diff --git a/ush/python/pygfs/task/aero_emissions.py b/ush/python/pygfs/task/aero_emissions.py
index 93de61d0ca0..859fbe0e291 100644
--- a/ush/python/pygfs/task/aero_emissions.py
+++ b/ush/python/pygfs/task/aero_emissions.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def open_qfed(files: List[str], out_var_dict: Dict[str, str] = None) -> xr.Datas
                     da.name = out_var_dict[input_var]
                     dset_dict[da.name] = da
             except Exception as e:
-                logger.exception(f"Unable to read dataset: {f}")
+                logger.exception(f"FATAL ERROR: Unable to read dataset: {f}")
                 raise Exception("FATAL ERROR: Unable to read dataset, ABORT!") from e
 
         dset = xr.Dataset(dset_dict)
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def open_climatology(files: List[str]) -> xr.Dataset:
                 with xr.open_dataset(f, engine="netcdf4") as da:
                     das.append(da)
             except Exception as e:
-                logger.exception(f"Encountered an error reading climatology file: {f}")
+                logger.exception(f"FATAL ERROR: Encountered an error reading climatology file: {f}")
                 raise Exception("FATAL ERROR: Unable to read file, ABORT!") from e
 
         return xr.concat(das, dim="time")
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def write_ncf(dset: xr.Dataset, outfile: str) -> None:
         try:
             dset.load().to_netcdf(outfile, encoding=encoding)
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.exception("Encountered an error writing dataset")
+            logger.exception("FATAL ERROR: Encountered an error writing dataset")
             raise Exception("FATAL ERROR: Unable to write dataset, ABORT!") from e
 
     @staticmethod