diff --git a/src/_ert/forward_model_runner/reporting/file.py b/src/_ert/forward_model_runner/reporting/file.py
index 1e1b3d4a65d..e6e601fe0f2 100644
--- a/src/_ert/forward_model_runner/reporting/file.py
+++ b/src/_ert/forward_model_runner/reporting/file.py
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.node = socket.gethostname()
 
     def report(self, msg: Message):
-        job_status = {}
+        fm_step_status = {}
 
         if msg.job:
             logger.debug("Adding message job to status dictionary.")
-            job_status = self.status_dict["jobs"][msg.job.index]
+            fm_step_status = self.status_dict["jobs"][msg.job.index]
 
         if isinstance(msg, Init):
             logger.debug("Init Message Instance")
@@ -56,17 +56,19 @@ def report(self, msg: Message):
 
         elif isinstance(msg, Start):
             if msg.success():
-                logger.debug(f"Job {msg.job.name()} was successfully started")
+                logger.debug(
+                    f"Forward model step {msg.job.name()} was successfully started"
+                )
                 self._start_status_file(msg)
                 self._add_log_line(msg.job)
-                job_status.update(
+                fm_step_status.update(
                     status=_JOB_STATUS_RUNNING,
                     start_time=data_util.datetime_serialize(msg.timestamp),
                 )
             else:
-                logger.error(f"Job {msg.job.name()} FAILED to start")
+                logger.error(f"Forward model step {msg.job.name()} FAILED to start")
                 error_msg = msg.error_message
-                job_status.update(
+                fm_step_status.update(
                     status=_JOB_STATUS_FAILURE,
                     error=error_msg,
                     end_time=data_util.datetime_serialize(msg.timestamp),
@@ -74,10 +76,10 @@ def report(self, msg: Message):
                 self._complete_status_file(msg)
 
         elif isinstance(msg, Exited):
-            job_status["end_time"] = data_util.datetime_serialize(msg.timestamp)
+            fm_step_status["end_time"] = data_util.datetime_serialize(msg.timestamp)
             if msg.success():
-                logger.debug(f"Job {msg.job.name()} exited successfully")
-                job_status["status"] = _JOB_STATUS_SUCCESS
+                logger.debug(f"Forward model step {msg.job.name()} exited successfully")
+                fm_step_status["status"] = _JOB_STATUS_SUCCESS
                 self._complete_status_file(msg)
             else:
                 error_msg = msg.error_message
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ def report(self, msg: Message):
                         error_message=msg.error_message,
                     )
                 )
-                job_status.update(error=error_msg, status=_JOB_STATUS_FAILURE)
+                fm_step_status.update(error=error_msg, status=_JOB_STATUS_FAILURE)
 
                 # A STATUS_file is not written if there is no exit_code, i.e.
                 # when the job is killed due to timeout.
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ def report(self, msg: Message):
                 self._dump_error_file(msg.job, error_msg)
 
         elif isinstance(msg, Running):
-            job_status.update(
+            fm_step_status.update(
                 max_memory_usage=msg.memory_status.max_rss,
                 current_memory_usage=msg.memory_status.rss,
                 cpu_seconds=msg.memory_status.cpu_seconds,
@@ -166,25 +168,27 @@ def _add_log_line(job):
             f.write(f"{time_str}  Calling: {job.job_data['executable']} {args}\n")
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _dump_error_file(job, error_msg):
+    def _dump_error_file(fm_step, error_msg):
         with append(ERROR_file) as file:
             file.write("<error>\n")
             file.write(
                 f"  <time>{time.strftime(TIME_FORMAT, time.localtime())}</time>\n"
             )
-            file.write(f"  <job>{job.name()}</job>\n")
+            file.write(f"  <job>{fm_step.name()}</job>\n")
             file.write(f"  <reason>{error_msg}</reason>\n")
             stderr_file = None
-            if job.std_err:
-                if os.path.exists(job.std_err):
-                    with open(job.std_err, "r", encoding="utf-8") as error_file_handler:
+            if fm_step.std_err:
+                if os.path.exists(fm_step.std_err):
+                    with open(
+                        fm_step.std_err, "r", encoding="utf-8"
+                    ) as error_file_handler:
                         stderr = error_file_handler.read()
                         if stderr:
-                            stderr_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), job.std_err)
+                            stderr_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), fm_step.std_err)
                         else:
-                            stderr = f"Not written by:{job.name()}\n"
+                            stderr = f"Empty stderr from {fm_step.name()}\n"
                 else:
-                    stderr = f"stderr: Could not find file:{job.std_err}\n"
+                    stderr = f"stderr: Could not find file: {fm_step.std_err}\n"
             else:
                 stderr = "stderr: Not redirected\n"