diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 365553b..882fd59 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pharos"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 61d34fe..3c143b3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "pharos"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [[bin]]
diff --git a/components/config/src/nonmem.rs b/components/config/src/nonmem.rs
index b41b8ef..0c4fb8f 100644
--- a/components/config/src/nonmem.rs
+++ b/components/config/src/nonmem.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::cmp::Ordering;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::Command;
@@ -10,6 +11,28 @@ use which::which;
 
 const KNOWN_NONMEM_FOLDERS: [&str; 2] = ["/opt/nonmem", "/opt/NONMEM"];
 
+fn parse_nonmem_version_name(name: &str) -> Option<u32> {
+    let rest = name.strip_prefix("nm")?;
+    let digit_count = rest.chars().take_while(|c| c.is_ascii_digit()).count();
+    if digit_count == 0 {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    rest[..digit_count].parse::<u32>().ok()
+}
+
+fn cmp_nonmem_version_names(a: &str, b: &str) -> Ordering {
+    let a_num = parse_nonmem_version_name(a);
+    let b_num = parse_nonmem_version_name(b);
+
+    match (a_num, b_num) {
+        (Some(a_num), Some(b_num)) => b_num.cmp(&a_num).then_with(|| a.cmp(b)),
+        (Some(_), None) => Ordering::Less,
+        (None, Some(_)) => Ordering::Greater,
+        (None, None) => a.cmp(b),
+    }
+}
+
 fn resolve_path_from_config_dir(path: Option<&PathBuf>, config_dir: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
     path.map(|p| {
         if p.is_relative() {
@@ -432,7 +455,7 @@ impl NonmemConfig {
         }
         config.versions = find_nonmem_versions()?;
         let mut versions = config.versions.keys().collect::<Vec<_>>();
-        versions.sort();
+        versions.sort_by(|a, b| cmp_nonmem_version_names(a, b));
         config.default_version = versions[0].clone();
 
         Ok(config)
@@ -646,4 +669,33 @@ mod tests {
         let nonmem = config.nonmem.expect("Should have nonmem config");
         assert_eq!(nonmem.files_to_copy().len(), 0);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_nonmem_versions_sorted_latest_first_with_lexical_fallback() {
+        let mut versions = [
+            "nm74gf_nmfe",
+            "nm75",
+            "nm74",
+            "nm73",
+            "nm73gf",
+            "nm74gf",
+            "nm73gf_nmfe",
+            "nm76",
+        ];
+        versions.sort_by(|a, b| cmp_nonmem_version_names(a, b));
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            versions,
+            [
+                "nm76",
+                "nm75",
+                "nm74",
+                "nm74gf",
+                "nm74gf_nmfe",
+                "nm73",
+                "nm73gf",
+                "nm73gf_nmfe"
+            ]
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/components/scheduler/src/lib.rs b/components/scheduler/src/lib.rs
index 3349ad0..97db9ad 100644
--- a/components/scheduler/src/lib.rs
+++ b/components/scheduler/src/lib.rs
@@ -270,11 +270,24 @@ impl SchedulerType {
                 .with_context(
                     || format!("failed to execute {cmd_name} command for model {m:?}",),
                 )?;
+
+            // If SGE does not have a compute node ready during job submission
+            // qsub fails and gives this error:
+            //
+            // Unable to run job: warning: <your-user-name's> job is not allowed to run in any queue
+            // Your job <number> ("<model-name>") has been submitted
+            // Exiting.
+            //
+            // Checking stderr for this message to prevent bail! on non-zero exit code from qsub
             if !output.status.success() {
-                bail!(
-                    "{cmd_name} failed: {}",
-                    String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
-                );
+                let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+                let sge_queuing_warning = stderr.contains("Unable to run job: warning")
+                    && stderr.contains("job is not allowed to run in any queue")
+                    && stderr.contains("has been submitted");
+                if !sge_queuing_warning {
+                    bail!("{cmd_name} failed: {stderr}");
+                }
+                log::warn!("{cmd_name} reported a warning but the job was submitted: {stderr}");
             }
 
             let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
@@ -284,10 +297,34 @@ impl SchedulerType {
                     num.parse()
                         .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to parse job ID '{stdout}': {e}"))?
                 }
-                SchedulerType::Sge(_) => stdout
-                    .trim()
-                    .parse()
-                    .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to parse job ID '{stdout}': {e}"))?,
+                SchedulerType::Sge(_) => {
+                    // If qsub failed due to no compute nodes being available,
+                    // the job ID is not printed in stdout but rather in the
+                    // error message given to stderr (see error message template above).
+                    if !stdout.trim().is_empty() {
+                        stdout
+                            .trim()
+                            .parse()
+                            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to parse job ID '{stdout}': {e}"))?
+                    } else {
+                        // Need to isolate job ID from
+                        // Your job <number> ("<model-name>") has been submitted
+                        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+                        let job_id_str = stderr
+                            .lines()
+                            .find_map(|line| {
+                                line.trim()
+                                    .strip_prefix("Your job ")
+                                    .and_then(|rest| rest.split_whitespace().next())
+                            })
+                            .ok_or_else(|| {
+                                anyhow!("Failed to find job ID in SGE output: {stderr}")
+                            })?;
+                        job_id_str
+                            .parse()
+                            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to parse job ID '{job_id_str}': {e}"))?
+                    }
+                }
             };
 
             out.push((m, job_id));
diff --git a/components/scheduler/src/sge.rs b/components/scheduler/src/sge.rs
index bec9069..502c847 100644
--- a/components/scheduler/src/sge.rs
+++ b/components/scheduler/src/sge.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use tera::Tera;
 const DEFAULT_TEMPLATE: &str = r#"#!/bin/bash
 #$ -N {{job_name}}
 #$ -V
-#$ -j oe
+#$ -j y
 #$ -o {{log_path}}
 {% if parallel -%}#$ -pe orte {{num_mpi_cpus}}{% endif %}