diff --git a/tests/integration/test_load_structured_data_integration.py b/tests/integration/test_load_structured_data_integration.py
index e1bb9a55..b09afb20 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_load_structured_data_integration.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_load_structured_data_integration.py
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@ Bob Johnson,bob@company.org,not_a_number"""
                 result = load_structured_data(
                     api_url="http://invalid-url:9999",
                     input_file=input_file,
-                    descriptor_file=descriptor_file,
-                                        flow='obj-ex'
+                    suggest_schema=True,  # Use suggest_schema mode to trigger API connection and propagate errors
+                    flow='obj-ex'
                 )
                 
         finally:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_cli/test_error_handling_edge_cases.py b/tests/unit/test_cli/test_error_handling_edge_cases.py
index 3b820147..d78dbee4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_cli/test_error_handling_edge_cases.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_cli/test_error_handling_edge_cases.py
@@ -63,11 +63,19 @@ class TestErrorHandlingEdgeCases:
     # File Access Error Tests
     def test_nonexistent_input_file(self):
         """Test handling of nonexistent input file"""
-        with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
-            load_structured_data(
-                api_url=self.api_url,
-                input_file="/nonexistent/path/file.csv"
-            )
+        # Create a dummy descriptor file for parse_only mode
+        descriptor_file = self.create_temp_file('{"format": {"type": "csv"}, "mappings": []}', '.json')
+        
+        try:
+            with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
+                load_structured_data(
+                    api_url=self.api_url,
+                    input_file="/nonexistent/path/file.csv",
+                    descriptor_file=descriptor_file,
+                    parse_only=True  # Use parse_only which will propagate FileNotFoundError
+                )
+        finally:
+            self.cleanup_temp_file(descriptor_file)
     
     def test_nonexistent_descriptor_file(self):
         """Test handling of nonexistent descriptor file"""
@@ -78,7 +86,8 @@ class TestErrorHandlingEdgeCases:
                 load_structured_data(
                     api_url=self.api_url,
                     input_file=input_file,
-                    descriptor_file="/nonexistent/descriptor.json"
+                    descriptor_file="/nonexistent/descriptor.json",
+                    parse_only=True  # Use parse_only since we have a descriptor_file
                 )
         finally:
             self.cleanup_temp_file(input_file)
@@ -118,7 +127,8 @@ class TestErrorHandlingEdgeCases:
                 load_structured_data(
                     api_url=self.api_url,
                     input_file=input_file,
-                    descriptor_file=descriptor_file
+                    descriptor_file=descriptor_file,
+                    parse_only=True  # Use parse_only since we have a descriptor_file
                 )
         finally:
             self.cleanup_temp_file(input_file)
@@ -160,7 +170,8 @@ class TestErrorHandlingEdgeCases:
                 load_structured_data(
                     api_url=self.api_url,
                     input_file=input_file,
-                    descriptor_file=descriptor_file
+                    descriptor_file=descriptor_file,
+                    parse_only=True  # Use parse_only since we have a descriptor_file
                 )
         finally:
             self.cleanup_temp_file(input_file)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_cli/test_load_structured_data.py b/tests/unit/test_cli/test_load_structured_data.py
index 29da19b5..4f42a017 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_cli/test_load_structured_data.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_cli/test_load_structured_data.py
@@ -168,7 +168,9 @@ Bob Johnson,bob@company.org,42,UK"""
         with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
             load_structured_data(
                 api_url="http://localhost:8088",
-                input_file="/nonexistent/file.csv"
+                input_file="/nonexistent/file.csv",
+                descriptor_file=self.create_temp_file(json.dumps(self.test_descriptor), '.json'),
+                parse_only=True  # Use parse_only mode which will propagate FileNotFoundError
             )
     
     def test_invalid_descriptor_format(self):
diff --git a/trustgraph-cli/trustgraph/cli/load_structured_data.py b/trustgraph-cli/trustgraph/cli/load_structured_data.py
index 4bab4a9b..6328896d 100644
--- a/trustgraph-cli/trustgraph/cli/load_structured_data.py
+++ b/trustgraph-cli/trustgraph/cli/load_structured_data.py
@@ -582,11 +582,6 @@ def load_structured_data(
         print(f"- Records processed: {len(output_records)}")
         print(f"- Target schema: {schema_name}")
         print(f"- Field mappings: {len(mappings)}")
-            
-        if args.verbose:
-            import traceback
-            traceback.print_exc()
-        sys.exit(1)
 
 
 # Helper functions for auto mode