diff --git a/src/sst/elements/merlin/tests/refFiles/test_merlin_polarfly_455_test.out b/src/sst/elements/merlin/tests/refFiles/test_merlin_polarfly_455_test.out
index deb795b5b5..bf1fd06b9a 100644
--- a/src/sst/elements/merlin/tests/refFiles/test_merlin_polarfly_455_test.out
+++ b/src/sst/elements/merlin/tests/refFiles/test_merlin_polarfly_455_test.out
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ----> Generating Polarfly topology!!
+--> Validating Polarfly(9):
 8852:  229 Finished sending packets (total of 10)
 8852:  272 Finished sending packets (total of 10)
 8852:  273 Finished sending packets (total of 10)
diff --git a/src/sst/elements/merlin/tests/refFiles/test_merlin_polarstar_504_test.out b/src/sst/elements/merlin/tests/refFiles/test_merlin_polarstar_504_test.out
index 5b5206442c..6a4da07ac8 100644
--- a/src/sst/elements/merlin/tests/refFiles/test_merlin_polarstar_504_test.out
+++ b/src/sst/elements/merlin/tests/refFiles/test_merlin_polarstar_504_test.out
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ SuperNodeSize = 8
 Num SuperNodes: 21
 ------> Generating Polarstar topology!!
 ----> Generating Inductive-quad Graph
+--> Validating Inducitve-Quad(3):
+--> Validating PolarStar(8):
 10196:  38 Finished sending packets (total of 10)
 10547:  47 Finished sending packets (total of 10)
 10615:  113 Finished sending packets (total of 10)
diff --git a/src/sst/elements/merlin/tests/testsuite_default_merlin.py b/src/sst/elements/merlin/tests/testsuite_default_merlin.py
index 88e6cdc2f9..a5f93a0bf6 100644
--- a/src/sst/elements/merlin/tests/testsuite_default_merlin.py
+++ b/src/sst/elements/merlin/tests/testsuite_default_merlin.py
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 try:
     from sympy.polys.domains import ZZ
-except:
+except ImportError:
     pass
 try:
     from sympy.polys.galoistools import (gf_irreducible_p, gf_add, gf_mul, gf_rem)
-except:
+except ImportError:
     pass
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/src/sst/elements/merlin/topology/pymerlin-topo-polarfly.py b/src/sst/elements/merlin/topology/pymerlin-topo-polarfly.py
index 9c16874731..580f74c1b7 100644
--- a/src/sst/elements/merlin/topology/pymerlin-topo-polarfly.py
+++ b/src/sst/elements/merlin/topology/pymerlin-topo-polarfly.py
@@ -18,19 +18,16 @@
 
 try:
     from sympy.polys.domains import ZZ
-except:
+except ImportError:
     pass
-    #print('--> MODULE NOT FOUND: sympy.polys.domains')
 try:
     from sympy.polys.galoistools import (gf_irreducible_p, gf_add, gf_mul, gf_rem)
-except:
+except ImportError:
     pass
-    #print('--> MODULE NOT FOUND: sympy.polys.galoistools')
 try:
     import networkx as nx
-except:
+except ImportError:
     pass
-    #print('--> MODULE NOT FOUND: networkx')
 
 
 #############################################
@@ -41,10 +38,10 @@ class GF():
     def __init__(self, pp):
 
         if not ('sympy.polys.galoistools' in sys.modules):
-            raise Exception('--> Did not load Sympy Polys Galoistools : module required for field construction')
+            raise ImportError('--> Did not load Sympy Polys Galoistools : module required for field construction')
 
         if not ('sympy.polys.domains' in sys.modules):
-            raise Exception('--> Did not load Sympy Polys Domains : module required for field construction')
+            raise ImportError('--> Did not load Sympy Polys Domains : module required for field construction')
 
 
         self.pp = int(pp)
diff --git a/src/sst/elements/merlin/topology/pymerlin-topo-polarstar.py b/src/sst/elements/merlin/topology/pymerlin-topo-polarstar.py
index 123f7dd2a4..be30b7823c 100644
--- a/src/sst/elements/merlin/topology/pymerlin-topo-polarstar.py
+++ b/src/sst/elements/merlin/topology/pymerlin-topo-polarstar.py
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@
 
 try:
     import networkx as nx
-except: 
+except ImportError:
     pass
-    #print('--> MODULE NOT FOUND: networkx')
 
 def isPowerOfPrime(num):
     if (num<2):