diff --git a/actions/ost-compare-ligand-structures b/actions/ost-compare-ligand-structures
index dd82320f1a0011ae9b34be425d49427c6cb0ab3b..191b6ee5cdcb1a32780f71bb6c0a4d2a1e622220 100644
--- a/actions/ost-compare-ligand-structures
+++ b/actions/ost-compare-ligand-structures
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ def _CheckCompoundLib():
         ost.LogError("A compound library is required for this action. "
                      "Please refer to the OpenStructure website: "
                      "https://openstructure.org/docs/conop/compoundlib/.")
-        sys.tracebacklimit = 0
         raise RuntimeError("No compound library found")
 
 
@@ -333,8 +332,6 @@ def _LoadStructure(structure_path, sformat, fault_tolerant, bu_id):
 
     The returned structure has structure_path attached as structure name
     """
-    if not os.path.exists(structure_path):
-        raise Exception(f"file not found: {structure_path}")
 
     # increase loglevel, as we would pollute the info log with weird stuff
     ost.PushVerbosityLevel(ost.LogLevel.Error)
@@ -591,8 +588,10 @@ def _Process(model, model_ligands, reference, reference_ligands, args):
 def _Main():
 
     args = _ParseArgs()
-    _CheckCompoundLib()
     ost.PushVerbosityLevel(args.verbosity)
+    if args.verbosity < 4:
+        sys.tracebacklimit = 0
+    _CheckCompoundLib()
     try:
         # Load structures
         reference_format = _GetStructureFormat(args.reference,
diff --git a/actions/ost-compare-structures b/actions/ost-compare-structures
index 36baa6c044865c3d1b4d3c1cf067e0b2261eb873..d16ce8c86638ca5413d4d367615f6495cb4c5d99 100644
--- a/actions/ost-compare-structures
+++ b/actions/ost-compare-structures
@@ -578,8 +578,6 @@ def _LoadStructure(structure_path, sformat, fault_tolerant, bu_id):
 
     The returned structure has structure_path attached as structure name
     """
-    if not os.path.exists(structure_path):
-        raise Exception(f"file not found: {structure_path}")
 
     # increase loglevel, as we would pollute the info log with weird stuff
     ost.PushVerbosityLevel(ost.LogLevel.Error)