diff --git a/src/sophios/compiler.py b/src/sophios/compiler.py
index 90f81ce8..f3abb0fb 100644
--- a/src/sophios/compiler.py
+++ b/src/sophios/compiler.py
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ def compile_workflow_once(yaml_tree_ast: YamlTree,
                 # Use auto-discovery mechanism (with run tag)
                 tool_i = tools[stepid_runtag]
             else:
-                msg = f'Error! Neither {stepid.stem} nor {stepid_runtag.stem} found!'
+                msg = f"Error! Neither {stepid.stem} nor {stepid_runtag.stem} found!, check your 'search_paths_cwl' in global_config.json"
                 raise Exception(msg)
             # Programmatically modify tool_i here
             graph_dummy = graph  # Just use anything here to satisfy mypy
diff --git a/src/sophios/input_output.py b/src/sophios/input_output.py
index 6bf5c809..7c486051 100644
--- a/src/sophios/input_output.py
+++ b/src/sophios/input_output.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def write_config_to_disk(config: Json, config_file: Path) -> None:
     # make the full path if it doesn't exist
     config_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     with open(config_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-        json.dump(config, f)
+        json.dump(config, f, indent=4, sort_keys=True)
 
 
 def get_config(config_file: Path, default_config_file: Path) -> Json: