diff --git a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/gradle/CocoaFrameworkLinker.kt b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/gradle/CocoaFrameworkLinker.kt
index c984fd0e..66d38d43 100644
--- a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/gradle/CocoaFrameworkLinker.kt
+++ b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/gradle/CocoaFrameworkLinker.kt
@@ -87,12 +87,13 @@ internal class FrameworkPathResolver(
     private fun validateCustomPath(path: String) {
         if (!File(path).exists()) {
             throw FrameworkLinkingException(
-                "Custom framework path not found: $path\n" +
-                        "Verify the path ends with either:\n" +
-                        "- Sentry.xcframework (static)\n" +
-                        "- Sentry-Dynamic.xcframework (dynamic)"
+                "Custom framework path not found or does not exist: $path"
             )
         }
+
+        if (path.isStaticFrameworkPath().not() && path.isDynamicFrameworkPath().not()) {
+            throw FrameworkLinkingException("Invalid framework at $path - path must end with Sentry.xcframework or Sentry-Dynamic.xcframework")
+        }
     }
 
     private fun getFrameworkPath(
diff --git a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/gradle/FrameworkPathValueSource.kt b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/gradle/FrameworkPathValueSource.kt
index 8d768b5c..4cd4dbe2 100644
--- a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/gradle/FrameworkPathValueSource.kt
+++ b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/gradle/FrameworkPathValueSource.kt
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ abstract class FrameworkPathValueSource : ValueSource<String?, FrameworkPathValu
         execOperations.exec {
             it.commandLine(
                 "bash", "-c",
-                // Use the full path (replace ~ with $HOME) and escape quotes correctly
                 "find \"${System.getProperty("user.home")}/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData\" " +
                         "-name $xcFrameworkName " +
                         "-exec stat -f \"%m %N\" {} \\; | " +