diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 743019c..af47b99 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 **BentoPDF** is a powerful, privacy-first, client-side PDF toolkit that is self hostable and allows you to manipulate, edit, merge, and process PDF files directly in your browser. No server-side processing is required, ensuring your files remain secure and private.
 
-![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/bentopdfteam/bentopdf) [![Ko-fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/Buy%20me%20a%20Coffee-yellow?logo=kofi&style=flat-square)](https://ko-fi.com/alio01) ![GitHub Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/alam00000/bentopdf?style=social)
+[![Docker Downloads](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/json?url=https%3A%2F%2Fghcr-badge.elias.eu.org%2Fapi%2Falam00000%2Fbentopdf%2Fbentopdf&query=%24.downloadCount&logo=docker&label=Docker%20Downloads&color=blue)](https://github.com/alam00000/bentopdf/pkgs/container/bentopdf) [![Ko-fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/Buy%20me%20a%20Coffee-yellow?logo=kofi&style=flat-square)](https://ko-fi.com/alio01) ![GitHub Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/alam00000/bentopdf?style=social)
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 ![BentoPDF Tools](public/images/bentopdf-tools.png)
diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index ecf93a6..e30d20d 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ http {
         server_name localhost;
         root /usr/share/nginx/html;
         index index.html;
-        
+        absolute_redirect off;
+
 
         location ~* \.html$ {
             expires 1h;
diff --git a/src/js/logic/compress-pdf-page.ts b/src/js/logic/compress-pdf-page.ts
index c5ec5e7..0500f2a 100644
--- a/src/js/logic/compress-pdf-page.ts
+++ b/src/js/logic/compress-pdf-page.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ async function performCondenseCompression(
       return { ...result, usedFallback: true };
     }
 
+    if (
+      errorMessage.includes('closed or encrypted') ||
+      errorMessage.includes('encrypted')
+    ) {
+      throw new Error(
+        'This PDF is encrypted or password-protected. Please remove the password first using the Unlock PDF tool, then try compressing again.'
+      );
+    }
+
     throw new Error(`PDF compression failed: ${errorMessage}`);
   }
 }