diff --git a/Applications/shapeworks/Commands.cpp b/Applications/shapeworks/Commands.cpp
index 48f5c1ecf1..03233dc791 100644
--- a/Applications/shapeworks/Commands.cpp
+++ b/Applications/shapeworks/Commands.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static void setup_callbacks(bool show_progress, bool xml_status) {
   if (xml_status) {
     auto progress_callback = [](double progress, std::string message) {
       // show percentage complete
-      std::cout << fmt::format("<xml><message>{}</message><progress>{:.1f}</progress></xml>", message, progress)
+      std::cout << fmt::format("<xml><status>{}</status><progress>{:.1f}</progress></xml>", message, progress)
                 << "\n";
       std::cout.flush();
     };
diff --git a/Libs/Optimize/Optimize.cpp b/Libs/Optimize/Optimize.cpp
index 53b14dc98a..ab0fed6d06 100644
--- a/Libs/Optimize/Optimize.cpp
+++ b/Libs/Optimize/Optimize.cpp
@@ -201,10 +201,6 @@ int Optimize::SetParameters() {
     return false;
   }
 
-
-  SW_ERROR("Inconsistency in parameters... m_domains_per_shape != m_number_of_particles.size()");
-  return false;
-
   // ensure that use_shape_statistics_after doesn't increase the particle count over what was specified
   for (int i = 0; i < m_number_of_particles.size(); i++) {
     m_use_shape_statistics_after = std::min(m_use_shape_statistics_after, m_number_of_particles[i]);