diff --git a/ApplicationCode/FileInterface/RifReaderEclipseOutput.cpp b/ApplicationCode/FileInterface/RifReaderEclipseOutput.cpp
index 223b5870d8..5f56c7bb10 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/FileInterface/RifReaderEclipseOutput.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/FileInterface/RifReaderEclipseOutput.cpp
@@ -481,18 +481,29 @@ void RifReaderEclipseOutput::setHdf5FileName(const QString& fileName)
         if (hdfTimeSteps.size() != m_timeSteps.size())
         {
             RiaLogging::error("HDF: Time step count does not match");
+            RiaLogging::error(QString("HDF: Elicpse count %1").arg(m_timeSteps.size()));
+            RiaLogging::error(QString("HDF:     HDF count %1").arg(hdfTimeSteps.size()));
+
             return;
         }
     
+        bool isTimeStampsEqual = true;
         for (size_t i = 0; i < m_timeSteps.size(); i++)
         {
-            if (hdfTimeSteps[i] != m_timeSteps[i])
+            if (hdfTimeSteps[i].date() != m_timeSteps[i].date())
             {
                 RiaLogging::error("HDF: Time steps does not match");
 
-                return;
+                QString dateStr("yyyy.MMM.ddd hh:mm");
+
+                RiaLogging::error(QString("HDF: Elicpse date %1").arg(m_timeSteps[i].toString(dateStr)));
+                RiaLogging::error(QString("HDF:     HDF date %1").arg(hdfTimeSteps[i].toString(dateStr)));
+
+                isTimeStampsEqual = false;
             }
         }
+
+        if (!isTimeStampsEqual) return;
     }
     else
     {