diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dd3837f..fb8dc1b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # JCB clients
 src/jcb/configuration/algorithms/
 src/jcb/configuration/apps/gdas/
+src/jcb/configuration/apps/rdas/
 test/client_integration/*yaml
 
 # Mac files
diff --git a/jcb_client_init.py b/jcb_client_init.py
index a48c095..78e75c0 100755
--- a/jcb_client_init.py
+++ b/jcb_client_init.py
@@ -36,11 +36,16 @@ def write_message(message: str, center: bool = False) -> None:
     max_line_length = 100
 
     # Break the message into a list of lines max 100 characters but do not cut a word in half
+    # Unless a word itself is longer than 100 characters, then force cut.
     lines = []
     while len(message) > max_line_length:
         last_space = message[:max_line_length].rfind(' ')
-        lines.append(message[:last_space])
-        message = message[last_space+1:]
+        if last_space == -1:  # no space found, force cut
+            lines.append(message[:max_line_length])
+            message = message[max_line_length:]
+        else:
+            lines.append(message[:last_space])
+            message = message[last_space+1:]
     lines.append(message)
 
     # If center is true center the lines
diff --git a/jcb_clients.yaml b/jcb_clients.yaml
index 5181737..b379e57 100644
--- a/jcb_clients.yaml
+++ b/jcb_clients.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 gdas:
   git_url: noaa-emc/jcb-gdas
   git_ref: develop
+
+rdas:
+  git_url: noaa-emc/jcb-rdas
+  git_ref: develop