diff --git a/experimental/ecdb/trunk/TODO b/experimental/ecdb/trunk/TODO
index 1bcd162f..91fca106 100644
--- a/experimental/ecdb/trunk/TODO
+++ b/experimental/ecdb/trunk/TODO
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ TODO
 -> finish interface
 -> more flexible typebuf
 -> more configuration options (speed and drive choice done)
--> fix combo theme
 -> figure out what to do about dnd, should it be consolidated into one system, how to handle internel, etc.
 -> don't load the sources all at one time (lots of memory consumed -- for my entire development tree containing 154256 files, ecdb uses 46mb)
 -> integrate exchange
@@ -24,3 +23,4 @@ DONE
 -> get rid of evas_object_name_find/name_set
 -> Detect if the media in a drive has changed and update the drive info using dbus.
 -> make theme and code use a custom signal, rather than mouse,clicked,1
+-> fix combo theme (good enough, and hopefully someone will make a nicer default theme anyways)
diff --git a/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_erase.c b/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_erase.c
index ec31b023..051bcad3 100644
--- a/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_erase.c
+++ b/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_erase.c
@@ -31,23 +31,9 @@ ecdb_erase_disc(Ecdb_Erase_Project *proj, Ecdb_Page *page)
 
    disc_state = burn_disc_get_status(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive->
                                                          tangible[0].drive);
-   if (disc_state == BURN_DISC_BLANK)
-   {
-      EINA_ERROR_PINFO("Disc is already blank!\n");
-      return FALSE;
-   }
-   else if (disc_state == BURN_DISC_EMPTY)
-   {
-      EINA_ERROR_PINFO("No disc!\n");
-      return FALSE;
-   }
-   else if (!burn_disc_erasable(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive->
-                     tangible[0].drive))
-   {
-      EINA_ERROR_PINFO("Not able to erase!\n");
-      return FALSE;
-   }
-   else if (disc_state == BURN_DISC_FULL || BURN_DISC_APPENDABLE)
+   if (((disc_state == BURN_DISC_FULL)
+         || (disc_state == BURN_DISC_APPENDABLE))
+         && (burn_disc_erasable(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive->tangible[0].drive)))
    {
       EINA_ERROR_PINFO("Beginning to erase disc!\n");
       ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->pipe = ecore_pipe_add(ecdb_erase_progress_handler,
@@ -62,7 +48,7 @@ ecdb_erase_disc(Ecdb_Erase_Project *proj, Ecdb_Page *page)
    }
    else
    {
-      EINA_ERROR_PINFO("Not of erasable type\n");
+      EINA_ERROR_PINFO("Disc not suitable for erasing\n");
       return FALSE;
    }
 }
diff --git a/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_erase_gui.c b/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_erase_gui.c
index 909b1fc0..f24305fd 100644
--- a/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_erase_gui.c
+++ b/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_erase_gui.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ _button_cb_begin(void *data, Evas_Object *o __UNUSED__,
    {
       EINA_ERROR_PDBG("Choose a drive!\n");
       edje_object_part_text_set(page->erase, "progress_text",
-                                                         "Choose a Drive!");
+                                          "Choose a Drive!");
       return;
    }
 
@@ -79,6 +79,26 @@ _button_cb_begin(void *data, Evas_Object *o __UNUSED__,
       return;
    }
 
+   if (!ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive->fresh_info)
+   {
+      EINA_ERROR_PDBG("Insert a disc into the drive!\n");
+      edje_object_part_text_set(page->erase, "progress_text",
+                                          "Insert a disc into the drive!");
+      burn_drive_release(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive->tangible[0].drive, 0);
+      burn_drive_info_free(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive->tangible);
+      return;
+   }
+
+   if (ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive->status & ECDB_DISC_BLANK)
+   {
+      EINA_ERROR_PDBG("Disc is already blank!\n");
+      edje_object_part_text_set(page->erase, "progress_text",
+                                          "Disc is already blank!");
+      burn_drive_release(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive->tangible[0].drive, 0);
+      burn_drive_info_free(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive->tangible);
+      return;
+   }
+
    proj->quick = ecdb_check_checked_get(proj->speed);
    // TODO: Error Messages here
    if (!ecdb_erase_disc(proj, page))
diff --git a/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_hal.c b/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_hal.c
index 297b43e0..373f0288 100644
--- a/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_hal.c
+++ b/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_hal.c
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ _ecdb_hal_volume_handle(void *data, void *reply_data, DBusError *error)
    {
       if (!strcmp(udi, drive->udi))
       {
+         drive->fresh_info = TRUE;
          drive->disc_udi = disc_udi;
          drive->capacity = e_hal_property_uint64_get(ret,
                                                 "volume.disc.capacity", NULL);