diff --git a/src/QMCApp/QMCMain.cpp b/src/QMCApp/QMCMain.cpp
index 64518cd3d..9d1a23f5f 100644
--- a/src/QMCApp/QMCMain.cpp
+++ b/src/QMCApp/QMCMain.cpp
@@ -43,10 +43,13 @@ namespace qmcplusplus {
   FirstQMC(true) 
   { 
 
-    app_log() << "\n=====================================================\n"
-      <<   "                   qmcpack 0.2                       \n"
-      << "\n  (c) Copyright 2003-  qmcpack developers            \n"
-      <<   "=====================================================\n";
+    app_log() 
+      << "\n=====================================================\n"
+      <<  "                    QMCPACK 0.2                       \n"
+      << "\n  (c) Copyright 2003-  QMCPACK developers            \n"
+      << "\n  Subversion branch " << QMCPLUSPLUS_BRANCH 
+      << "\n  Last modified     " << QMCPLUSPLUS_LAST_CHANGED_DATE
+      << "\n=====================================================\n";
 
     app_log().flush();
   }
diff --git a/src/QMCApp/qmcapp.cpp b/src/QMCApp/qmcapp.cpp
index 7553346c9..46d89dc4f 100644
--- a/src/QMCApp/qmcapp.cpp
+++ b/src/QMCApp/qmcapp.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
       cerr << "No input file is given" << endl;
       cerr << "usage: qmcapp [--clones int] input-files " << endl;
     }
-    OHMMS::Controller->finalize();
+    APP_ABORT("Missing input file");
     return 1;
   }