diff --git a/src/arkode/arkode_arkstep.c b/src/arkode/arkode_arkstep.c
index 4f6e403ccf..3a4b00622a 100644
--- a/src/arkode/arkode_arkstep.c
+++ b/src/arkode/arkode_arkstep.c
@@ -2223,7 +2223,7 @@ int arkStep_SetButcherTables(ARKodeMem ark_mem)
       itable = ARKSTEP_DEFAULT_ARK_ITABLE_5;
       break;
     default: /* no available method, set default */
-      arkProcessError(ark_mem, ARK_ILL_INPUT, __LINE__, __func__, __FILE__,
+      arkProcessError(ark_mem, ARK_WARNING, __LINE__, __func__, __FILE__,
                       "No ImEx method at requested order, using q=5.");
       etable = ARKSTEP_DEFAULT_ARK_ETABLE_5;
       itable = ARKSTEP_DEFAULT_ARK_ITABLE_5;
@@ -2242,7 +2242,7 @@ int arkStep_SetButcherTables(ARKodeMem ark_mem)
     case (4): itable = ARKSTEP_DEFAULT_DIRK_4; break;
     case (5): itable = ARKSTEP_DEFAULT_DIRK_5; break;
     default: /* no available method, set default */
-      arkProcessError(ark_mem, ARK_ILL_INPUT, __LINE__, __func__, __FILE__,
+      arkProcessError(ark_mem, ARK_WARNING, __LINE__, __func__, __FILE__,
                       "No implicit method at requested order, using q=5.");
       itable = ARKSTEP_DEFAULT_DIRK_5;
       break;
@@ -2264,7 +2264,7 @@ int arkStep_SetButcherTables(ARKodeMem ark_mem)
     case (8): etable = ARKSTEP_DEFAULT_ERK_8; break;
     case (9): etable = ARKSTEP_DEFAULT_ERK_9; break;
     default: /* no available method, set default */
-      arkProcessError(ark_mem, ARK_ILL_INPUT, __LINE__, __func__, __FILE__,
+      arkProcessError(ark_mem, ARK_WARNING, __LINE__, __func__, __FILE__,
                       "No explicit method at requested order, using q=9.");
       etable = ARKSTEP_DEFAULT_ERK_9;
       break;
diff --git a/src/arkode/arkode_erkstep.c b/src/arkode/arkode_erkstep.c
index 5cc09d2390..766ca9e217 100644
--- a/src/arkode/arkode_erkstep.c
+++ b/src/arkode/arkode_erkstep.c
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ int erkStep_SetButcherTable(ARKodeMem ark_mem)
   case (8): etable = ERKSTEP_DEFAULT_8; break;
   case (9): etable = ERKSTEP_DEFAULT_9; break;
   default: /* no available method, set default */
-    arkProcessError(ark_mem, ARK_ILL_INPUT, __LINE__, __func__, __FILE__,
+    arkProcessError(ark_mem, ARK_WARNING, __LINE__, __func__, __FILE__,
                     "No explicit method at requested order, using q=9.");
     etable = ERKSTEP_DEFAULT_9;
     break;
diff --git a/src/arkode/arkode_mristep.c b/src/arkode/arkode_mristep.c
index 0989e43a7c..8e5875c12f 100644
--- a/src/arkode/arkode_mristep.c
+++ b/src/arkode/arkode_mristep.c
@@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@ int mriStep_SetCoupling(ARKodeMem ark_mem)
 
   if (q_actual < 1 || q_actual > 4)
   {
-    arkProcessError(ark_mem, ARK_ILL_INPUT, __LINE__, __func__, __FILE__,
+    arkProcessError(ark_mem, ARK_WARNING, __LINE__, __func__, __FILE__,
                     "No MRI method at requested order, using q=3.");
     q_actual = 3;
   }
diff --git a/src/arkode/arkode_sprkstep.c b/src/arkode/arkode_sprkstep.c
index a88a78235d..f7f67248c4 100644
--- a/src/arkode/arkode_sprkstep.c
+++ b/src/arkode/arkode_sprkstep.c
@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@ int sprkStep_Init(ARKodeMem ark_mem, int init_type)
         step_mem->method = ARKodeSPRKTable_Load(SPRKSTEP_DEFAULT_10);
         break;
       default:
+        arkProcessError(ark_mem, ARK_WARNING, __LINE__, __func__, __FILE__,
+                        "No SPRK method at requested order, using q=4.");
         step_mem->method = ARKodeSPRKTable_Load(SPRKSTEP_DEFAULT_4);
         break;
       }