diff --git a/packages/seacas/libraries/exodus/include/exodusII.h b/packages/seacas/libraries/exodus/include/exodusII.h
index 90784f0b34..d3511618e9 100644
--- a/packages/seacas/libraries/exodus/include/exodusII.h
+++ b/packages/seacas/libraries/exodus/include/exodusII.h
@@ -1955,9 +1955,9 @@ enum ex_error_return_code {
   EX_LASTERR       = -1003, /**< in ex_err, use existing err_num value */
   EX_NULLENTITY    = -1006, /**< null entity found                        */
   EX_NOENTITY      = -1007, /**< no entities of that type on database    */
+  EX_NOTFOUND      = -1008, /**< could not find requested variable on database */
   EX_INTSIZEMISMATCH =
-      -1008,           /**< integer sizes do not match on input/output databases in ex_copy  */
-  EX_NOTFOUND = -1008, /**< could not find requested variable on database */
+      -1009, /**< integer sizes do not match on input/output databases in ex_copy  */
 
   EX_FATAL = -1, /**< fatal error flag def                     */
   EX_NOERR = 0,  /**< no error flag def                        */
diff --git a/packages/seacas/libraries/exodus/src/ex_err.c b/packages/seacas/libraries/exodus/src/ex_err.c
index a2400ab978..99f2429b1f 100644
--- a/packages/seacas/libraries/exodus/src/ex_err.c
+++ b/packages/seacas/libraries/exodus/src/ex_err.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright(C) 1999-2020, 2023 National Technology & Engineering Solutions
+ * Copyright(C) 1999-2020, 2023, 2024 National Technology & Engineering Solutions
  * of Sandia, LLC (NTESS).  Under the terms of Contract DE-NA0003525 with
  * NTESS, the U.S. Government retains certain rights in this software.
  *
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ const char *ex_strerror(int err_num)
   case EX_INTERNAL: return "Internal logic error in exodus library.";
   case EX_NOTROOTID: return "File id is not the root id; it is a subgroup id.";
   case EX_NULLENTITY: return "Null entity found.";
+  case EX_NOTFOUND: return "Could not find requested variable on database.";
   case EX_INTSIZEMISMATCH: return "Integer sizes must match for input and output file in ex_copy.";
   case EX_MSG: return "Message printed; no error implied.";
   default: return nc_strerror(err_num);
diff --git a/packages/seacas/libraries/exodus/src/ex_utils.c b/packages/seacas/libraries/exodus/src/ex_utils.c
index a95f844529..7513e665c5 100644
--- a/packages/seacas/libraries/exodus/src/ex_utils.c
+++ b/packages/seacas/libraries/exodus/src/ex_utils.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ int exi_check_file_type(const char *path, int *type)
     FILE *fp;
     if (!(fp = fopen(path, "r"))) {
       char errmsg[MAX_ERR_LENGTH];
-      snprintf(errmsg, MAX_ERR_LENGTH, "ERROR: Could not open file '%s', error = %s.", path,
+      snprintf(errmsg, MAX_ERR_LENGTH, "ERROR: Could not open file '%s',\n\t\terror = %s.", path,
                strerror(errno));
       ex_err(__func__, errmsg, EX_WRONGFILETYPE);
       EX_FUNC_LEAVE(EX_FATAL);
@@ -203,8 +203,9 @@ int exi_check_file_type(const char *path, int *type)
     fclose(fp);
     if (i != MAGIC_NUMBER_LEN) {
       char errmsg[MAX_ERR_LENGTH];
-      snprintf(errmsg, MAX_ERR_LENGTH, "ERROR: Could not read magic data from file '%s', err = %s.",
-               path, strerror(errno));
+      snprintf(errmsg, MAX_ERR_LENGTH,
+               "ERROR: Could not read magic data from file '%s',\n\t\terror = %s.", path,
+               strerror(errno));
       ex_err(__func__, errmsg, EX_WRONGFILETYPE);
       EX_FUNC_LEAVE(EX_FATAL);
     }