diff --git a/xorriso/check_media.c b/xorriso/check_media.c
index 2f3d033a..b3917732 100644
--- a/xorriso/check_media.c
+++ b/xorriso/check_media.c
@@ -590,7 +590,6 @@ int Checkmediajob_new(struct CheckmediajoB **o, int flag)
  m->report_mode= 0;
  strcpy(m->event_severity, "ALL");
  m->slow_threshold_seq= 1.0;
- m->untested_valid= 0;
  return(1);
 }
 
@@ -632,7 +631,6 @@ int Checkmediajob_copy(struct CheckmediajoB *from, struct CheckmediajoB *to,
  to->report_mode= from->report_mode;
  strcpy(to->event_severity, from->event_severity);
  to->slow_threshold_seq= from->slow_threshold_seq;
- to->untested_valid= from->untested_valid;
  return(1);
 }
 
@@ -788,18 +786,6 @@ int Xorriso_check_media_setup_job(struct XorrisO *xorriso,
        job->time_limit= num;
      else
        job->item_limit= num;
-
-#ifdef NIX
-   } else if(strncmp(argv[i], "untested=", 9) == 0) {
-     if(strcmp(argv[i] + 9, "damaged") == 0)
-       job->untested_valid= 0;
-     if(strcmp(argv[i] + 9, "undamaged") == 0 ||
-        strcmp(argv[i] + 9, "ok") == 0)
-       job->untested_valid= 1;
-     else
-       goto unknown_value;
-#endif
-
    } else if(strncmp(argv[i], "use=", 4) == 0) {
      if(strcmp(argv[i] + 4, "outdev") == 0)
        job->use_dev= 1;
@@ -1005,6 +991,7 @@ ex:;
 
 
 /* @param flag bit0= mark untested areas as valid
+               bit1= leave untested areas as they are
 */
 int Xorriso_spotlist_to_sectormap(struct XorrisO *xorriso,
                                   struct SpotlisT *spotlist,
@@ -1064,7 +1051,9 @@ int Xorriso_spotlist_to_sectormap(struct XorrisO *xorriso,
      valid= quality > xorriso->check_media_bad_limit;
      if(quality == Xorriso_read_quality_untesteD && (flag & 1))
        valid= 1;
-     else if(pass == 0 && !valid)
+     if(quality == Xorriso_read_quality_untesteD && (flag & 2))
+   continue;
+     if(pass == 0 && !valid)
    continue;
      else if(pass == 1 && valid)
    continue;
diff --git a/xorriso/check_media.h b/xorriso/check_media.h
index 6bc6c963..541ee59a 100644
--- a/xorriso/check_media.h
+++ b/xorriso/check_media.h
@@ -144,10 +144,6 @@ struct CheckmediajoB {
                                a read operation is considered slow. This does
                                not apply to thr first read of an interval.
                              */
-
- int untested_valid; /* 1= mark untested data blocks as valid when calling
-                           Xorriso_spotlist_to_sectormap()
-                      */
 };
 
 int Checkmediajob_new(struct CheckmediajoB **o, int flag);
diff --git a/xorriso/drive_mgt.c b/xorriso/drive_mgt.c
index 4bd41620..62911e28 100644
--- a/xorriso/drive_mgt.c
+++ b/xorriso/drive_mgt.c
@@ -3240,7 +3240,7 @@ ex:;
  
  if(ret > 0) {
    ret= Xorriso_spotlist_to_sectormap(xorriso, *spotlist, read_chunk,
-                                    &(job->sector_map), !!job->untested_valid);
+                                      &(job->sector_map), 2);
    if(ret > 0 && job->sector_map_path[0]) {
      ret= Sectorbitmap_to_file(job->sector_map, job->sector_map_path, toc_info,
                                xorriso->info_text, &os_errno, 0);
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 50b456c5..8c263f81 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2014.01.16.113503"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2014.01.23.200641"