diff --git a/src/runtime_src/core/tools/common/SubCmdExamineInternal.cpp b/src/runtime_src/core/tools/common/SubCmdExamineInternal.cpp
index 0cbe67ef2c..0457e1803f 100644
--- a/src/runtime_src/core/tools/common/SubCmdExamineInternal.cpp
+++ b/src/runtime_src/core/tools/common/SubCmdExamineInternal.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-// Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright (C) 2023-2025 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
 
 // ------ I N C L U D E   F I L E S -------------------------------------------
 // Local - Include Files
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ SubCmdExamineInternal::execute(const SubCmdOptions& _options) const
       throw xrt_core::error("Please specify an output file to redirect the json to");
 
     if (!options.m_output.empty() && std::filesystem::exists(options.m_output) && !XBU::getForce())
-      throw xrt_core::error((boost::format("The output file '%s' already exists.  Please either remove it or execute this command again with the '--force' option to overwrite it") % options.m_output).str());
+      throw xrt_core::error((boost::format("The output file '%s' already exists. Please either remove it or execute this command again with the '--force' option to overwrite it") % options.m_output).str());
 
   } catch (const xrt_core::error& e) {
     // Catch only the exceptions that we have generated earlier
diff --git a/src/runtime_src/core/tools/common/XBHelpMenus.cpp b/src/runtime_src/core/tools/common/XBHelpMenus.cpp
index ae564379b2..278e4a9c6e 100644
--- a/src/runtime_src/core/tools/common/XBHelpMenus.cpp
+++ b/src/runtime_src/core/tools/common/XBHelpMenus.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 // Copyright (C) 2020-2022 Xilinx, Inc
-// Copyright (C) 2022-2023 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright (C) 2022-2025 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
 
 // ------ I N C L U D E   F I L E S -------------------------------------------
 // Local - Include Files
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ XBUtilities::collect_and_validate_reports( const ReportCollection &allReportsAva
     // Examine each report name for a match 
     for (const auto & reportName : reportNamesToAdd) {
       auto iter = std::find_if(allReportsAvailable.begin(), allReportsAvailable.end(), 
-                               [&reportName](const std::shared_ptr<Report>& obj) {return obj->getReportName() == reportName;});
+                               [&reportName](const std::shared_ptr<Report>& obj) {return obj->getReportName() == boost::algorithm::to_lower_copy(reportName);});
       if (iter != allReportsAvailable.end()) 
         reportsToUse.push_back(*iter);
       else {
diff --git a/src/runtime_src/core/tools/common/XBUtilities.cpp b/src/runtime_src/core/tools/common/XBUtilities.cpp
index 221bac6fc7..4f7e5e04ed 100755
--- a/src/runtime_src/core/tools/common/XBUtilities.cpp
+++ b/src/runtime_src/core/tools/common/XBUtilities.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 // Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Xilinx, Inc
-// Copyright (C) 2022-2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright (C) 2022-2025 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
 
 // ------ I N C L U D E   F I L E S -------------------------------------------
 #include "XBUtilities.h"
@@ -214,20 +214,24 @@ bdf2index(const std::string& bdfstr, bool _inUserDomain)
 
   std::reverse(std::begin(tokens), std::end(tokens));
 
-  //check if func was specified. func is optional
-  auto pos_of_func = tokens[0].find('.');
-  if (pos_of_func != std::string::npos) {
-    dev = static_cast<uint16_t>(std::stoi(std::string(tokens[0].substr(0, pos_of_func)), nullptr, radix));
-    func = static_cast<uint16_t>(std::stoi(std::string(tokens[0].substr(pos_of_func+1)), nullptr, radix));
-  }
-  else
-    dev = static_cast<uint16_t>(std::stoi(std::string(tokens[0]), nullptr, radix));
+try {
+    //check if func was specified. func is optional
+    auto pos_of_func = tokens[0].find('.');
+    if (pos_of_func != std::string::npos) {
+      dev = static_cast<uint16_t>(std::stoi(std::string(tokens[0].substr(0, pos_of_func)), nullptr, radix));
+      func = static_cast<uint16_t>(std::stoi(std::string(tokens[0].substr(pos_of_func+1)), nullptr, radix));
+    }
+    else
+      dev = static_cast<uint16_t>(std::stoi(std::string(tokens[0]), nullptr, radix));
 
-  bus = static_cast<uint16_t>(std::stoi(std::string(tokens[1]), nullptr, radix));
+    bus = static_cast<uint16_t>(std::stoi(std::string(tokens[1]), nullptr, radix));
 
-  // domain is not mandatory if it is "0000"
-  if(tokens.size() > 2)
-    domain = static_cast<uint16_t>(std::stoi(std::string(tokens[2]), nullptr, radix));
+    // domain is not mandatory if it is "0000"
+    if(tokens.size() > 2)
+      domain = static_cast<uint16_t>(std::stoi(std::string(tokens[2]), nullptr, radix));
+  } catch (const std::invalid_argument&) {
+    throw std::runtime_error(boost::str(boost::format("Invalid BDF '%s'") % bdfstr) + XBUtilities::str_available_devs(_inUserDomain));
+  }
 
   // Iterate through the available devices to find a BDF match
   // This must not open any devices! Doing do would slow down the software
diff --git a/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/SubCmdValidate.cpp b/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/SubCmdValidate.cpp
index 11ca236a86..52abe4b252 100644
--- a/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/SubCmdValidate.cpp
+++ b/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/SubCmdValidate.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 // Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Xilinx, Inc
-// Copyright (C) 2022-2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright (C) 2022-2025 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
 
 // ------ I N C L U D E   F I L E S -------------------------------------------
 // Local - Include Files
@@ -458,7 +458,8 @@ SubCmdValidate::handle_errors_and_validate_tests(const boost::program_options::v
     throw xrt_core::error("Please specify an output file to redirect the json to");
 
   if (!options.m_output.empty() && !XBU::getForce() && std::filesystem::exists(options.m_output))
-    throw xrt_core::error((boost::format("Output file already exists: '%s'") % options.m_output).str());
+    throw xrt_core::error((boost::format("The output file '%s' already exists. Please either remove it or execute this command again with the '--force' option to overwrite it") % options.m_output).str());
+
 
   if (options.m_tests_to_run.empty())
     throw xrt_core::error("No test given to validate against.");