diff --git a/crates/cli/src/node_manager/node_manager.rs b/crates/cli/src/node_manager/node_manager.rs
index 64ba137d..5c7dcc5a 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/node_manager/node_manager.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/node_manager/node_manager.rs
@@ -249,7 +249,9 @@ where
                     }
                 }
                 snm_config::InstallStrategy::Panic => {
-                    return Err(SnmError::UnsupportedInstallNodeVersionError)
+                    return Err(SnmError::UnsupportedNodeVersionError {
+                        version: version.to_string(),
+                    })
                 }
                 snm_config::InstallStrategy::Auto => {
                     self.internal_download(version).await?;
diff --git a/crates/snm_shim/src/ensure_binary_path.rs b/crates/snm_shim/src/ensure_binary_path.rs
index 828feafd..4a4181fb 100644
--- a/crates/snm_shim/src/ensure_binary_path.rs
+++ b/crates/snm_shim/src/ensure_binary_path.rs
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ where
         .exists()
         .not()
     {
-        // if manage.download_condition(version.as_str()) {
-        //     download(version.as_str(), manage).await?;
-        // } else {
-        //     // exit 0
-        // }
-        download(version.as_str(), manage).await?;
+        if manage.get_snm_config().get_strict() {
+            return Err(SnmError::UnsupportedNodeVersionError {
+                version: version.to_string(),
+            });
+        } else {
+            download(version.as_str(), manage).await?;
+        }
     }
 
     let binary = manage.get_runtime_binary_dir_string(version.as_str())?;
diff --git a/crates/snm_utils/src/snm_error.rs b/crates/snm_utils/src/snm_error.rs
index 61f91591..147c07bc 100644
--- a/crates/snm_utils/src/snm_error.rs
+++ b/crates/snm_utils/src/snm_error.rs
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ pub enum SnmError {
         actual: String,
     },
 
-    #[error("Unsupported install node version error")]
-    UnsupportedInstallNodeVersionError,
+    #[error("Unsupported node v{version} ")]
+    UnsupportedNodeVersionError { version: String },
 }
 
 pub fn friendly_error_message(error: SnmError) {
@@ -307,13 +307,13 @@ pub fn friendly_error_message(error: SnmError) {
         | SnmError::NetworkError(_)
         | SnmError::DialoguerError(_)
         | SnmError::VarError(_)
-        | SnmError::UnsupportedInstallNodeVersionError
+        | SnmError::UnsupportedNodeVersionError { version: _ }
         | SnmError::CannotFindDefaultCommand { command: _ }
         | SnmError::ZipError(_)
         | SnmError::IOError(_) => {
             let msg = format!("{}", error.to_string());
-            panic!("{msg}");
-            // eprintln!("[error]: {}", msg);
+            // panic!("{msg}");
+            eprintln!("[error]: {}", msg);
         }
     }