diff --git a/tools/verify_build.sh b/tools/verify_build.sh
index 6c653679c63..6576bdd299d 100755
--- a/tools/verify_build.sh
+++ b/tools/verify_build.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ fi
 # Versionstring aus version.inc lesen
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 REPO_ROOT="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")"
-VERSION=$(grep 'set(SoftFever_VERSION' "$REPO_ROOT/version.inc" | grep -oP '"\K[^"]+')
+VERSION=$(grep 'set(SoftFever_VERSION' "$REPO_ROOT/version.inc" | head -1 | grep -oP 'SoftFever_VERSION\s+"\K[^"]+')
 
 if [[ -z "$VERSION" ]]; then
     echo "FEHLER: Konnte VERSION nicht aus version.inc lesen"
@@ -49,14 +49,34 @@ CHECKS=(
 BINARY=""
 
 if [[ "$PLATFORM" == "linux" ]]; then
-    echo "Extrahiere AppImage..."
-    chmod +x "$ARTIFACT"
-    cd "$TMPDIR"
-    "$ARTIFACT" --appimage-extract bin/orca-slicer 2>/dev/null || \
-    "$ARTIFACT" --appimage-extract 2>/dev/null
-    BINARY=$(find "$TMPDIR/squashfs-root" -name "orca-slicer" -type f | head -1)
+    # Bevorzugt die unkomprimierte Binary aus dem build/-Baum prüfen (kein FUSE,
+    # keine AppImage-Extraktion nötig). Fällt nur zurück auf --appimage-extract,
+    # wenn keine lose Binary gefunden wird.
+    # Echte ELF-Binary suchen, nicht die 4K-Shell-Wrapper im build/-Root.
+    BUILD_ROOT="$(dirname "$ARTIFACT")"
+    BINARY=""
+    while IFS= read -r cand; do
+        [[ -z "$cand" ]] && continue
+        if file -b "$cand" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "ELF"; then
+            BINARY="$cand"
+            break
+        fi
+    done < <(find "$BUILD_ROOT" -name "orca-slicer" -type f -not -path "*/squashfs-root/*" 2>/dev/null)
+
     if [[ -z "$BINARY" ]]; then
-        echo "FEHLER: orca-slicer Binary nicht im AppImage gefunden"
+        echo "Keine lose Binary gefunden — extrahiere AppImage..."
+        chmod +x "$ARTIFACT"
+        cd "$TMPDIR"
+        if ! "$ARTIFACT" --appimage-extract bin/orca-slicer >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            "$ARTIFACT" --appimage-extract >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+        fi
+        BINARY=$(find "$TMPDIR/squashfs-root" -name "orca-slicer" -type f 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+    else
+        echo "Prüfe lose Binary aus build/: $BINARY"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -z "$BINARY" || ! -f "$BINARY" ]]; then
+        echo "FEHLER: orca-slicer Binary weder im build/-Baum noch im AppImage gefunden"
         exit 1
     fi