diff --git a/scripts/extract_faces.py b/scripts/extract_faces.py
index 19f0993..e4fad15 100644
--- a/scripts/extract_faces.py
+++ b/scripts/extract_faces.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json;
+import sys;
 from deepface import DeepFace;
 
 try:
diff --git a/scripts/represent.py b/scripts/represent.py
index a7c675f..b14364f 100644
--- a/scripts/represent.py
+++ b/scripts/represent.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json;
+import sys;
 from deepface import DeepFace;
 
 result = DeepFace.represent(
diff --git a/scripts/verify.py b/scripts/verify.py
index 312eefa..cd6d9ec 100644
--- a/scripts/verify.py
+++ b/scripts/verify.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json;
+import sys;
 from deepface import DeepFace;
 
 try:
diff --git a/src/DeepFace.php b/src/DeepFace.php
index 5bb2b4e..657568f 100644
--- a/src/DeepFace.php
+++ b/src/DeepFace.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public function verify(
         bool $align = true,
         Normalization $normalization = Normalization::BASE,
         bool $anti_spoofing = false,
-    ): VerifyResult {
+    ): VerifyResult|array {
         $img1 = new SplFileInfo($img1_path);
         $img2 = new SplFileInfo($img2_path);
 
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public function verify(
                 ],
             );
         } catch(DeepFaceException $e){
+            // if any of these images fails the spoof detection, it will throw 'Exception while processing imgX_path'
             return array("error" => $e->getMessage());
         }