diff --git a/core-dockpack/Cargo.toml b/core-dockpack/Cargo.toml
index 1baf63f..326ddfb 100644
--- a/core-dockpack/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core-dockpack/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ futures-util = "0.3.31"
 tokio-util = { version = "0.7.14", features = ["io"] }
 tokio-tar = "0.3.1"
 futures-core = "0.3.31"
+anyhow = "1.0.98"
diff --git a/core-dockpack/src/cmd_processes/build/build_dockerfile.rs b/core-dockpack/src/cmd_processes/build/build_dockerfile.rs
index 7f40982..ebc8e94 100644
--- a/core-dockpack/src/cmd_processes/build/build_dockerfile.rs
+++ b/core-dockpack/src/cmd_processes/build/build_dockerfile.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
 //! Builds a Dockerfile from a directory
 
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::Write;
 
 // directory is the build context
 
-pub fn create_dockerfile(directory: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+pub fn create_dockerfile(directory: &str) -> Result<()> {
     let docker_file_content = "FROM scratch\nCOPY . .\n".to_string();
 
     let dockerfile_path = format!("{}/Dockerfile", directory);
 
-    let mut dockerfile = File::create(&dockerfile_path).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    let mut dockerfile = File::create(&dockerfile_path)
+        .with_context(|| format!("Error creatining file at path {}", dockerfile_path))?;
 
     dockerfile
         .write_all(docker_file_content.as_bytes())
-        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+        .with_context(|| {
+            format!(
+                "Could not write all from scratch content to dockerfile at path {}",
+                dockerfile_path,
+            )
+        })?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/core-dockpack/src/cmd_processes/pull/unpack_files.rs b/core-dockpack/src/cmd_processes/pull/unpack_files.rs
index 5b79a2e..ab08c70 100644
--- a/core-dockpack/src/cmd_processes/pull/unpack_files.rs
+++ b/core-dockpack/src/cmd_processes/pull/unpack_files.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! The API for unpacking Docker images into a directory.
 use crate::utils::{cache, docker_commands, unpacking};
+use anyhow::Result;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 /// Unpacks the files from a Docker image into a directory.
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 ///
 /// # Returns
 /// The path to the directory where the Docker image files are stored.
-pub async fn unpack_files_from_image(image: &str, directory: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+pub async fn unpack_files_from_image(image: &str, directory: &str) -> Result<String> {
     let main_path = PathBuf::from(directory);
     cache::wipe_and_create_cache(&main_path);
 
@@ -46,6 +47,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(result.is_ok());
         let path = result.unwrap();
         assert!(Path::new(&path).exists());
-        // fs::remove_dir_all(directory).unwrap();
+        fs::remove_dir_all(directory).unwrap();
     }
 }
diff --git a/core-dockpack/src/cmd_processes/push/execute_push.rs b/core-dockpack/src/cmd_processes/push/execute_push.rs
index 482b7f7..098d637 100644
--- a/core-dockpack/src/cmd_processes/push/execute_push.rs
+++ b/core-dockpack/src/cmd_processes/push/execute_push.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::utils::cache;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use bollard::models::{CreateImageInfo, PushImageInfo};
 use bollard::query_parameters::{CreateImageOptionsBuilder, PushImageOptionsBuilder};
 use bollard::Docker;
@@ -6,50 +7,49 @@ use futures_util::stream::TryStreamExt;
 use tokio::fs::File;
 use tokio_util::io::ReaderStream;
 
-async fn dir_to_tar(dir: &str, image_name: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
-    let tar_name = &format!("{}.tar", cache::process_image_name(image_name));
-    let tar = File::create(tar_name)
+async fn dir_to_tar(dir: &str, image_name: &str) -> Result<String> {
+    let tar_name = format!("{}.tar", cache::process_image_name(image_name));
+    let tar = File::create(&tar_name)
         .await
-        .expect("Could not create archive file");
+        .with_context(|| "Could not create archive file")?;
     let mut tar = tokio_tar::Builder::new(tar);
     tar.append_dir_all("", dir)
         .await
-        .expect("Could not add path to target");
+        .with_context(|| "Could not add path to target")?;
     tar.finish()
         .await
-        .expect("An error occured in converting dir to tar");
-    Ok(())
+        .with_context(|| "An error occured in converting dir to tar")?;
+    Ok(tar_name)
 }
 
-pub async fn execute_docker_build(directory: &str, image: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+pub async fn execute_docker_build(directory: &str, image: &str) -> Result<()> {
     // Convert directory to a tar file
-    dir_to_tar(directory, image).await?;
+    let tar_path = dir_to_tar(directory, image).await?;
 
-    let file = File::open(&format!("{}.tar", image))
+    let file = File::open(tar_path)
         .await
-        .expect("Could not find archive.");
+        .with_context(|| format!("Could not find archive at path {}.tar", image))?;
     let stream = ReaderStream::new(file);
 
     let docker = Docker::connect_with_socket_defaults()
-        .expect("Could no connect to docker socket. Is docker running?");
+        .with_context(|| "Could not connect to docker socket. Is docker running?")?;
 
     let options = CreateImageOptionsBuilder::default()
         .from_src("-") // from_src must be "-" when sending the archive in the request body
         .repo(image) // The name of the image in the docker daemon.
-        .tag("1.0.0") // The tag of this particular image.
         .build();
     let _: Vec<CreateImageInfo> = docker
         .create_image(Some(options), Some(bollard::body_try_stream(stream)), None)
         .try_collect()
         .await
-        .expect("Could not create image");
+        .with_context(|| "Could not create image")?;
 
     let options = PushImageOptionsBuilder::new().tag("latest").build();
     let _: Vec<PushImageInfo> = docker
-        .push_image(&cache::process_image_name(image), Some(options), None)
+        .push_image(image, Some(options), None)
         .try_collect()
         .await
-        .expect("Could not push image");
+        .with_context(|| "Could not push image")?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert!(result.is_ok());
 
-        // fs::remove_dir_all(directory).expect("Failed to remove test directory");
+        fs::remove_dir_all(directory).expect("Failed to remove test directory");
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@ mod tests {
         let result = execute_docker_build(directory, image_name).await;
         assert!(result.is_ok());
 
-        // fs::remove_dir_all(directory).expect("Failed to remove test directory");
+        fs::remove_dir_all(directory).expect("Failed to remove test directory");
     }
 }
diff --git a/core-dockpack/src/utils/docker_commands.rs b/core-dockpack/src/utils/docker_commands.rs
index d23ab48..1fff47b 100644
--- a/core-dockpack/src/utils/docker_commands.rs
+++ b/core-dockpack/src/utils/docker_commands.rs
@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
 //! Defines the actions around downloading and unpacking docker images to access the files.
 use super::cache::process_image_name;
-use bollard::image::CreateImageOptions;
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
+use bollard::query_parameters::CreateImageOptionsBuilder;
 use bollard::Docker;
 use futures_util::stream::TryStreamExt;
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
-use std::default::Default;
 use std::process::Command;
 use tokio::fs::File;
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
 use tokio_tar::Archive;
 
-async fn pull_image(image_name: &str, docker: &Docker) -> Result<(), String> {
-    let options = Some(CreateImageOptions {
-        from_image: image_name,
-        ..Default::default()
-    });
+async fn pull_image(image_name: &str, docker: &Docker) -> Result<()> {
+    let options = Some(
+        CreateImageOptionsBuilder::new()
+            .from_image(image_name)
+            .build(),
+    );
     println!("image_name: {}", image_name);
     // confirmed: this works
     docker
         .create_image(options, None, None)
         .try_collect::<Vec<_>>()
         .await
-        .map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+        .with_context(|| "Error creating image")?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ async fn pull_image(image_name: &str, docker: &Docker) -> Result<(), String> {
 ///
 /// # Returns
 /// The path to where the compressed Docker image files are stored
-pub async fn save_docker_image(image_name: &str, tar_path: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+pub async fn save_docker_image(image_name: &str, tar_path: &str) -> Result<String> {
     // pull image
     // // TODO: consider moving to receive in the function
     let docker = Docker::connect_with_socket_defaults()
@@ -56,17 +57,17 @@ pub async fn save_docker_image(image_name: &str, tar_path: &str) -> Result<Strin
     let mut tar = docker.export_image(image_name);
     let mut archive_file = File::create(file_path)
         .await
-        .map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+        .with_context(|| "Could not create file path for tar file")?;
     while let Some(chunk) = tar.next().await {
-        let data = chunk.map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+        let data = chunk.with_context(|| "Could not read bytes from zip stream")?;
         archive_file
             .write_all(&data)
             .await
-            .map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+            .with_context(|| "Error writing bytes to file")?;
         archive_file
             .sync_all()
             .await
-            .map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+            .with_context(|| "Error syncing all data to file")?;
     }
     println!("Synced to tar file");
 
@@ -75,12 +76,15 @@ pub async fn save_docker_image(image_name: &str, tar_path: &str) -> Result<Strin
         .expect("Could not reopen archive file");
     let mut archive = Archive::new(file);
 
-    archive.unpack(tar_path).await.map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    archive
+        .unpack(tar_path)
+        .await
+        .with_context(|| "Error unpacking tar file")?;
     //
     // // return statement
     Ok(match tar_path.to_str() {
         Some(v) => v.to_string(),
-        None => return Err("Failed to convert path to string".to_string()),
+        None => return Err(anyhow!("Failed to convert path to string")),
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/core-dockpack/src/utils/unpacking.rs b/core-dockpack/src/utils/unpacking.rs
index 3db9bf7..1fcaf3b 100644
--- a/core-dockpack/src/utils/unpacking.rs
+++ b/core-dockpack/src/utils/unpacking.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 //! Defines the actions around unpacking compressed Docker files from the manifest.
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
 use flate2::read::GzDecoder;
 use serde_json::Value;
 use std::fs::File;
@@ -48,16 +49,17 @@ fn read_json_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> std::io::Result<Value> {
 ///
 /// # Returns
 /// The path to where the layers are extracted.
-pub fn extract_layers(main_path: &str, unpack_path: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+pub fn extract_layers(main_path: &str, unpack_path: &str) -> Result<String> {
     let manifest_path = std::path::Path::new(main_path).join("manifest.json");
     let blobs_dir = std::path::Path::new(main_path);
     let unpack_path = std::path::Path::new(unpack_path);
 
     if !unpack_path.exists() {
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(unpack_path).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(unpack_path).with_context(|| "Error creating directory")?;
     }
 
-    let manifest = read_json_file(&manifest_path).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    let manifest =
+        read_json_file(&manifest_path).with_context(|| "Error reading json manifest file")?;
 
     if let Some(layers) = manifest[0]["Layers"].as_array() {
         println!("Found {} layers in manifest", layers.len());
@@ -70,25 +72,26 @@ pub fn extract_layers(main_path: &str, unpack_path: &str) -> Result<String, Stri
                     Some(layer) => layer,
                     None => {
                         return Err(
-                            "Failed to get the layer path when extracting a layer from the Docker image".to_string()
+                            anyhow!("Failed to get the layer path when extracting a layer from the Docker image")
                         );
                 }
             });
 
             // Extract the layer's tarball to a directory
-            let mut tar_file = File::open(&layer_path).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-            let if_gzipped = check_if_gzipped(&mut tar_file).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+            let mut tar_file = File::open(&layer_path).with_context(|| "Error reading tar file")?;
+            let if_gzipped = check_if_gzipped(&mut tar_file)
+                .with_context(|| "Error checking if tar fle is gzipped")?;
             match if_gzipped {
                 true => {
                     println!("Layer is gzipped");
                     let decompressed = GzDecoder::new(tar_file);
                     let mut archive = Archive::new(decompressed);
-                    archive.unpack(unpack_path).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+                    archive.unpack(unpack_path)?;
                 }
                 false => {
                     println!("Layer is not gzipped");
                     let mut archive = Archive::new(tar_file);
-                    archive.unpack(unpack_path).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+                    archive.unpack(unpack_path)?;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -99,10 +102,9 @@ pub fn extract_layers(main_path: &str, unpack_path: &str) -> Result<String, Stri
     Ok(match unpack_path.to_str() {
         Some(v) => v.to_string(),
         None => {
-            return Err(
+            return Err(anyhow!(
                 "Failed to convert path to string when extracting layers from the Docker image"
-                    .to_string(),
-            );
+            ));
         }
     })
 }
diff --git a/coredockpack/Cargo.toml b/coredockpack/Cargo.toml
index ac64187..b98cf8c 100644
--- a/coredockpack/Cargo.toml
+++ b/coredockpack/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 core-dockpack = { path = "../core-dockpack" }
+tokio = "1.45.1"
 
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/coredockpack/src/lib.rs b/coredockpack/src/lib.rs
index 0e18731..c70cb3f 100644
--- a/coredockpack/src/lib.rs
+++ b/coredockpack/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use core_dockpack::cmd_processes::pull::unpack_files::unpack_files_from_image;
 use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 use std::os::raw::c_char;
+use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 
 /// Unpacks the files from a Docker image into a directory.
 ///
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ use std::os::raw::c_char;
 /// On error, returns a null pointer.
 #[allow(clippy::not_unsafe_ptr_arg_deref)]
 #[no_mangle]
-pub async extern "C" fn unpack_files_from_image_c(
+pub extern "C" fn unpack_files_from_image_c(
     image: *const c_char,
     directory: *const c_char,
 ) -> *const c_char {
@@ -21,7 +22,9 @@ pub async extern "C" fn unpack_files_from_image_c(
     let image = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(image).to_string_lossy().into_owned() };
     let directory = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(directory).to_string_lossy().into_owned() };
 
-    match unpack_files_from_image(&image, &directory).await {
+    let rt = Runtime::new().unwrap();
+    let result = rt.block_on(unpack_files_from_image(&image, &directory));
+    match result {
         Ok(path) => {
             let c_string = CString::new(path).unwrap();
             c_string.into_raw() // Return the C string