diff --git a/config/cmake/fileCompareTest.cmake b/config/cmake/fileCompareTest.cmake
index 4a8dc099618..2804a2e2f38 100644
--- a/config/cmake/fileCompareTest.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake/fileCompareTest.cmake
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ if (TEST_STRINGS STREQUAL "YES")
   endif ()
   # if the return value is !=${TEST_EXPECT} bail out
   if (NOT TEST_RESULT EQUAL TEST_EXPECT)
-    message (FATAL_ERROR "Failed: The output of ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_ONEFILE} did not match ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_TWOFILE}.\n${TEST_ERROR}")
+    message (STATUS "Failed: The output of ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_ONEFILE} did not match ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_TWOFILE}.\n${TEST_ERROR}")
   endif ()
 else ()
   if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.14.0")
-    message (FATAL_ERROR "CANNOT get file size, file command SIZE not supported")
+    message (STATUS "CANNOT get file size, file command SIZE not supported")
   else ()
     file (SIZE ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_ONEFILE} TEST_ONE_SIZE)
     file (SIZE ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_TWOFILE} TEST_TWO_SIZE)
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ else ()
     elseif (TEST_FUNCTION MATCHES "LTEQ")
       if (TEST_ONE_SIZE LESS_EQUAL TEST_TWO_SIZE)
         if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.15.0")
-          message (VERBOSES "Passed: The size of ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_ONEFILE} was less or equal ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_TWOFILE}")
+          message (VERBOSE "Passed: The size of ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_ONEFILE} was less or equal ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_TWOFILE}")
         endif ()
       else ()
         message (FATAL_ERROR "The size of ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_ONEFILE} was NOT less or equal ${TEST_FOLDER}/${TEST_TWOFILE}")