diff --git a/src/seismic_hazard_forecasting.py b/src/seismic_hazard_forecasting.py
index 100a651..9761726 100644
--- a/src/seismic_hazard_forecasting.py
+++ b/src/seismic_hazard_forecasting.py
@@ -380,9 +380,9 @@ verbose: {verbose}")
         models_anthro_limited = ['Lasocki2013', 'Atkinson2015', 'ConvertitoEtAl2012Geysers'] # these models require that m_max<=4.5
         if m_max > 4.5 and model in models_anthro_limited:
             if m_file is None: 
-                msg = f"Selected ground motion model {model} is only valid up to a maximum magnitude of 4.5. Please try again with a lower maximum magnitude."
+                msg = f"The selected ground motion model {model} is only valid for magnitudes up to 4.5. Please select a lower maximum magnitude."
             else:
-                msg = f"Selected ground motion model {model} is only valid up to a maximum magnitude of 4.5. The magnitude file provided has a range up to {m_max}."
+                msg = f"The selected ground motion model {model} is only valid for magnitudes up to 4.5, but the provided magnitude file includes values up to {m_max}. Please adjust the magnitude range in the file accordingly."
             logger.error(msg)
             raise Exception(msg)