diff --git a/build/includes/global/message_atoms.hpp b/build/includes/global/message_atoms.hpp
index aa5cd4dc50a8cbf801d342f7743ea46ca012a040..8725ba49b14bed4f78ccaf4c3bca0dbc5db7c056 100644
--- a/build/includes/global/message_atoms.hpp
+++ b/build/includes/global/message_atoms.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ enum class hru_error : uint8_t {
 enum class file_access_error : uint8_t {
     writing_error = 1,
     unhandleable_error = 2,
+    mDecisions_error = 100,
 };
 
 // HRU Errors
diff --git a/build/source/actors/file_access_actor/cpp_code/file_access_actor.cpp b/build/source/actors/file_access_actor/cpp_code/file_access_actor.cpp
index 567b8b4258898d5d5dfdb2706b97011e229f4bf5..a94ad676750dc6eb82566decd6db9fa3419fe079 100644
--- a/build/source/actors/file_access_actor/cpp_code/file_access_actor.cpp
+++ b/build/source/actors/file_access_actor/cpp_code/file_access_actor.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,13 @@ behavior file_access_actor(stateful_actor<file_access_state>* self, int start_gr
                                  &self->state.err);
     if (self->state.err != 0) {
         aout(self) << "ERROR: File Access Actor - File_Access_init_Fortran\n";
-        self->send(self->state.parent, file_access_error::unhandleable_error, self);
+        if (self->state.err == 100) {
+            self->send(self->state.parent, file_access_error::mDecisions_error, self);
+        } else {
+            self->send(self->state.parent, file_access_error::unhandleable_error, self);
+        }
         return {};
+        
     }
 
     aout(self) << "Simluations Steps: " << self->state.num_steps << "\n";
diff --git a/build/source/actors/file_access_actor/fortran_code/cppwrap_fileAccess.f90 b/build/source/actors/file_access_actor/fortran_code/cppwrap_fileAccess.f90
index f4b881f01c25e8d51dc9aee20628405f5f207324..1c67351a140525d8cbd5f3a333fbec3d8bfcfb66 100644
--- a/build/source/actors/file_access_actor/fortran_code/cppwrap_fileAccess.f90
+++ b/build/source/actors/file_access_actor/fortran_code/cppwrap_fileAccess.f90
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ subroutine fileAccessActor_init_fortran(& ! Variables for forcing
 
     ! get the maximum number of snow layers
   select case(model_decisions(iLookDECISIONS%snowLayers)%iDecision)
-    case(sameRulesAllLayers);    maxSnowLayers = 100
+    case(sameRulesAllLayers);    err=100; message=trim(message)//'sameRulesAllLayers not implemented';print*,message;return
     case(rulesDependLayerIndex); maxSnowLayers = 5
     case default; err=20; message=trim(message)//'unable to identify option to combine/sub-divide snow layers';print*,message;return
   end select ! (option to combine/sub-divide snow layers)
diff --git a/build/source/actors/job_actor/job_actor.cpp b/build/source/actors/job_actor/job_actor.cpp
index d62b22830fcadaf5436056442db3e39f56a458df..14e26db91a75e02e282bb0764e7cd0e4fc5be332 100644
--- a/build/source/actors/job_actor/job_actor.cpp
+++ b/build/source/actors/job_actor/job_actor.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,11 @@ behavior job_actor(stateful_actor<job_state>* self,
 
               break;
             case type_id_v<file_access_error>:
-              aout(self) << "File Access Error: " << to_string(err) << "No Handling Implemented\n";
+              if (err == file_access_error::mDecisions_error) {
+                aout(self) << "Check mDecisions File For Correctness";
+              } else {
+                aout(self) << "File Access Error: " << to_string(err) << "No Handling Implemented\n";
+              }
               for (auto GRU : self->state.gru_container.gru_list) {
                 self->send_exit(GRU->getGRUActor(), exit_reason::user_shutdown);
               }