diff --git a/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/custom_workflows/adaptive_time_incrementor.cpp b/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/custom_workflows/adaptive_time_incrementor.cpp
index 72222063c1e..ebcc8fe1f8c 100644
--- a/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/custom_workflows/adaptive_time_incrementor.cpp
+++ b/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/custom_workflows/adaptive_time_incrementor.cpp
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ void AdaptiveTimeIncrementor::PostTimeStepExecution(const TimeStepEndState& rRes
         }
         if (rResultantState.time < mEndTime) {
             // Up-scaling to reach end_time without small increments
-            constexpr auto small_increment = 1.0e-3;
-            if (rResultantState.time + mDeltaTime > mEndTime - small_increment * mDeltaTime) {
+            constexpr auto small_increment_factor = 1.0e-3;
+            if (auto small_time_increment = small_increment_factor * mDeltaTime;
+                rResultantState.time + mDeltaTime > mEndTime - small_time_increment) {
                 mDeltaTime = mEndTime - rResultantState.time;
             }
         }
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ void AdaptiveTimeIncrementor::PostTimeStepExecution(const TimeStepEndState& rRes
     }
 
     KRATOS_ERROR_IF(mDeltaTime < mMinAllowableDeltaTime.second)
-        << "Delta time (" << mDeltaTime << ") is smaller than minimum allowable value "
+        << "Delta time (" << mDeltaTime << ") is smaller than " << mMinAllowableDeltaTime.first << " minimum allowable value "
         << mMinAllowableDeltaTime.second << std::endl;
 }
 
diff --git a/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/custom_workflows/dgeosettlement.cpp b/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/custom_workflows/dgeosettlement.cpp
index 427821c1b88..180f9385739 100644
--- a/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/custom_workflows/dgeosettlement.cpp
+++ b/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/custom_workflows/dgeosettlement.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ double GetMaxDeltaTimeFactorFrom(const Parameters& rProjectParameters)
 std::pair<std::string, double> GetMinAllowableDeltaTimeFrom(const Parameters& rProjectParameters)
 {
     if (rProjectParameters["solver_settings"]["time_stepping"].Has("minimum_allowable_value")) {
-        return {"set",
+        return {"given",
                 rProjectParameters["solver_settings"]["time_stepping"]["minimum_allowable_value"].GetDouble()};
     } else {
         constexpr auto minimum_allowable_value = 1e-10;
diff --git a/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/python_scripts/geomechanics_analysis.py b/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/python_scripts/geomechanics_analysis.py
index 3ed6adc56c7..fd8b66b4a9b 100644
--- a/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/python_scripts/geomechanics_analysis.py
+++ b/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/python_scripts/geomechanics_analysis.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def _check_delta_time_size(self):
                 KratosMultiphysics.Logger.PrintInfo(self._GetSimulationName(), "The time step ", self.delta_time, " is smaller than a given minimum value of ", self.min_delta_time)
             else:
                 KratosMultiphysics.Logger.PrintInfo(self._GetSimulationName(), "The time step ", self.delta_time, " is smaller than a default minimum value of ", self.min_delta_time)
-            KratosMultiphysics.Logger.PrintInfo(self._GetSimulationName(), "Please check the case settings.")
+            KratosMultiphysics.Logger.PrintInfo(self._GetSimulationName(), "Please check settings in Project Parameters and Materials Files.")
             raise RuntimeError('The time step is too small!')
 
     def RunSolutionLoop(self):
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ def ResetIfHasNodalSolutionStepVariable(self, variable):
                 self._GetSolver().GetComputingModelPart().Nodes, variable, zero_vector, 1)
 
     def PrintAnalysisStageProgressInformation(self):
-        KratosMultiphysics.Logger.PrintInfo(self._GetSimulationName(), "STEP       : ", self._GetSolver().GetComputingModelPart().ProcessInfo[KratosMultiphysics.STEP])
-        KratosMultiphysics.Logger.PrintInfo(self._GetSimulationName(), "DELTA_TIME : ", self._GetSolver().GetComputingModelPart().ProcessInfo[KratosMultiphysics.DELTA_TIME])
-        KratosMultiphysics.Logger.PrintInfo(self._GetSimulationName(), "TIME       : ", self._GetSolver().GetComputingModelPart().ProcessInfo[KratosMultiphysics.TIME])
+        KratosMultiphysics.Logger.PrintInfo(self._GetSimulationName(), "STEP      : ", self._GetSolver().GetComputingModelPart().ProcessInfo[KratosMultiphysics.STEP])
+        KratosMultiphysics.Logger.PrintInfo(self._GetSimulationName(), "DELTA_TIME: ", self._GetSolver().GetComputingModelPart().ProcessInfo[KratosMultiphysics.DELTA_TIME])
+        KratosMultiphysics.Logger.PrintInfo(self._GetSimulationName(), "TIME      : ", self._GetSolver().GetComputingModelPart().ProcessInfo[KratosMultiphysics.TIME])
 
     def _CreateSolver(self):
         return geomechanics_solvers_wrapper.CreateSolver(self.model, self.project_parameters)
diff --git a/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/tests/cpp_tests/custom_workflows/test_time_incrementor.cpp b/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/tests/cpp_tests/custom_workflows/test_time_incrementor.cpp
index defc8a33e72..fb526827f90 100644
--- a/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/tests/cpp_tests/custom_workflows/test_time_incrementor.cpp
+++ b/applications/GeoMechanicsApplication/tests/cpp_tests/custom_workflows/test_time_incrementor.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ struct AdaptiveTimeIncrementorSettings {
     double                         StartTime{0.0};
     double                         EndTime{8.0};
     double                         StartIncrement{0.5};
-    std::pair<std::string, double> MinAllowableDeltaTime{"set", 1e-06};
+    std::pair<std::string, double> MinAllowableDeltaTime{"given", 1e-06};
     std::size_t                    MaxNumOfCycles{8};
     double                         ReductionFactor{0.5};
     double                         IncreaseFactor{2.0};
@@ -440,13 +440,13 @@ KRATOS_TEST_CASE_IN_SUITE(ThrowExceptionWhenDeltaTimeSmallerThanTheLimit, Kratos
 
     KRATOS_EXPECT_EXCEPTION_IS_THROWN(
         time_incrementor.PostTimeStepExecution(previous_state),
-        "Delta time (1e-07) is smaller than minimum allowable value 1e-06");
+        "Delta time (1e-07) is smaller than given minimum allowable value 1e-06");
 
     previous_state.convergence_state = TimeStepEndState::ConvergenceState::non_converged;
 
     KRATOS_EXPECT_EXCEPTION_IS_THROWN(
-    time_incrementor.PostTimeStepExecution(previous_state),
-    "Delta time (5e-08) is smaller than minimum allowable value 1e-06");
+        time_incrementor.PostTimeStepExecution(previous_state),
+        "Delta time (5e-08) is smaller than given minimum allowable value 1e-06");
 }
 
 KRATOS_TEST_CASE_IN_SUITE(HalfTimeStepAtNonConverged, KratosGeoMechanicsFastSuiteWithoutKernel)