diff --git a/snigdhaos-libs/snigdhaos.shlib b/snigdhaos-libs/snigdhaos.shlib
index 1fa20413..8fdc2a9a 100755
--- a/snigdhaos-libs/snigdhaos.shlib
+++ b/snigdhaos-libs/snigdhaos.shlib
@@ -2,14 +2,29 @@
 
 snigdhaoslib_add_update_notice() {
     # Ensure the directory exists
-    mkdir -p /var/lib/snigdhaos/tmp
+    if ! mkdir -p /var/lib/snigdhaos/tmp; then
+        echo "Error: Failed to create directory /var/lib/snigdhaos/tmp" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
     
     # Get the current date
     current_date=$(date +%F)
-    
-    # Replace multiple spaces with a single space in the input string
+
+    # Ensure the input message is not empty
+    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+        echo "Error: No update message provided." >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Replace multiple spaces with a single space
     message="${1//[[:space:]]+/ }"
     
     # Append the message to the file with the current date
-    echo "$current_date   $message" >> /var/lib/snigdhaos/tmp/update_notices
+    if ! printf "%s   %s\n" "$current_date" "$message" >> /var/lib/snigdhaos/tmp/update_notices; then
+        echo "Error: Failed to write to /var/lib/snigdhaos/tmp/update_notices" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Optionally, display a success message (for debugging/logging purposes)
+    echo "Update notice successfully added for $current_date."
 }