logging
+
     OS_BITS = (FFI::Platform::CPU.downcase == "x64") ? 64 : 32
 
     def get_vmpath
@@ -22,10 +27,13 @@ module Voicemeeter
       Win32::Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.open(
         reg_key.compact.join("\\")
       ) do |reg|
-        value = reg[:UninstallString.to_s]
+        value = reg["UninstallString"]
 
         Pathname.new(value).dirname
       end
+    rescue Win32::Registry::Error => e
+      logger.error "#{e.class.name}: #{e.message}"
+      raise Errors::VMInstallError.new "unable to read Voicemeeter path from the registry"
     end
 
     module_function :get_vmpath