diff --git a/scrapegraphai/graphs/smart_scraper_graph.py b/scrapegraphai/graphs/smart_scraper_graph.py
index 16964d84..8cf11f35 100644
--- a/scrapegraphai/graphs/smart_scraper_graph.py
+++ b/scrapegraphai/graphs/smart_scraper_graph.py
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 SmartScraperGraph Module
 """
 
+import logging
 from typing import Optional, Type
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
+# Initialize logger
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 from ..nodes import (
     ConditionalNode,
     FetchNode,
@@ -92,9 +96,12 @@ def _create_graph(self) -> BaseGraph:
                 user_prompt=self.prompt,
             )
 
-            # Print the response
-            print(f"Request ID: {response['request_id']}")
-            print(f"Result: {response['result']}")
+            # Use logging instead of print for better production practices
+            if 'request_id' in response and 'result' in response:
+                logger.info(f"Request ID: {response['request_id']}")
+                logger.info(f"Result: {response['result']}")
+            else:
+                logger.warning("Missing expected keys in response.")
 
             sgai_client.close()
 
diff --git a/scrapegraphai/utils/__init__.py b/scrapegraphai/utils/__init__.py
index df9118c1..3a4e7b13 100644
--- a/scrapegraphai/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/scrapegraphai/utils/__init__.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 from .proxy_rotation import Proxy, parse_or_search_proxy, search_proxy_servers
 from .save_audio_from_bytes import save_audio_from_bytes
 from .save_code_to_file import save_code_to_file
-from .schema_trasform import transform_schema
+from .schema_trasform import transform_schema  # Note: filename has typo but kept for compatibility
 from .screenshot_scraping.screenshot_preparation import (
     crop_image,
     select_area_with_ipywidget,
diff --git a/scrapegraphai/utils/schema_trasform.py b/scrapegraphai/utils/schema_trasform.py
index 8ac968a0..91f4c033 100644
--- a/scrapegraphai/utils/schema_trasform.py
+++ b/scrapegraphai/utils/schema_trasform.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-This utility function trasfrom the pydantic schema into a more comprehensible schema.
+This utility function transforms the pydantic schema into a more comprehensible schema.
 """
 
 
@@ -19,15 +19,20 @@ def process_properties(properties):
         for key, value in properties.items():
             if "type" in value:
                 if value["type"] == "array":
-                    if "$ref" in value["items"]:
+                    if "items" in value and "$ref" in value["items"]:
                         ref_key = value["items"]["$ref"].split("/")[-1]
-                        result[key] = [
-                            process_properties(
-                                pydantic_schema["$defs"][ref_key]["properties"]
-                            )
-                        ]
-                    else:
+                        if "$defs" in pydantic_schema and ref_key in pydantic_schema["$defs"]:
+                            result[key] = [
+                                process_properties(
+                                    pydantic_schema["$defs"][ref_key].get("properties", {})
+                                )
+                            ]
+                        else:
+                            result[key] = ["object"]  # fallback for missing reference
+                    elif "items" in value and "type" in value["items"]:
                         result[key] = [value["items"]["type"]]
+                    else:
+                        result[key] = ["unknown"]  # fallback for malformed array
                 else:
                     result[key] = {
                         "type": value["type"],
@@ -35,9 +40,14 @@ def process_properties(properties):
                     }
             elif "$ref" in value:
                 ref_key = value["$ref"].split("/")[-1]
-                result[key] = process_properties(
-                    pydantic_schema["$defs"][ref_key]["properties"]
-                )
+                if "$defs" in pydantic_schema and ref_key in pydantic_schema["$defs"]:
+                    result[key] = process_properties(
+                        pydantic_schema["$defs"][ref_key].get("properties", {})
+                    )
+                else:
+                    result[key] = {"type": "object", "description": "Missing reference"}  # fallback
         return result
 
+    if "properties" not in pydantic_schema:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid pydantic schema: missing 'properties' key")
     return process_properties(pydantic_schema["properties"])