diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1ee72b8..7b39f33 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,22 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
 project(minimac4 VERSION 1.0.1)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
-execute_process(COMMAND date OUTPUT_VARIABLE DATE OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-execute_process(COMMAND whoami OUTPUT_VARIABLE USER OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+if (DEFINED ENV{SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH})
+  execute_process(
+    COMMAND "date" "-u" "-d" "@$ENV{SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}" "+%Y-%m-%d"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE DATE
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+  set(USER "Reproducible")
+else ()
+  execute_process(
+    COMMAND "date"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE DATE
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+  execute_process(
+    COMMAND "whoami"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE USER
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+endif ()
 
 add_definitions(-DVERSION="${PROJECT_VERSION}" -DUSER="${USER}" -DDATE="${DATE}")
 
diff --git a/src/HaplotypeSet.cpp b/src/HaplotypeSet.cpp
index 19ae135..5fc0e43 100644
--- a/src/HaplotypeSet.cpp
+++ b/src/HaplotypeSet.cpp
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ bool HaplotypeSet::ScaffoldGWAStoReference(HaplotypeSet &rHap, AllVariable& MyAl
 	{
 
 		cout << "\n ERROR !!! \n No overlap between Target and Reference markers !!!\n";
-		cout << " Please check for consistent marker identifer in reference and target input files..\n";
+		cout << " Please check for consistent marker identifier in reference and target input files..\n";
 		cout << "\n Program Exiting ... \n\n";
         return false;
 
diff --git a/src/MarkovParameters.cpp b/src/MarkovParameters.cpp
index d2b76ab..4733079 100644
--- a/src/MarkovParameters.cpp
+++ b/src/MarkovParameters.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void MarkovParameters::CopyParameters(MarkovParameters & rhs)
 
     if(noMarker!=rhs.noMarker)
     {
-        cout<<"\n\n Run Time Error !!! Markov Parameters cannot be copied. Incosistent number of markers ...\n";
+        cout<<"\n\n Run Time Error !!! Markov Parameters cannot be copied. Inconsistent number of markers ...\n";
         cout<<" Contact Author for more details ...\n";
         cout<<" Program Exiting ...\n\n";
         abort();
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void MarkovParameters::CopyParameters(MarkovParameters * rhs)
 
     if(noMarker!=rhs->noMarker)
     {
-        cout<<"\n\n Run Time Error !!! Markov Parameters cannot be copied. Incosistent number of markers ...\n";
+        cout<<"\n\n Run Time Error !!! Markov Parameters cannot be copied. Inconsistent number of markers ...\n";
         cout<<" Contact Author for more details ...\n";
         cout<<" Program Exiting ...\n\n";
         abort();
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void MarkovParameters::CopyParametersNew(MarkovParameters * rhs)
 
 //    if(noMarker!=rhs->noMarker)
 //    {
-//        cout<<"\n\n Run Time Error !!! Markov Parameters cannot be copied. Incosistent number of markers ...\n";
+//        cout<<"\n\n Run Time Error !!! Markov Parameters cannot be copied. Inconsistent number of markers ...\n";
 //        cout<<" Contact Author for more details ...\n";
 //        cout<<" Program Exiting ...\n\n";
 //        abort();
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ MarkovParameters & MarkovParameters::operator += (const MarkovParameters & rhs)
 
     if(noMarker!=rhs.noMarker)
     {
-        cout<<"\n\n Run Time Error !!! Markov Parameters cannot be copied. Incosistent number of markers ...\n";
+        cout<<"\n\n Run Time Error !!! Markov Parameters cannot be copied. Inconsistent number of markers ...\n";
         cout<<" Contact Author for more details ...\n";
         cout<<" Program Exiting ...\n\n";
         abort();