diff --git a/Control/CxxUtils/share/OptionalContainer_test.ref b/Control/CxxUtils/share/OptionalContainer_test.ref
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExCommon/share/RecoUtils.py b/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExCommon/share/RecoUtils.py
index 9b7a99627d2704b7c37b04ab39f5997fd3459291..de4bcb1340684990c305dfc6e3467c93b385712c 100644
--- a/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExCommon/share/RecoUtils.py
+++ b/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExCommon/share/RecoUtils.py
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ if not rec.OutputLevel.isDefault():
 
 #Adjust the message format for threaded vs serial jobs
 if jobproperties.ConcurrencyFlags.NumThreads() > 0:
-    ServiceMgr.MessageSvc.Format = "% F%50W%S%4W%R%e%s%8W%R%T %0W%M"
+    ServiceMgr.MessageSvc.Format = "% F%50W%C%4W%R%e%s%8W%R%T %0W%M"
 else:
-    ServiceMgr.MessageSvc.Format = "% F%50W%S%7W%R%T %0W%M" 
+    ServiceMgr.MessageSvc.Format = "% F%50W%C%7W%R%T %0W%M" 
 
 
 #ServiceMgr.MessageSvc.defaultLimit = 9999999  # all messages