diff --git a/generate_client.sh b/generate_client.sh
index f063092..04b124a 100755
--- a/generate_client.sh
+++ b/generate_client.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
-docker run --rm -v "${PWD}:/local" openapitools/openapi-generator-cli generate \
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Function to handle errors
+echo_error() {
+    echo "Error: $1" >&2
+}
+
+# Check if Docker is installed
+docker --version >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo_error "Docker is not installed. Please install Docker and try again."; exit 1; }
+
+# Run the OpenAPI Generator
+if ! docker run --rm -v "${PWD}:/local" openapitools/openapi-generator-cli generate \
     -i https://arcane.engineer/api/openapi.yaml \
     -g python \
     --additional-properties generateSourceCodeOnly=true,projectName=arcane-engine,packageName=arcane \
-    -o /local
\ No newline at end of file
+    -o /local; then
+    echo_error "Failed to generate client code. Please check the OpenAPI specification and try again."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Success message
+echo "Client code generated successfully."