diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index aee7994b..db24b4c5 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2010.01.17.145019"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2010.01.17.145139"
diff --git a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
index 48781807..4213c1ba 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
@@ -5778,8 +5778,14 @@ int Xorriso_blank_media(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
    usleep(1000000);
  }
  Xorriso_process_msg_queues(xorriso,0);
- sprintf(xorriso->info_text, "Blanking done\n");
- Xorriso_info(xorriso,0);
+
+ if(burn_drive_wrote_well(drive)) {
+   sprintf(xorriso->info_text, "Blanking done\n");
+   Xorriso_info(xorriso,0);
+ } else {
+   sprintf(xorriso->info_text, "Blanking failed.");
+   Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "FAILURE", 0);
+ }
  if(!(flag & 4)) {
    ret= Xorriso_reaquire_outdev(xorriso, 
                   2 + (xorriso->in_drive_handle == xorriso->out_drive_handle));