diff --git a/crates/fluvio-version-manager/src/command/itself/install.rs b/crates/fluvio-version-manager/src/command/itself/install.rs
index c59e40065b..23cbe72d46 100644
--- a/crates/fluvio-version-manager/src/command/itself/install.rs
+++ b/crates/fluvio-version-manager/src/command/itself/install.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ use std::env::current_exe;
 use std::fs::{copy, write, create_dir_all};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use clap::Parser;
-use anyhow::Result;
 
 use crate::common::notify::Notify;
 use crate::common::settings::Settings;
@@ -80,7 +80,14 @@ impl SelfInstallOpt {
         }
 
         // Copies "this" binary to the FVM binary directory
-        copy(current_binary_path, fvm_binary_path)?;
+        copy(current_binary_path.clone(), fvm_binary_path.clone()).map_err(|e| {
+            anyhow!(
+                "Couldn't copy fvm from {} to {} with error {}",
+                current_binary_path.display(),
+                fvm_binary_path.display(),
+                e
+            )
+        })?;
         tracing::debug!(
             ?fvm_dir,
             "Copied the FVM binary to the FVM home directory with success"
diff --git a/crates/fluvio-version-manager/src/common/version_installer.rs b/crates/fluvio-version-manager/src/common/version_installer.rs
index a0154e5708..e03e410b40 100644
--- a/crates/fluvio-version-manager/src/common/version_installer.rs
+++ b/crates/fluvio-version-manager/src/common/version_installer.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use std::fs::{create_dir, rename};
+use std::fs::{create_dir, copy, rename};
 
-use anyhow::Result;
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use tempfile::TempDir;
 
 use fluvio_hub_util::fvm::{PackageSet, Download, Channel};
@@ -79,10 +79,18 @@ impl VersionInstaller {
         }
 
         for artif in package_set.artifacts.iter() {
-            rename(
-                tmp_dir.path().join(&artif.name),
-                version_path.join(&artif.name),
-            )?;
+            let src = tmp_dir.path().join(&artif.name);
+            let dst = version_path.join(&artif.name);
+            if rename(src.clone(), dst.clone()).is_err() {
+                copy(src.clone(), dst.clone()).map_err(|e| {
+                    anyhow!(
+                        "Error copying artifact {} to {}, {} ",
+                        src.display(),
+                        dst.display(),
+                        e
+                    )
+                })?;
+            }
         }
 
         Ok(version_path)