diff --git a/powersimdata/data_access/context.py b/powersimdata/data_access/context.py
index 88ad74d47..389322c0b 100644
--- a/powersimdata/data_access/context.py
+++ b/powersimdata/data_access/context.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from powersimdata.data_access.data_access import LocalDataAccess, SSHDataAccess
 from powersimdata.data_access.launcher import HttpLauncher, NativeLauncher, SSHLauncher
 from powersimdata.utility import server_setup
-from powersimdata.utility.config import DeploymentMode, get_deployment_mode
+from powersimdata.utility.config import DeploymentMode
 
 
 class Context:
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ def get_data_access(data_loc=None):
         else:
             root = server_setup.DATA_ROOT_DIR
 
-        mode = get_deployment_mode()
-        if mode == DeploymentMode.Server:
+        if server_setup.DEPLOYMENT_MODE == DeploymentMode.Server:
             return SSHDataAccess(root)
         return LocalDataAccess(root)
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ def get_launcher(scenario):
         :param powersimdata.scenario.scenario.Scenario scenario: a scenario object
         :return: (:class:`powersimdata.data_access.launcher.Launcher`) -- a launcher instance
         """
-        mode = get_deployment_mode()
+        mode = server_setup.DEPLOYMENT_MODE
         if mode == DeploymentMode.Server:
             return SSHLauncher(scenario)
         elif mode == DeploymentMode.Container:
diff --git a/powersimdata/scenario/move.py b/powersimdata/scenario/move.py
index 7eb600b39..101799322 100644
--- a/powersimdata/scenario/move.py
+++ b/powersimdata/scenario/move.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 from fs.copy import copy_dir
+from fs.errors import FSError
 from fs.walk import Walker
 
 from powersimdata.data_access.data_access import get_ssh_fs
 from powersimdata.scenario.ready import Ready
 from powersimdata.utility import server_setup
+from powersimdata.utility.config import DeploymentMode
 
 
 class Move(Ready):
@@ -22,7 +24,8 @@ def move_scenario(self, target="disk", confirm=True):
         :param str target: optional argument specifying the backup system.
         :param bool confirm: prompt before deleting each batch of files
         :raises TypeError: if target is not a str
-        :raises ValueError: if target is unknown (only "disk" is supported)
+        :raises ValueError: if target is unknown (only "disk" is supported) or
+            data not on server
         """
         if not isinstance(target, str):
             raise TypeError("string is expected for optional argument target")
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@ def move_scenario(self, target="disk", confirm=True):
         if target != "disk":
             raise ValueError("scenario data can only be backed up to disk now")
 
+        if server_setup.DEPLOYMENT_MODE != DeploymentMode.Server:
+            raise ValueError("move state only supported for scenario data on server.")
+
         scenario_id = self._scenario_info["id"]
         backup = BackUpDisk(self._data_access, scenario_id)
         backup.backup_scenario(confirm=confirm)
@@ -67,6 +73,9 @@ def backup_scenario(self, confirm=True):
             src_path = self._join(server_setup.DATA_ROOT_DIR, folder)
             dst_path = self._join(server_setup.BACKUP_DATA_ROOT_DIR, folder)
             walker = Walker(filter=[pattern])
-            copy_dir(src_fs, src_path, dst_fs, dst_path, walker=walker)
+            try:
+                copy_dir(src_fs, src_path, dst_fs, dst_path, walker=walker)
+            except FSError as e:
+                print(f"Operation failed: {e}")
 
             self._data_access.remove(self._join(folder, pattern), confirm=confirm)
diff --git a/powersimdata/utility/server_setup.py b/powersimdata/utility/server_setup.py
index 238af36c6..1587fefd3 100644
--- a/powersimdata/utility/server_setup.py
+++ b/powersimdata/utility/server_setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 
-from powersimdata.utility.config import get_config
+from powersimdata.utility.config import get_config, get_deployment_mode
 
 config = get_config()
 SERVER_ADDRESS = config.SERVER_ADDRESS
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 LOCAL_DIR = config.LOCAL_DIR
 MODEL_DIR = config.MODEL_DIR
 ENGINE_DIR = config.ENGINE_DIR
-
+DEPLOYMENT_MODE = get_deployment_mode()
 
 os.makedirs(LOCAL_DIR, exist_ok=True)