diff --git a/tests/WE2E/test_configs/grids_extrn_mdls_suites_community/config.grid_RRFS_CONUS_25km_ics_FV3GFS_lbcs_RAP_suite_RAP.yaml b/tests/WE2E/test_configs/grids_extrn_mdls_suites_community/config.grid_RRFS_CONUS_25km_ics_FV3GFS_lbcs_RAP_suite_RAP.yaml
index 106a1e15ab..1e6c5ea724 100644
--- a/tests/WE2E/test_configs/grids_extrn_mdls_suites_community/config.grid_RRFS_CONUS_25km_ics_FV3GFS_lbcs_RAP_suite_RAP.yaml
+++ b/tests/WE2E/test_configs/grids_extrn_mdls_suites_community/config.grid_RRFS_CONUS_25km_ics_FV3GFS_lbcs_RAP_suite_RAP.yaml
@@ -32,4 +32,3 @@ task_get_extrn_lbcs:
   USE_USER_STAGED_EXTRN_FILES: true
 verification:
   VX_FCST_MODEL_NAME: FV3_GFS_v15p2_CONUS_25km
-
diff --git a/ush/mrms_pull_topofhour.py b/ush/mrms_pull_topofhour.py
index 8dd574e973..310c5d97f9 100644
--- a/ush/mrms_pull_topofhour.py
+++ b/ush/mrms_pull_topofhour.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def main():
             with open(target, 'wb') as f_out:
                 shutil.copyfileobj(f_in, f_out)
     else:
-        print(f"WARNING: Did not find a valid file within 15 minutes of {valid}; doing nothing for this time")
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"Did not find a valid file within 15 minutes of {valid}")
  
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()