diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 7d0b4ce4..feb102b1 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.09.08.121548"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.09.09.082406"
diff --git a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
index 9e8e072c..e751e097 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ int Xorriso_pacifier_loop(struct XorrisO *xorriso, struct burn_drive *drive,
            next_base_count= progress.sector;
          }
          if(first_base_time > 0 &&
-            current_time - first_base_time >= 3 &&
+            current_time - first_base_time >= 10 &&
             progress.sectors > first_base_count) {
            norm= (1.0 - quot);
            if(norm < 0.0001)
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ int Xorriso_pacifier_loop(struct XorrisO *xorriso, struct burn_drive *drive,
            norm= 1.0;
          }
          if(base_time > 0 && 
-            current_time - base_time >= 3 && progress.sectors > base_count) {
+            current_time - base_time >= 10 && progress.sectors > base_count) {
            quot= ((double) progress.sector - base_count)
                   / ((double) progress.sectors - base_count);
            time_prediction+= (1.0 - quot) / quot * (current_time - base_time);
@@ -1269,6 +1269,8 @@ int Xorriso_pacifier_loop(struct XorrisO *xorriso, struct burn_drive *drive,
      if(aborting<=0)
        aborting= Xorriso_check_burn_abort(xorriso, 0);
      usleep(100000);
+     if(((time_t) Sfile_microtime(0)) - ((time_t) current_time) >= 1)
+   break;
    }
  }
  return(1);