diff --git a/xorriso/write_run.c b/xorriso/write_run.c
index 4b3ab1f0..95343506 100644
--- a/xorriso/write_run.c
+++ b/xorriso/write_run.c
@@ -1194,6 +1194,8 @@ ex:;
 
    /* >>> ??? revive discarded boot image */;
 
+   /* suppress automatic -commit at program end */
+   xorriso->volset_change_pending= 3;
  }
  if(disc!=NULL)
    burn_disc_free(disc);
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_private.h b/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
index 0e83563a..efb155b9 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
@@ -309,9 +309,12 @@ struct XorrisO { /* the global context of xorriso */
                             loaded image. */
 
  int volset_change_pending; /* whether -commit would make sense
-                               0= no change pending , 1= change pending
+                               0= no change pending
+                               1= change pending
                                2= change pending, but -as misofs -print-size
                                   was performed on the changed image model
+                               3= change pending, but the attempt to write it
+                                  failed
                              */
  int no_volset_present;     /* set to 1 on first failure */
 
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 9a3ac703..93bc9662 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2013.08.20.144306"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2013.08.27.095314"