diff --git a/code/websites/pokedex.online/src/views/GamemasterExplorer.vue b/code/websites/pokedex.online/src/views/GamemasterExplorer.vue
index 67a7b29..c7f8811 100644
--- a/code/websites/pokedex.online/src/views/GamemasterExplorer.vue
+++ b/code/websites/pokedex.online/src/views/GamemasterExplorer.vue
@@ -401,11 +401,26 @@ let searchWorker = null;
 let searchWorkerRequestId = 0;
 const initSearchWorker = () => {
   if (!searchWorker) {
-    searchWorker = new Worker(
-      new URL('../workers/search.worker.js', import.meta.url),
-      { type: 'module' }
-    );
-    searchWorker.onmessage = handleSearchWorkerMessage;
+    try {
+      const workerUrl = new URL('../workers/search.worker.js', import.meta.url);
+      console.log('🔧 Creating worker with URL:', workerUrl.href);
+      searchWorker = new Worker(workerUrl, { type: 'module' });
+      console.log('✅ Worker created successfully');
+      
+      searchWorker.onmessage = handleSearchWorkerMessage;
+      searchWorker.onerror = (error) => {
+        console.error('❌ Worker error:', error.message, error.filename, error.lineno);
+        operationProgress.value.active = false;
+        operationProgress.value.message = 'Search error: ' + error.message;
+      };
+      
+      console.log('✅ Worker event handlers attached');
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('❌ Failed to create worker:', error);
+      operationProgress.value.active = false;
+      operationProgress.value.message = 'Failed to initialize search';
+      searchWorker = null;
+    }
   }
 };