diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 4c37396e..4ac493db 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.02.14.101916"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.02.14.120557"
diff --git a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
index d94b2529..4ba4fe0e 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
@@ -775,9 +775,9 @@ int Xorriso_write_session(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
    if(xorriso->patch_isolinux_image) {
      if(ret==1) {
        relax|= isoburn_igopt_allow_full_ascii;
-       el_torito_patch_isolinux_image(bootimg);
-       sprintf(xorriso->info_text, "Patched alleged isolinux boot image");
+       sprintf(xorriso->info_text, "Patching alleged isolinux boot image");
        Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "NOTE", 0);
+       el_torito_patch_isolinux_image(bootimg);
      } else {
        sprintf(xorriso->info_text,
                "Could not find any boot image for -boot_image isolinux patch");
@@ -830,6 +830,10 @@ int Xorriso_write_session(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
  sopts.fifo_size= xorriso->fs * 2048;
 #endif /* NIX */
 
+ /* Make final abort check before starting expensive activities */
+ ret= Xorriso_eval_problem_status(xorriso, 1, 0);
+ if(ret<0)
+   {ret= 0; goto ex;}
  Xorriso_set_abort_severity(xorriso, 1);
  if(xorriso->out_drive_handle == xorriso->in_drive_handle ||
     xorriso->in_drive_handle == NULL) {