diff --git a/socketsecurity/__init__.py b/socketsecurity/__init__.py
index 6e9694e..ce3f018 100644
--- a/socketsecurity/__init__.py
+++ b/socketsecurity/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 __author__ = 'socket.dev'
-__version__ = '1.0.44'
+__version__ = '1.0.45'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/socketsecurity/core/messages.py b/socketsecurity/core/messages.py
index f914bb9..7ea6769 100644
--- a/socketsecurity/core/messages.py
+++ b/socketsecurity/core/messages.py
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ def find_line_in_file(packagename: str, packageversion: str, manifest_file: str)
                     needle_key = f'"{found_key}":'               # e.g. "node_modules/axios":
                     needle_version = f'"version": "{packageversion}"'
                     lines = raw_text.splitlines()
-                    best_line = -1
+                    best_line = 1
+
                     snippet = None
 
                     for i, line in enumerate(lines, start=1):
@@ -97,10 +98,10 @@ def find_line_in_file(packagename: str, packageversion: str, manifest_file: str)
                     else:
                         return 1, f'"{found_key}": {found_info}'
                 else:
-                    return -1, f"{packagename} {packageversion} (not found in {manifest_file})"
+                    return 1, f"{packagename} {packageversion} (not found in {manifest_file})"
 
             except (FileNotFoundError, json.JSONDecodeError):
-                return -1, f"Error reading {manifest_file}"
+                return 1, f"Error reading {manifest_file}"
 
         # ----------------------------------------------------
         # 2) Text-based / line-based manifests
@@ -148,11 +149,11 @@ def find_line_in_file(packagename: str, packageversion: str, manifest_file: str)
                         return line_number, line_content.strip()
 
         except FileNotFoundError:
-            return -1, f"{manifest_file} not found"
+            return 1, f"{manifest_file} not found"
         except Exception as e:
-            return -1, f"Error reading {manifest_file}: {e}"
+            return 1, f"Error reading {manifest_file}: {e}"
 
-        return -1, f"{packagename} {packageversion} (not found)"
+        return 1, f"{packagename} {packageversion} (not found)"
 
     @staticmethod
     def create_security_comment_sarif(diff: Diff) -> dict: