diff --git a/src/grid/grid_damage_spectral.f90 b/src/grid/grid_damage_spectral.f90
index 9fce4a2f3..c6bb8a5b0 100644
--- a/src/grid/grid_damage_spectral.f90
+++ b/src/grid/grid_damage_spectral.f90
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ subroutine grid_damage_spectral_restartWrite
   call DMDAVecGetArrayF90(dm_local,solution_vec,phi,err_PETSc);
   CHKERRQ(err_PETSc)
 
-  print'(1x,a)', 'writing damage solver data required for restart to file'; flush(IO_STDOUT)
+  print'(1x,a)', 'saving damage solver data required for restart'; flush(IO_STDOUT)
 
   fileHandle  = HDF5_openFile(getSolverJobName()//'_restart.hdf5','a')
   groupHandle = HDF5_openGroup(fileHandle,'solver')
diff --git a/src/grid/grid_mech_FEM.f90 b/src/grid/grid_mech_FEM.f90
index 1f2aec682..3f37f6d2e 100644
--- a/src/grid/grid_mech_FEM.f90
+++ b/src/grid/grid_mech_FEM.f90
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ subroutine grid_mechanical_FEM_restartWrite
   call DMDAVecGetArrayF90(mechanical_grid,solution_lastInc,u_lastInc,err_PETSc)
   CHKERRQ(err_PETSc)
 
-  print'(1x,a)', 'writing solver data required for restart to file'; flush(IO_STDOUT)
+  print'(1x,a)', 'saving solver data required for restart'; flush(IO_STDOUT)
 
   fileHandle  = HDF5_openFile(getSolverJobName()//'_restart.hdf5','w')
   groupHandle = HDF5_addGroup(fileHandle,'solver')
diff --git a/src/grid/grid_mech_spectral_basic.f90 b/src/grid/grid_mech_spectral_basic.f90
index 71ca438ac..d2455c4cc 100644
--- a/src/grid/grid_mech_spectral_basic.f90
+++ b/src/grid/grid_mech_spectral_basic.f90
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ subroutine grid_mechanical_spectral_basic_restartWrite
 
   if (num%update_gamma) C_minMaxAvgRestart = C_minMaxAvg
 
-  print'(1x,a)', 'writing solver data required for restart to file'; flush(IO_STDOUT)
+  print'(1x,a)', 'saving solver data required for restart'; flush(IO_STDOUT)
 
   fileHandle  = HDF5_openFile(getSolverJobName()//'_restart.hdf5','w')
   groupHandle = HDF5_addGroup(fileHandle,'solver')
diff --git a/src/grid/grid_mech_spectral_polarisation.f90 b/src/grid/grid_mech_spectral_polarisation.f90
index 0210d1036..91f0cffc7 100644
--- a/src/grid/grid_mech_spectral_polarisation.f90
+++ b/src/grid/grid_mech_spectral_polarisation.f90
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ subroutine grid_mechanical_spectral_polarisation_restartWrite
 
   if (num%update_gamma) C_minMaxAvgRestart = C_minMaxAvg
 
-  print'(1x,a)', 'writing solver data required for restart to file'; flush(IO_STDOUT)
+  print'(1x,a)', 'saving solver data required for restart'; flush(IO_STDOUT)
 
   fileHandle  = HDF5_openFile(getSolverJobName()//'_restart.hdf5','w')
   groupHandle = HDF5_addGroup(fileHandle,'solver')
diff --git a/src/grid/grid_thermal_spectral.f90 b/src/grid/grid_thermal_spectral.f90
index a0acbf822..a096d9e5e 100644
--- a/src/grid/grid_thermal_spectral.f90
+++ b/src/grid/grid_thermal_spectral.f90
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ subroutine grid_thermal_spectral_restartWrite
   call DMDAVecGetArrayF90(dm_local,solution_vec,T,err_PETSc);
   CHKERRQ(err_PETSc)
 
-  print'(1x,a)', 'writing thermal solver data required for restart to file'; flush(IO_STDOUT)
+  print'(1x,a)', 'saving thermal solver data required for restart'; flush(IO_STDOUT)
 
   fileHandle  = HDF5_openFile(getSolverJobName()//'_restart.hdf5','a')
   groupHandle = HDF5_openGroup(fileHandle,'solver')
diff --git a/src/materialpoint.f90 b/src/materialpoint.f90
index f624a4db3..f015f8805 100644
--- a/src/materialpoint.f90
+++ b/src/materialpoint.f90
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ subroutine materialpoint_restartWrite()
   integer(HID_T) :: fileHandle
 
 
-  print*, ' writing field and constitutive data required for restart to file';flush(IO_STDOUT)
+  print'(1x,a)', 'saving field and constitutive data required for restart';flush(IO_STDOUT)
 
   fileHandle = HDF5_openFile(getSolverJobName()//'_restart.hdf5','a')