diff --git a/mtgrasp.smk b/mtgrasp.smk
index 1cf6b1b..ccd95a4 100755
--- a/mtgrasp.smk
+++ b/mtgrasp.smk
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mtgrasp_version = 'v1.1.3'
 import os.path
 import shlex
 import subprocess
+import sys
 import math
 from Bio import SeqIO
 
@@ -109,13 +110,14 @@ def check_blast_tsv(filename):
         with open(filename, 'r') as file:
             lines = file.readlines()
             if len(lines) == 1:
-                print("No mitochondrial sequence found.")
-                exit(0)
+                print("No mitochondrial sequence found, exiting.", file=sys.stderr)
+                print("No mitochondrial sequence found.", file=sys.stdout)
+                sys.exit(0)
             else:
                 print("Mitochondrial sequence(s) found")
     except FileNotFoundError:
         print(f"File '{filename}' not found.")
-        exit(1)
+        sys.exit(1)
 
 out_dir = current_dir + config["out_dir"]
 
diff --git a/mtgrasp_summarize.py b/mtgrasp_summarize.py
index 51cfc3b..e723457 100755
--- a/mtgrasp_summarize.py
+++ b/mtgrasp_summarize.py
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ def get_assembly_metrics(fasta):
               standardization_status = "StartSite_Strand_Standardized"
           elif "StartSite" in fasta_header and "Strand" not in fasta_header:
             standardization_status = "StartSite_Standardized"
-          elif "StartSite" not in fasta_header and "Strand" not in fasta_header:
-              standardization_status = "StartSite_Standardized"
+          elif "StartSite" not in fasta_header and "Strand" in fasta_header:
+              standardization_status = "Strand_Standardized"
           else:
               standardization_status = "Non-Standardized"
       else: