diff --git a/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h b/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h
index e128ca5..33cb93d 100644
--- a/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h
+++ b/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Cdrskin_timestamP "2007.01.03.163026"
+#define Cdrskin_timestamP "2007.01.03.164716"
diff --git a/libburn/async.c b/libburn/async.c
index 4aae06e..73dd204 100644
--- a/libburn/async.c
+++ b/libburn/async.c
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 #include "options.h"
 #include "async.h"
 #include "init.h"
+#include "back_hacks.h"
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 /*
 #include <a ssert.h>
@@ -207,6 +209,9 @@ void burn_disc_erase(struct burn_drive *drive, int fast)
 {
 	struct erase_opts o;
 
+	/* A70103 : will be set to 0 by burn_disc_erase_sync() */
+	drive->cancel = 1;
+
 	/* ts A61006 */
 	/* a ssert(drive); */
 	/* a ssert(!SCAN_GOING()); */
@@ -227,6 +232,19 @@ void burn_disc_erase(struct burn_drive *drive, int fast)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* ts A70103 moved up from burn_disc_erase_sync() */
+	/* ts A60825 : allow on parole to blank appendable CDs */
+	if ( ! (drive->status == BURN_DISC_FULL ||
+		(drive->status == BURN_DISC_APPENDABLE &&
+		 ! libburn_back_hack_42) ) ) {
+		libdax_msgs_submit(libdax_messenger, drive->global_index,
+			0x00020130,
+			LIBDAX_MSGS_SEV_SORRY, LIBDAX_MSGS_PRIO_HIGH,
+			"Drive and media state unsuitable for blanking",
+			0, 0);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	o.drive = drive;
 	o.fast = fast;
 	add_worker(drive, (WorkerFunc) erase_worker_func, &o);
diff --git a/libburn/drive.c b/libburn/drive.c
index 700fba2..5ab9436 100644
--- a/libburn/drive.c
+++ b/libburn/drive.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "sg.h"
 #include "structure.h"
-#include "back_hacks.h"
 
 #include "libdax_msgs.h"
 extern struct libdax_msgs *libdax_messenger;
@@ -444,13 +443,6 @@ void burn_disc_erase_sync(struct burn_drive *d, int fast)
 	burn_print(1, "erasing drive %s %s\n", d->idata->vendor,
 		   d->idata->product);
 
-	/* ts A60825 : allow on parole to blank appendable CDs */
-	if ( ! (d->status == BURN_DISC_FULL ||
-		(d->status == BURN_DISC_APPENDABLE &&
-		 ! libburn_back_hack_42) ) ) {
-		d->cancel = 1;
-		return;
-	}
 	d->cancel = 0;
 	d->busy = BURN_DRIVE_ERASING;
 	d->erase(d, fast);
@@ -468,7 +460,7 @@ void burn_disc_erase_sync(struct burn_drive *d, int fast)
 	while (!d->test_unit_ready(d) && d->get_erase_progress(d) == 0)
 		sleep(1);
 	while ((d->progress.sector = d->get_erase_progress(d)) > 0 ||
-	!d->test_unit_ready(d))
+		!d->test_unit_ready(d))
 		sleep(1);
 	d->progress.sector = 0x10000;
 
@@ -503,6 +495,7 @@ void burn_disc_format_sync(struct burn_drive *d, int flag)
 	while ((d->progress.sector = d->get_erase_progress(d)) > 0 ||
 	!d->test_unit_ready(d))
 		sleep(1);
+	d->sync_cache(d);
 
 	d->progress.sector = 0x10000;