diff --git a/dist/lib/pdfium/web/worker-engine.js b/dist/lib/pdfium/web/worker-engine.js
index 1c40ef8dd3aa8050f3a23242d23258dbd04b3604..b81a6a9b879ecb4016a8ee1ad7da552f0ae5a13e 100644
--- a/dist/lib/pdfium/web/worker-engine.js
+++ b/dist/lib/pdfium/web/worker-engine.js
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ const _RemoteExecutor = class _RemoteExecutor {
     this.requestCounter = 0;
     this.handleMessage = (event) => {
       const response = event.data;
+      if (response.type === "wasmError") {
+        const message = typeof response.error === "string" ? response.error : "Unknown worker initialization error";
+        this.logger.error(LOG_SOURCE$1, LOG_CATEGORY$1, "Worker initialization failed:", message);
+        this.readyTask.reject({
+          code: PdfErrorCode.Initialization,
+          message
+        });
+        this.pendingRequests.delete(_RemoteExecutor.READY_TASK_ID);
+        return;
+      }
       if (response.type === "ready") {
         this.logger.debug(LOG_SOURCE$1, LOG_CATEGORY$1, "Worker is ready");
         this.readyTask.resolve(true);