diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index a912bf2..063ab1c 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ runs:
 
     - shell: bash
       run: |
-        sudo curl -Lo /usr/local/bin/vcn https://github.com/vchain-us/vcn/releases/download/v0.9.6/vcn-v0.9.6-linux-amd64-static
-        sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/vcn
+        mkdir -p "${{ github.action_path }}/bin"
+        curl -Lo "${{ github.action_path }}/bin/vcn" https://github.com/vchain-us/vcn/releases/download/v0.9.6/vcn-v0.9.6-linux-amd64-static
+        chmod a+x "${{ github.action_path }}/bin/vcn"
+        echo "${{ github.action_path }}/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
-        state="$(vcn authenticate --org home-assistant.io --output json docker://ghcr.io/home-assistant/amd64-builder:${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} | jq '.verification.status // 2')"
-        if [[ "${state}" != "0" ]]; then
+        if ! "${{ github.action_path }}/bin/vcn" authenticate --org home-assistant.io --silent docker://ghcr.io/home-assistant/amd64-builder:${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}; then
           echo "Invalid signature!"
           exit 1
         fi
diff --git a/builder.sh b/builder.sh
index e64d17c..3074018 100755
--- a/builder.sh
+++ b/builder.sh
@@ -693,7 +693,6 @@ function codenotary_setup() {
 function codenotary_sign() {
     local trust=$1
     local image=$2
-    local state=
     local vcn_cli=()
 
     if bashio::var.false "${DOCKER_PUSH}" || bashio::var.false "${VCN_NOTARY}"; then
@@ -706,8 +705,7 @@ function codenotary_sign() {
         vcn_cli+=("--org" "${trust}")
     fi
     
-    state="$(vcn authenticate "${vcn_cli[@]}" --output json "docker://${image}" | jq '.verification.status // 2')"
-    if [[ "${state}" != "0" ]]; then
+    if ! vcn authenticate "${vcn_cli[@]}" --silent "docker://${image}"; then
         VCN_NOTARIZATION_PASSWORD="${CODENOTARY_PASSWORD}" vcn notarize --public "docker://${image}" || bashio::exit.nok "Failed to sign the image"
     fi
     bashio::log.info "Signed ${image} with ${trust}"
@@ -717,7 +715,6 @@ function codenotary_validate() {
     local trust=$1
     local image=$2
     local pull=$3
-    local state=
     local vcn_cli=()
 
     if ! bashio::var.has_value "${trust}"; then
@@ -735,8 +732,7 @@ function codenotary_validate() {
         vcn_cli+=("--org" "${trust}")
     fi
 
-    state="$(vcn authenticate "${vcn_cli[@]}" --output json "docker://${image}" | jq '.verification.status // 2')"
-    if [[ "${state}" != "0" ]]; then
+    if ! vcn authenticate "${vcn_cli[@]}" --silent "docker://${image}" ; then
         bashio::log.warning "Validation of ${image} fails!"
         return 1
     fi