diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index b8ec5dba..039bb274 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2010.01.17.145751"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2010.01.19.133712"
diff --git a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
index 4213c1ba..86556071 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
@@ -7704,10 +7704,10 @@ int Xorriso_widen_hardlink(struct XorrisO *xorriso, void * boss_iter,
 
  /* Lookup all di_array instances of node */
  if(LIBISO_ISDIR(node))
-   return(1);
+   return(3);
  ret= Xorriso_search_di_range(xorriso, node, &idx, &low, &high, 2);
  if(ret <= 0)
-   return(1);
+   return(3);
  /* Check and reset di_do_widen bits */
  for(i= low; i <= high; i++) {
    if(node != xorriso->di_array[i]) /* might be NULL */
@@ -7717,12 +7717,15 @@ int Xorriso_widen_hardlink(struct XorrisO *xorriso, void * boss_iter,
    xorriso->di_do_widen[i / 8]&= ~(1 << (i % 8));
  }
  if(idx < 0 || !do_widen)
-   return(1);
+   return(3);
 
  ret= Xorriso_pfx_disk_path(xorriso, abs_path, iso_prefix, disk_prefix,
                             disk_path, 0);
  if(ret <= 0)
    return(ret);
+ ret= Sfile_type(disk_path, 1);
+ if(ret < 0)
+   return(3); /* does not exist on disk */
 
  /* >>> compare_result bit17 = is_split */;