diff --git a/runner_scripts/root/run.sh b/runner_scripts/root/run.sh
index c3f1d51aa38e0f67b3a45dcff9d475b6fadad709..a219b75bc6ea7ce8e052829ef7aec040f9e1bdf2 100755
--- a/runner_scripts/root/run.sh
+++ b/runner_scripts/root/run.sh
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ if [[ ("$2" == "step_script" || "$2" == "build_script") && "${CUSTOM_ENV_NO_SLUR
     : "${SLURM_NODELIST:="phinally"}" # default node: phinally
 
     if [ ! $(sinfo -n "$SLURM_NODELIST" -h -O NodeList) ]; then
-        echo "Unknown node $SLURM_NODELIST specified. Available nodes: " >&2
+        echo "${TXT_RED}${TXT_BOLD}Unknown node \"$SLURM_NODELIST\" specified. Available nodes: ${TXT_CLEAR}" >&2
         echo "$(sinfo -N -o '%N %c %m')" >&2
-        error
+        error "Exiting..."
     fi
 
     SLURM_PARTITION=work