diff --git a/build/source/file_access_actor/file_access_actor.cpp b/build/source/file_access_actor/file_access_actor.cpp
index ba9a521b69d0dce76836f29e0c6811185a8c633e..e715bcaab4cf1abc74a82c54ae5e5be2c31cbfe3 100644
--- a/build/source/file_access_actor/file_access_actor.cpp
+++ b/build/source/file_access_actor/file_access_actor.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ behavior file_access_actor(stateful_actor<file_access_state>* self,
 
   self->state.num_output_steps = fa_settings.num_timesteps_in_output_buffer;
   
-  self->state.file_access_timing.addTimePoint("init_duration");
   int num_hru = self->state.num_gru;
   int err = 0;
   fileAccessActor_init_fortran(self->state.handle_forcing_file_info, 
@@ -220,9 +219,6 @@ behavior file_access_actor(stateful_actor<file_access_state>* self,
                  << "Total Write Duration = "
                  << self->state.file_access_timing.getDuration("write_duration")
                      .value_or(-1.0) << " Seconds\n"
-                 << "Total Init Duration = "
-                 << self->state.file_access_timing.getDuration("init_duration")
-                      .value_or(-1.0) << " Seconds\n"
                  << "\n__________________________________________________\n"; 
            
         
diff --git a/build/source/job_actor/distributed_job_actor.cpp b/build/source/job_actor/distributed_job_actor.cpp
index 90801d84cc2c22e7bc8dc3b68bc70ee2d13bd14a..fed9ca60b67613c42787c3710fcddb02040ae393 100644
--- a/build/source/job_actor/distributed_job_actor.cpp
+++ b/build/source/job_actor/distributed_job_actor.cpp
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ behavior distributed_job_actor(stateful_actor<distributed_job_state>* self,
             self->send(node, access_forcing_v, self->state.iFile + 1);
           }        
         } else if (load_balance) {
+          aout(self) << "Distributed Job_Actor: Load Balancing\n";
           self->send(self, load_balance_v);
         } else {
           self->send(self, update_hru_v);
diff --git a/build/source/job_actor/node_actor.cpp b/build/source/job_actor/node_actor.cpp
index bc7937988fe97592dd0c3d65e7fb90f3231918ea..b1b0c2d31ca42b85b7a02cfab4a66dfaef93eacc 100644
--- a/build/source/job_actor/node_actor.cpp
+++ b/build/source/job_actor/node_actor.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ behavior node_actor(stateful_actor<node_state>* self, std::string host,
       }
 
 
-      self->state.node_timing.addTimePoint("node_init");
       int err, file_gru_to_remove;
       job_init_fortran(self->state.job_actor_settings.file_manager_path.c_str(),
           &start_gru, &num_gru, &num_hru, &file_gru_to_remove, &err);
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ behavior node_actor(stateful_actor<node_state>* self, std::string host,
       self->monitor(self->state.file_access_actor);
       self->send(self->state.file_access_actor, def_output_v, 
           self->state.num_gru_info.file_gru);
-      self->state.node_timing.updateEndPoint("node_init");
     },
 
     [=](init_file_access_actor, int num_timesteps) {
@@ -250,7 +248,6 @@ behavior node_actor(stateful_actor<node_state>* self, std::string host,
             aout(self) << "Total Duration: " << total_duration << " seconds\n"
                 << "Total Duration: " << total_dur_min << " minutes\n"
                 << "Total Duration: " << total_dur_hr << " hours\n"
-                << "Init Duration: " << init_duration << " seconds\n"
                 << "___________________Node Finished__________________\n";
             exit(1);
           });