diff --git a/openfpga/src/annotation/device_rr_gsb.cpp b/openfpga/src/annotation/device_rr_gsb.cpp
index d2eb8da29..c044ffebf 100644
--- a/openfpga/src/annotation/device_rr_gsb.cpp
+++ b/openfpga/src/annotation/device_rr_gsb.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,8 @@ void DeviceRRGSB::build_unique_module(const RRGraphView& rr_graph) {
   build_cb_unique_module(rr_graph, CHANX);
   build_cb_unique_module(rr_graph, CHANY);
 
-  build_gsb_unique_module(); /*is_compressed_ flip inside build_gsb_unique_module*/
+  build_gsb_unique_module(); /*is_compressed_ flip inside
+                                build_gsb_unique_module*/
 }
 
 void DeviceRRGSB::add_gsb_unique_module(const vtr::Point<size_t>& coordinate) {
diff --git a/openfpga/src/annotation/device_rr_gsb.h b/openfpga/src/annotation/device_rr_gsb.h
index 03c99e6af..b042fe689 100644
--- a/openfpga/src/annotation/device_rr_gsb.h
+++ b/openfpga/src/annotation/device_rr_gsb.h
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ class DeviceRRGSB {
   void reserve(
     const vtr::Point<size_t>& coordinate); /* Pre-allocate the rr_switch_block
                                               array that the device requires */
-  void reserve_unique_modules(); /* Pre-allocate the rr_sb_unique_module_id matrix that the
-                      device requires */
+  void reserve_unique_modules(); /* Pre-allocate the rr_sb_unique_module_id
+                      matrix that the device requires */
   void resize_upon_need(
     const vtr::Point<size_t>&
       coordinate); /* Resize the rr_switch_block array if needed */
diff --git a/openfpga/src/base/openfpga_build_fabric_template.h b/openfpga/src/base/openfpga_build_fabric_template.h
index e5db102ed..554b1556e 100644
--- a/openfpga/src/base/openfpga_build_fabric_template.h
+++ b/openfpga/src/base/openfpga_build_fabric_template.h
@@ -125,12 +125,6 @@ int build_fabric_template(T& openfpga_ctx, const Command& cmd,
         cmd.option_name(opt_duplicate_grid_pin).c_str());
       return CMD_EXEC_FATAL_ERROR;
     }
-    if (!openfpga_ctx.device_rr_gsb().is_compressed()) {
-      VTR_LOG_ERROR(
-        "Option '%s' requires unique blocks to be valid due to a conflict!\n",
-        cmd.option_name(opt_group_tile).c_str());
-      return CMD_EXEC_FATAL_ERROR;
-    }
   }
   /* Conflicts: duplicate_grid_pin does not support any port merge */
   if (cmd_context.option_enable(cmd, opt_duplicate_grid_pin)) {
@@ -153,6 +147,14 @@ int build_fabric_template(T& openfpga_ctx, const Command& cmd,
     openfpga_ctx.mutable_flow_manager().set_compress_routing(true);
   }
 
+  if (cmd_context.option_enable(cmd, opt_group_tile)) {
+    if (!openfpga_ctx.device_rr_gsb().is_compressed()) {
+      VTR_LOG_ERROR(
+        "Option '%s' requires unique blocks to be valid due to a conflict!\n",
+        cmd.option_name(opt_group_tile).c_str());
+      return CMD_EXEC_FATAL_ERROR;
+    }
+  }
   VTR_LOG("\n");
 
   /* Record the execution status in curr_status for each command