diff --git a/splicemachine/features/feature_store.py b/splicemachine/features/feature_store.py
index 90bb081..47923d2 100644
--- a/splicemachine/features/feature_store.py
+++ b/splicemachine/features/feature_store.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 class FeatureStore:
     def __init__(self, splice_ctx: PySpliceContext) -> None:
         self.splice_ctx = splice_ctx
+        self.mlflow_ctx = None
         self.feature_sets = []  # Cache of newly created feature sets
 
     def register_splice_context(self, splice_ctx: PySpliceContext) -> None:
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ def get_feature_vector(self, features: List[Union[str, Feature]],
         Gets a feature vector given a list of Features and primary key values for their corresponding Feature Sets
 
         :param features: List of str Feature names or Features
-        :param join_key_values: (dict) join key vals to get the proper Feature values formatted as {join_key_column_name: join_key_value}
+        :param join_key_values: (dict) join key values to get the proper Feature values formatted as {join_key_column_name: join_key_value}
         :param return_sql: Whether to return the SQL needed to get the vector or the values themselves. Default False
         :return: Pandas Dataframe or str (SQL statement)
         """
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ def get_training_set(self, features: Union[List[Feature], List[str]], current_va
         if current_values_only:
             ts.start_time = ts.end_time
 
-        if hasattr(self, 'mlflow_ctx'):
+        if self.mlflow_ctx and not return_sql:
             self.mlflow_ctx._active_training_set: TrainingSet = ts
             ts._register_metadata(self.mlflow_ctx)
         return sql if return_sql else self.splice_ctx.df(sql)
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ def get_training_set_from_view(self, training_view: str, features: Union[List[Fe
         sql = _generate_training_set_history_sql(tvw, features, feature_sets, start_time=start_time, end_time=end_time)
 
         # Link this to mlflow for model deployment
-        if hasattr(self, 'mlflow_ctx') and not return_sql:
+        if self.mlflow_ctx and not return_sql:
             ts = TrainingSet(training_view=tvw, features=features,
                              start_time=start_time, end_time=end_time)
             self.mlflow_ctx._active_training_set: TrainingSet = ts
@@ -735,12 +736,16 @@ def __log_mlflow_results(self, name, rounds, mlflow_results):
         :param name: MLflow run name
         :param rounds: Number of rounds of feature elimination that were run
         :param mlflow_results: The params / metrics to log
-        :return:
         """
-        with self.mlflow_ctx.start_run(run_name=name):
+        try:
+            if self.mlflow_ctx.active_run():
+                self.mlflow_ctx.start_run(run_name=name)
             for r in range(rounds):
                 with self.mlflow_ctx.start_run(run_name=f'Round {r}', nested=True):
                     self.mlflow_ctx.log_metrics(mlflow_results[r])
+        finally:
+            self.mlflow_ctx.end_run()
+
 
     def __prune_features_for_elimination(self, features) -> List[Feature]:
         """
@@ -814,7 +819,7 @@ def run_feature_elimination(self, df, features: List[Union[str, Feature]], label
                 round_metrics[row['name']] = row['score']
             mlflow_results.append(round_metrics)
 
-        if log_mlflow and hasattr(self, 'mlflow_ctx'):
+        if log_mlflow and self.mlflow_ctx:
             run_name = mlflow_run_name or f'feature_elimination_{label}'
             self.__log_mlflow_results(run_name, rnd, mlflow_results)
 
diff --git a/splicemachine/features/training_set.py b/splicemachine/features/training_set.py
index 80bda62..a317282 100644
--- a/splicemachine/features/training_set.py
+++ b/splicemachine/features/training_set.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from .feature import Feature
 from typing import List, Optional
 from datetime import datetime
+from splicemachine import SpliceMachineException
 
 class TrainingSet:
     """
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  ):
         self.training_view = training_view
         self.features = features
-        self.start_time = start_time or datetime.min
+        self.start_time = start_time or datetime(year=1900,month=1,day=1) # Saw problems with spark handling datetime.min
         self.end_time = end_time or datetime.today()
 
     def _register_metadata(self, mlflow_ctx):
@@ -32,9 +33,22 @@ def _register_metadata(self, mlflow_ctx):
         """
         if mlflow_ctx.active_run():
             print("There is an active mlflow run, your training set will be logged to that run.")
-            mlflow_ctx.lp("splice.feature_store.training_set",self.training_view.name)
-            mlflow_ctx.lp("splice.feature_store.training_set_start_time",str(self.start_time))
-            mlflow_ctx.lp("splice.feature_store.training_set_end_time",str(self.end_time))
-            mlflow_ctx.lp("splice.feature_store.training_set_num_features", len(self.features))
-            for i,f in enumerate(self.features):
-                mlflow_ctx.lp(f'splice.feature_store.training_set_feature_{i}',f.name)
+            try:
+                mlflow_ctx.lp("splice.feature_store.training_set",self.training_view.name)
+                mlflow_ctx.lp("splice.feature_store.training_set_start_time",str(self.start_time))
+                mlflow_ctx.lp("splice.feature_store.training_set_end_time",str(self.end_time))
+                mlflow_ctx.lp("splice.feature_store.training_set_num_features", len(self.features))
+                for i,f in enumerate(self.features):
+                    mlflow_ctx.lp(f'splice.feature_store.training_set_feature_{i}',f.name)
+            except:
+                raise SpliceMachineException("It looks like your active run already has a Training Set logged to it. "
+                                             "You cannot get a new active Training Set during an active run if you "
+                                             "already have an active Training Set. If you've called fs.get_training_set "
+                                             "or fs.get_training_set_from_view before starting this run, then that "
+                                             "Training Set was logged to the current active run. If you call "
+                                             "fs.get_training_set or fs.get_training_set_from_view before starting an "
+                                             "mlflow run, all following runs will assume that Training Set to be the "
+                                             "active Training Set, and will log the Training Set as metadata. For more "
+                                             "information, refer to the documentation. If you'd like to use a new "
+                                             "Training Set, end the current run, call one of the mentioned functions, "
+                                             "and start your new run.") from None
diff --git a/splicemachine/spark/context.py b/splicemachine/spark/context.py
index a715afe..c704872 100755
--- a/splicemachine/spark/context.py
+++ b/splicemachine/spark/context.py
@@ -124,8 +124,9 @@ def replaceDataframeSchema(self, dataframe, schema_table_name):
 
     def fileToTable(self, file_path, schema_table_name, primary_keys=None, drop_table=False, **pandas_args):
         """
-        Load a file from the local filesystem and create a new table (or recreate an existing table), and load the data
-        from the file into the new table
+        Load a file from the local filesystem or from a remote location and create a new table
+        (or recreate an existing table), and load the data from the file into the new table. Any file_path that can be
+        read by pandas should work here.
 
         :param file_path: The local file to load
         :param schema_table_name: The schema.table name
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ def fileToTable(self, file_path, schema_table_name, primary_keys=None, drop_tabl
         :param drop_table: Whether or not to drop the table. If this is False and the table already exists, the
             function will fail. Default False
         :param pandas_args: Extra parameters to be passed into the pd.read_csv function. Any parameters accepted
-        in pd.read_csv will work here
+            in pd.read_csv will work here
         :return: None
         """
         import pandas as pd