diff --git a/wsimod/nodes/land.py b/wsimod/nodes/land.py
index 654fe289..55341167 100644
--- a/wsimod/nodes/land.py
+++ b/wsimod/nodes/land.py
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ def apply_overrides(self, overrides = Dict[str, Any]):
         
         if 'capacity' in overrides.keys():
             overrides.pop('capacity')
-            print('ERROR: specifying capacity is depreciated in overrides for surface, please specify depth and area instead')
+            print('Warning: specifying capacity is depreciated in overrides for surface, please specify depth and area instead. capacity override value has been ignored')
             
         # overrides data_input_dict
         from wsimod.orchestration.model import read_csv