diff --git a/src/ImageData/CartaFitsImage.cc b/src/ImageData/CartaFitsImage.cc
index 60c05eed0..9f063e9be 100644
--- a/src/ImageData/CartaFitsImage.cc
+++ b/src/ImageData/CartaFitsImage.cc
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ fitsfile* CartaFitsImage::OpenFile() {
             char err_text[30];
             fits_get_errstatus(status, err_text);
             std::string error(err_text);
-            throw(casacore::AipsError("Error opening FITS file: " + error));
             std::cout << "\n Ming-Yi set Passing Point A \n";
+            throw(casacore::AipsError("Error opening FITS file: " + error));
         }
 
         // Advance to requested hdu
@@ -1296,9 +1296,9 @@ void CartaFitsImage::ReadBeamsTable(casacore::ImageInfo& image_info) {
     fits_open_file(&fptr, _filename.c_str(), 0, &status);
 
     if (status) {
-        throw(casacore::AipsError("Error opening FITS file."));
         std::cout << "\n Ming-Yi set Passing Point B \n";
         std::cout << status << "\n";
+        throw(casacore::AipsError("Error opening FITS file."));
     }
 
     // Open binary table extension with name BEAMS
diff --git a/src/ImageData/FitsLoader.cc b/src/ImageData/FitsLoader.cc
index f278c6d0d..9cf3fb7ff 100644
--- a/src/ImageData/FitsLoader.cc
+++ b/src/ImageData/FitsLoader.cc
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ bool FitsLoader::Is64BitBeamsTable(const std::string& filename) {
     fits_open_file(&fptr, filename.c_str(), 0, &status);
 
     if (status) {
-        spdlog::error("Error opening FITS file.");
         std::cout << "\n Ming-Yi set Passing Point C \n";
         std::cout << status << "\n";
+        spdlog::error("Error opening FITS file.");
         return false;
     }