diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/datasources/reads/GATKBAMIndex.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/datasources/reads/GATKBAMIndex.java
index 2bf75b035..73301c511 100644
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/datasources/reads/GATKBAMIndex.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/datasources/reads/GATKBAMIndex.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.datasources.reads;
 
 import net.sf.samtools.*;
+import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.CommandLineGATK;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.exceptions.ReviewedStingException;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.exceptions.UserException;
 
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ public class GATKBAMIndex {
             fileChannel = fileStream.getChannel();
         }
         catch (IOException exc) {
-            throw new ReviewedStingException("Unable to open index file " + mFile, exc);            
+            throw new ReviewedStingException("Unable to open index file (" + exc.getMessage() +")" + mFile, exc);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/executive/HierarchicalMicroScheduler.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/executive/HierarchicalMicroScheduler.java
index 79362ff2f..5f20ac7af 100755
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/executive/HierarchicalMicroScheduler.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/executive/HierarchicalMicroScheduler.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.io.ThreadLocalOutputTracker;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.TreeReducible;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.Walker;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.exceptions.ReviewedStingException;
-import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.exceptions.StingException;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.threading.ThreadPoolMonitor;
 
 import java.util.Collection;