diff --git a/all.sas b/all.sas
index aebb823..3db78cb 100644
--- a/all.sas
+++ b/all.sas
@@ -1715,14 +1715,20 @@ Usage:
   %then %do;
     options obs=max replace nosyntaxcheck mprint;
     %if &mode=INCLUDE %then %do;
-      data _null_;
-        set &errds;
-        call symputx('iftrue',iftrue,'l');
-        call symputx('mac',mac,'l');
-        call symputx('msg',msg,'l');
-        putlog (_all_)(=);
-      run;
-      %if (&iftrue)=0 %then %return;
+      %if %sysfunc(exist(&errds))=1 %then %do;
+        data _null_;
+          set &errds;
+          call symputx('iftrue',iftrue,'l');
+          call symputx('mac',mac,'l');
+          call symputx('msg',msg,'l');
+          putlog (_all_)(=);
+        run;
+        %if (&iftrue)=0 %then %return;
+      %end;
+      %else %do;
+        %put &sysmacroname: No include errors found;
+        %return;
+      %end;
     %end;
 
     /* extract log errs / warns, if exist */
diff --git a/base/mp_abort.sas b/base/mp_abort.sas
index e4d9ae0..55ae2ca 100644
--- a/base/mp_abort.sas
+++ b/base/mp_abort.sas
@@ -88,14 +88,20 @@
   %then %do;
     options obs=max replace nosyntaxcheck mprint;
     %if &mode=INCLUDE %then %do;
-      data _null_;
-        set &errds;
-        call symputx('iftrue',iftrue,'l');
-        call symputx('mac',mac,'l');
-        call symputx('msg',msg,'l');
-        putlog (_all_)(=);
-      run;
-      %if (&iftrue)=0 %then %return;
+      %if %sysfunc(exist(&errds))=1 %then %do;
+        data _null_;
+          set &errds;
+          call symputx('iftrue',iftrue,'l');
+          call symputx('mac',mac,'l');
+          call symputx('msg',msg,'l');
+          putlog (_all_)(=);
+        run;
+        %if (&iftrue)=0 %then %return;
+      %end;
+      %else %do;
+        %put &sysmacroname: No include errors found;
+        %return;
+      %end;
     %end;
 
     /* extract log errs / warns, if exist */