diff --git a/src/IO.f90 b/src/IO.f90
index 36b774191..0ed26b1d4 100644
--- a/src/IO.f90
+++ b/src/IO.f90
@@ -524,16 +524,8 @@ subroutine IO_error(error_ID,el,ip,g,instance,ext_msg)
       msg = 'mixed boundary conditions allow rotation'
     case (839)
       msg = 'non-positive restart frequency in grid load case'
-    case (841)
-      msg = 'missing header length info in grid mesh'
-    case (842)
-      msg = 'incomplete information in grid mesh header'
-    case (843)
-      msg = 'material count mismatch'
     case (844)
       msg = 'invalid VTR file'
-    case (846)
-      msg = 'rotation for load case rotation ill-defined (R:RT != I)'
     case (891)
       msg = 'unknown solver type selected'
     case (892)
@@ -541,6 +533,8 @@ subroutine IO_error(error_ID,el,ip,g,instance,ext_msg)
     case (894)
       msg = 'MPI error'
 
+    case (950)
+      msg = 'max number of cut back exceeded, terminating'
 
 !-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! general error messages
@@ -606,8 +600,6 @@ subroutine IO_warning(warning_ID,el,ip,g,ext_msg)
       msg = 'unknown crystal symmetry'
     case (709)
       msg = 'read only the first document'
-    case (850)
-      msg = 'max number of cut back exceeded, terminating'
     case default
       msg = 'unknown warning number'
     end select
diff --git a/src/grid/DAMASK_grid.f90 b/src/grid/DAMASK_grid.f90
index abf86e161..7bbb71872 100644
--- a/src/grid/DAMASK_grid.f90
+++ b/src/grid/DAMASK_grid.f90
@@ -441,9 +441,8 @@ program DAMASK_grid
             timeinc = timeinc/real(subStepFactor,pReal)                                             ! cut timestep
             print'(/,a)', ' cutting back '
           else                                                                                      ! no more options to continue
-            call IO_warning(850)
             if (worldrank == 0) close(statUnit)
-            call quit(0)
+            call IO_error(950)
           endif
 
         enddo subStepLooping