diff --git a/src/apps/molresponse/response_coordinator2/coordinator.hpp b/src/apps/molresponse/response_coordinator2/coordinator.hpp
index b777e39f37f..7599197ef18 100644
--- a/src/apps/molresponse/response_coordinator2/coordinator.hpp
+++ b/src/apps/molresponse/response_coordinator2/coordinator.hpp
@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ class ResponseCalcManager {
         }
         world.gop.fence();
 
-        moldft_restart = addPath(moldft_path, "/mad.restartdata.00000");
-        calc_info_json_path = addPath(moldft_path, "/mad.calc_info.json");
+        moldft_restart = addPath(moldft_path, "/moldft.restartdata.00000");
+        calc_info_json_path = addPath(moldft_path, "/moldft.calc_info.json");
         if (std::filesystem::exists(moldft_restart) && std::filesystem::exists(calc_info_json_path)) {
             // if both exist, read the calc_info json
             std::ifstream ifs(calc_info_json_path);
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ class ResponseCalcManager {
                     quad_parameters.set_derived_value<size_t>("states", 3);
                 }
 
-                auto final_protocol = *molresponse_params.protocol().end();
+                auto final_protocol = molresponse_params.protocol().back();
                 quad_parameters.set_user_defined_value<vector<double>>("protocol", {final_protocol});
 
                 return quad_parameters;
@@ -768,7 +768,6 @@ class ResponseCalcManager {
 
             auto quad_parameters = set_hyperpolarizability_parameters();
 
-            if (world.rank() == 0) { molresponse::write_response_input(quad_parameters, "quad.in"); }
 
             //auto calc_params = initialize_calc_params(world, std::string("quad.in"));
             commandlineparser parser;
@@ -784,6 +783,8 @@ class ResponseCalcManager {
 
             nlohmann::ordered_json beta_json = create_beta_json();
 
+            if (world.rank() == 0) { molresponse::write_response_input(quad_parameters, "quad.in"); }
+
             QuadraticResponse quad_calculation{
                     world,
                     {ground_calculation, molecule, quad_parameters},
diff --git a/src/apps/molresponse/response_coordinator2/mad-freq2.cpp b/src/apps/molresponse/response_coordinator2/mad-freq2.cpp
index 0ce52816748..5b27b7ac3db 100644
--- a/src/apps/molresponse/response_coordinator2/mad-freq2.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/molresponse/response_coordinator2/mad-freq2.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ auto main(int argc, char *argv[]) -> int {
                 std::filesystem::exists(response_manager.moldft_path)) {
                 response_manager.run_molresponse(world);
             } else {
+                if(world.rank() == 0) {
+                    print("Running MOLDFT since no previous calculation was found");
+                }
                 response_manager.run_moldft(world,true);
                 world.gop.fence();
                 response_manager.run_molresponse(world);
@@ -87,8 +90,6 @@ auto main(int argc, char *argv[]) -> int {
                 response_manager.run_quadratic_response(world);
             }
 
-
-
         } catch (const SafeMPI::Exception &e) {
             print(e.what());
             error("caught an MPI exception");