diff --git a/benchmarks/basic_tests.py b/benchmarks/basic_tests.py
index ba6b56fc..0ae729ea 100644
--- a/benchmarks/basic_tests.py
+++ b/benchmarks/basic_tests.py
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ def sweep_bin_test():
     #prep_ends()
     #sweep_bin_test()
     #mf6_v5_sen_test()
-    ext_stdcol_test()
+    #ext_stdcol_test()
     #shutil.copy2(os.path.join("..","exe","windows","x64","Debug","pestpp-glm.exe"),os.path.join("..","bin","win","pestpp-glm.exe"))
     #shutil.copy2(os.path.join("..", "exe", "windows", "x64", "Debug", "pestpp-ies.exe"),
     #             os.path.join("..", "bin", "win", "pestpp-ies.exe"))
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ def sweep_bin_test():
     #shutil.copy2(os.path.join("..","exe","windows","x64","Debug","pestpp-ies.exe"),os.path.join("..","bin","win","pestpp-ies.exe"))
     #tplins1_test()
     
-    #fr_timeout_test()
+    fr_timeout_test()
     #mf6_v5_ies_test()
     #mf6_v5_sen_test()
 
diff --git a/src/libs/pestpp_common/EnsembleMethodUtils.cpp b/src/libs/pestpp_common/EnsembleMethodUtils.cpp
index 374afa38..aa260072 100644
--- a/src/libs/pestpp_common/EnsembleMethodUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/pestpp_common/EnsembleMethodUtils.cpp
@@ -5225,13 +5225,16 @@ void EnsembleMethod::initialize(int cycle, bool run, bool use_existing)
 			ss.str("");
 			ss << "  WARNING: Prior-data conflict detected.  Continuing with IES parameter" << endl;
 			ss << "           adjustment will likely result in parameter and forecast bias." << endl;
-			ss << "           Consider using 'ies_drop_conflicts' as a quick fix.";
+			//ss << "           Consider using 'ies_drop_conflicts' as a quick fix.";
 			message(1, ss.str());
 		}
 		else
 		{
-
-			//check that all obs are in conflict
+            ss.str("");
+            ss << "  WARNING: 'ies_drop_conflicts' is not an ideal approach.  A better" << endl;
+            ss << "           approach would be to dig in and figure out why these observations " << endl;
+			ss << "           are in conflict." << endl;
+            //check that all obs are in conflict
 			message(1, "dropping conflicted observations");
 
 			if (in_conflict.size() == act_obs_names.size()) {