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 52dc3869c251f0fd6b64bef1259fb0f1d979baaf..02f4956f7ab65aafcde3a49d602bbbe8985213d1 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
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ behavior file_access_actor(stateful_actor<file_access_state>* self, int start_gr
         },
 
         [=] (get_attributes_params, int index_gru, caf::actor actor_to_respond) {
-            aout(self) << "index_gru = " << index_gru << std::endl;
             // From Attributes File
             std::vector<double> attr_struct_to_send = self->state.attr_structs_for_hrus[index_gru-1];
             std::vector<int> type_struct_to_send = self->state.type_structs_for_hrus[index_gru-1];
diff --git a/build/source/actors/file_access_actor/fortran_code/read_attribute.f90 b/build/source/actors/file_access_actor/fortran_code/read_attribute.f90
index dfd20cd86650e6b770e5a989fb9a00fa08d6327c..878c811d1310e7caeff3cb2bb09d508e9028bc86 100644
--- a/build/source/actors/file_access_actor/fortran_code/read_attribute.f90
+++ b/build/source/actors/file_access_actor/fortran_code/read_attribute.f90
@@ -302,7 +302,9 @@ subroutine readAttributeFromNetCDF(ncid, index_gru, index_hru, num_var, &
   varIndx = get_ixAttr('aspect')
   ! check that the variable was not found in the attribute file
   if(.not. checkAttr(varIndx)) then
-      write(*,*) NEW_LINE('A')//'INFO: aspect not found in the input attribute file, continuing ...'//NEW_LINE('A')
+      if (index_gru == 1) then
+        write(*,*) NEW_LINE('A')//'INFO: aspect not found in the input attribute file, continuing ...'//NEW_LINE('A')
+      endif
       attr_struct%var(varIndx) = nr_realMissing      ! populate variable with out-of-range value, used later
       checkAttr(varIndx) = .true.
   endif
diff --git a/build/source/actors/hru_actor/cpp_code/hru_actor.cpp b/build/source/actors/hru_actor/cpp_code/hru_actor.cpp
index 9c54546e510c4dc5b82d98d3f17071f33dfe4e8c..f274309740cab4ca0bf17147c9f9e816621be6a9 100644
--- a/build/source/actors/hru_actor/cpp_code/hru_actor.cpp
+++ b/build/source/actors/hru_actor/cpp_code/hru_actor.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ behavior hru_actor(stateful_actor<hru_state>* self, int refGRU, int indxGRU,
         self->quit();
     }
 
-    aout(self) << "Num Steps =" << self->state.num_steps << std::endl;
-
 
     // Get attributes
     self->send(self->state.file_access_actor, get_attributes_params_v, self->state.indxGRU, self);