diff --git a/processing/post/DADF5_postResults.py b/processing/post/DADF5_postResults.py
index 1af8c2aa9..fa47805bb 100755
--- a/processing/post/DADF5_postResults.py
+++ b/processing/post/DADF5_postResults.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ for filename in options.filenames:
           else:
             header+=' '+label
             
-    for label in options.mat:     
+    for label in options.mat:
       for o in results.m_output_types:
         results.active['m_output_types'] = [o]
         for m in results.materialpoints:
diff --git a/processing/post/DADF5_vtk_cells.py b/processing/post/DADF5_vtk_cells.py
index 0e79209e2..ef27a973c 100755
--- a/processing/post/DADF5_vtk_cells.py
+++ b/processing/post/DADF5_vtk_cells.py
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ for filename in options.filenames:
     print('Output step {}/{}'.format(i+1,len(results.increments)))
     vtk_data = []
     results.active['increments'] = [inc]
+    
     for label in options.con:
+      
       for o in results.c_output_types:
         results.active['c_output_types'] = [o]
         if o != 'generic':
diff --git a/python/damask/dadf5.py b/python/damask/dadf5.py
index 0abde662b..4aa31ec56 100644
--- a/python/damask/dadf5.py
+++ b/python/damask/dadf5.py
@@ -99,22 +99,25 @@ class DADF5():
     with h5py.File(self.filename,'r') as f:
       for i in self.active['increments']:
         group_inc = 'inc{:05}'.format(i['inc'])
+        
         for c in self.active['constituents']:
           group_constituent = group_inc+'/constituent/'+c
           for t in self.active['c_output_types']:
             try:
               f[group_constituent+'/'+t+'/'+label]
               path.append(group_constituent+'/'+t+'/'+label)
-            except:
-              pass
-        for m in self.active['materialpoints']:
+            except Exception as e:
+              print('unable to locate constituents dataset: '+ str(e))
+       
+        for m in []: #self.active['materialpoints']:
           group_materialpoint = group_inc+'/materialpoint/'+m
           for t in self.active['m_output_types']:
             try:
               f[group_materialpoint+'/'+t+'/'+label]
               path.append(group_materialpoint+'/'+t+'/'+label)
-            except:
-              pass
+            except Exception as e:
+              print('unable to locate materialpoints dataset: '+ str(e))
+              
     return path
     
     
@@ -136,9 +139,9 @@ class DADF5():
           a = np.array(f[pa])
           if len(a.shape) == 1:
             a=a.reshape([a.shape[0],1])
-          dataset
-        except:
-          pass
+          dataset[p,:] = a[u,:]
+        except Exception as e:
+          print('unable to read constituent: '+ str(e))
         try:
           p = np.where(f['mapping/cellResults/materialpoint']['Name'] == str.encode(label))[0]
           u = (f['mapping/cellResults/materialpoint'][p.tolist()]['Position'])
@@ -146,8 +149,8 @@ class DADF5():
           if len(a.shape) == 1:
             a=a.reshape([a.shape[0],1])
           dataset[p,:] = a[u,:]
-        except:
-          pass
+        except Exception as e:
+          print('unable to read materialpoint: '+ str(e))
 
     return dataset