diff --git a/src/KOKKOS/pair_reaxff_kokkos.cpp b/src/KOKKOS/pair_reaxff_kokkos.cpp
index b0a53a27fd..85bd139bfb 100644
--- a/src/KOKKOS/pair_reaxff_kokkos.cpp
+++ b/src/KOKKOS/pair_reaxff_kokkos.cpp
@@ -385,13 +385,13 @@ void PairReaxFFKokkos<DeviceType>::init_md()
   swb = api->control->nonb_cut;
   enobondsflag = api->control->enobondsflag;
 
-  if (fabs(swa) > 0.01)
-    error->warning(FLERR,"Warning: non-zero lower Taper-radius cutoff");
+  if ((fabs(swa) > 0.01) && (comm->me == 0))
+    error->warning(FLERR, "Non-zero lower Taper-radius cutoff");
 
-  if (swb < 0)
-    error->one(FLERR,"Negative upper Taper-radius cutoff");
-  else if (swb < 5)
-    error->one(FLERR,"Warning: very low Taper-radius cutoff: {}\n", swb);
+  if (swb < 0.0) {
+    error->all(FLERR,"Negative upper Taper-radius cutoff");
+  } else if ((swb < 5.0) && (comm->me ==0))
+    error->warning(FLERR,"Very low Taper-radius cutoff: {}\n", swb);
 
   d1 = swb - swa;
   d7 = powint(d1,7);
diff --git a/src/REAXFF/reaxff_init_md.cpp b/src/REAXFF/reaxff_init_md.cpp
index 2d0459691f..6ede21e4ca 100644
--- a/src/REAXFF/reaxff_init_md.cpp
+++ b/src/REAXFF/reaxff_init_md.cpp
@@ -80,15 +80,14 @@ namespace ReaxFF {
     swa = control->nonb_low;
     swb = control->nonb_cut;
 
-    if (fabs(swa) > 0.01 && control->me == 0)
+    if ((fabs(swa) > 0.01) && (control->me == 0))
       error->warning(FLERR, "Non-zero lower Taper-radius cutoff");
 
-    if (swb < 0) {
+    if (swb < 0.0) {
       error->all(FLERR,"Negative upper Taper-radius cutoff");
-    }
-    else if (swb < 5 && control->me == 0)
-      error->warning(FLERR,fmt::format("Warning: very low Taper-radius cutoff: "
-                                       "{}\n", swb));
+    } else if ((swb < 5.0) && (control->me == 0))
+      error->warning(FLERR,fmt::format("Very low Taper-radius cutoff: {}\n", swb));
+
     d1 = swb - swa;
     d7 = pow(d1, 7.0);
     swa2 = SQR(swa);