diff --git a/lib/tasks/atc/aip.rake b/lib/tasks/atc/aip.rake
index 9b965ed..86d981f 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/atc/aip.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/atc/aip.rake
@@ -1,14 +1,31 @@
 namespace :atc do
   namespace :aip do
+
+    def aip_path_is_valid?(aip_path)
+      if !File.exist?(aip_path)
+        puts Rainbow("Error: AIP not found at path: #{aip_path}").red.bright
+        return false
+      elsif aip_path.include?('//')
+        puts Rainbow("Error: The AIP path you entered contains a double slash (//): #{aip_path}").red.bright
+        return false
+      elsif aip_path == '/'
+        puts Rainbow("Error: Invalid AIP path: #{aip_path}").red.bright
+        return false
+      end
+
+      true
+    end
+
     desc 'Load files from an AIP into ATC, load checksums from the AIP manifest, and initiate transfer and verification processes.'
     task load: :environment do
       aip_path = ENV['path']
       dry_run = ENV['dry_run'] == 'true'
 
       if aip_path.blank?
-        puts "Missing required argument: aip_path"
+        puts Rainbow("Missing required argument: aip_path").red.bright
         next
       end
+      next unless aip_path_is_valid?(aip_path)
 
       aip_reader = Atc::AipReader.new(aip_path, verbose: true)
 
@@ -53,13 +70,17 @@ namespace :atc do
       aip_path = ENV['path']
 
       if aip_path.blank?
-        puts "Missing required argument: aip_path"
+        puts Rainbow("Missing required argument: aip_path").red.bright
         next
       end
+      next unless aip_path_is_valid?(aip_path)
 
       puts Rainbow("\nChecking on the status of SourceObjects with a path starting with: #{aip_path} ...").blue.bright
       puts "(this can be a slow process)\n\n"
-      puts "------------------------------"
+
+      puts "-----------------------------"
+      puts "|          Results          |"
+      puts "-----------------------------"
 
       time = Benchmark.measure do
         number_of_local_files = Dir.glob(File.join(aip_path, '**', '*')).select { |file| File.file?(file) }.count
@@ -67,12 +88,13 @@ namespace :atc do
         puts "-> This number should match the next number, which will be the number of SourceObject in the ATC database.\n\n"
 
         source_object_count = SourceObject.where('path LIKE ?', "#{aip_path}%").count
-        puts Rainbow("SourceObjects: #{source_object_count}").blue.bright
+        puts Rainbow("SourceObjects added to ATC database: #{source_object_count}").blue.bright
         puts "-> SourceObjects should equal the number of files in the AIP (#{Rainbow(number_of_local_files).blue.bright}).\n\n"
 
         if number_of_local_files != source_object_count
-          puts Rainbow("ERROR: There was a mismatch between the number of files on the filesystem and the number of SourceObjects in the database!").red.bright
-          puts Rainbow("That's bad!  This should be investigated further!\n").red.bright
+          puts Rainbow("ERROR: There was a mismatch between the number of files on the filesystem and the number of SourceObjects in the ATC database!").red.bright
+          puts Rainbow("That's bad! This requires investigation!").red.bright
+          next
         end
 
         # # NOTE: The section below is currently commented out because it might not actually be helpful
@@ -98,36 +120,51 @@ namespace :atc do
         # puts "Changes in these numbers are only an indication that the transfer is in progress. \n\n"
 
         # Check to see how many of the AIP files have StoredObject records
-        {
-          'AWS' => 0, # storage_type 0 is AWS
-          'GCP' => 1 # storage_type 1 is GCP
-        }.each do |storage_provider_type_name, storage_provider_type_value|
-          count = StoredObject.where(
-            'storage_provider_id IN (SELECT id FROM storage_providers WHERE storage_type = ?) '\
-            'AND '\
-            'source_object_id IN (SELECT id from source_objects WHERE path LIKE ?)',
-            storage_provider_type_value,
-            "#{aip_path}%"
-          ).count
-          puts Rainbow("#{storage_provider_type_name} StoredObjects: #{count}").blue.bright
-        end
+        aws_stored_object_count = StoredObject.where(
+          'storage_provider_id IN (SELECT id FROM storage_providers WHERE storage_type = ?) '\
+          'AND '\
+          'source_object_id IN (SELECT id from source_objects WHERE path LIKE ?)',
+          0,
+          "#{aip_path}%"
+        ).count
+        puts Rainbow("AWS StoredObjects: #{aws_stored_object_count}").blue.bright
+
+        gcp_stored_object_count = StoredObject.where(
+          'storage_provider_id IN (SELECT id FROM storage_providers WHERE storage_type = ?) '\
+          'AND '\
+          'source_object_id IN (SELECT id from source_objects WHERE path LIKE ?)',
+          1,
+          "#{aip_path}%"
+        ).count
+        puts Rainbow("GCP StoredObjects: #{gcp_stored_object_count}").blue.bright
+
         puts "-> AWS and GCP StoredObject counts should equal the number of files in the AIP (#{Rainbow(number_of_local_files).blue.bright}) when all transfers have completed.\n\n"
 
         # Check to see how many of the AIP files have AWS FixityVerification records
         # NOTE: we only do fixity verifications on AWS records at this time.
-        grouped_counts = FixityVerification.where(
+        grouped_status_counts = FixityVerification.where(
           'source_object_id IN (SELECT id from source_objects WHERE path LIKE ?)',
           "#{aip_path}%"
         ).group(:status).count
         puts Rainbow('FixityVerifications:').blue.bright
         FixityVerification.statuses.keys.each do |status|
-          count = grouped_counts[status]
-          puts Rainbow("#{status}: #{count.to_i}").blue.bright
+          puts Rainbow("#{status}: #{grouped_status_counts[status].to_i}").blue.bright
         end
-        puts "-> FixityVerification success count should equal the number of files in the AIP (#{Rainbow(number_of_local_files).blue.bright}) when all transfers have completed fixity verification, and there should be 0 failures.\n"
+        puts "-> FixityVerification success count should equal the number of files in the AIP (#{Rainbow(number_of_local_files).blue.bright}) when all transfers have completed fixity verification, and there should be 0 failures.\n\n"
+
+        # Print summary (and any warnings)
+
+        puts "-----------------------------"
+        puts "|          Summary          |"
+        puts "-----------------------------"
+
+        puts "Local file count (#{Rainbow(number_of_local_files).blue.bright}) matches ATC DB SourceObject count (#{Rainbow(source_object_count).blue.bright})? #{number_of_local_files == source_object_count ? Rainbow("YES").green : Rainbow("NO").red.bright}"
+        puts "AWS transfers complete? #{number_of_local_files == aws_stored_object_count ? Rainbow("YES").green : Rainbow("NO").red.bright}"
+        puts "GCP transfers complete? #{number_of_local_files == gcp_stored_object_count ? Rainbow("YES").green : Rainbow("NO").red.bright}"
+        puts "Fixity verifications complete? #{number_of_local_files == grouped_status_counts['success'] ? Rainbow("YES").green : Rainbow("NO").red.bright}"
       end
-      puts "------------------------------\n\n"
-      puts "Status check finished in #{time.real.round(2)} seconds.\n\n"
+
+      puts "\nStatus check finished in #{time.real.round(2)} seconds.\n\n"
     end
   end
 end