diff --git a/test/xorriso.c b/test/xorriso.c
index a451368d..2a07c38a 100644
--- a/test/xorriso.c
+++ b/test/xorriso.c
@@ -1725,6 +1725,7 @@ static char Xorriso_sys_rc_nameS[Xorriso_rc_nuM][80]= {
  "placeholder for $HOME/.xorrisorc"
 };
 
+
 int Xorriso_new(struct XorrisO ** xorriso,char *progname, int flag)
 {
  int i;
@@ -1733,6 +1734,7 @@ int Xorriso_new(struct XorrisO ** xorriso,char *progname, int flag)
  *xorriso= m= TSOB_FELD(struct XorrisO,1);
  if(m==NULL)
    return(-1);
+ m->libs_are_started= 0;
  strncpy(m->progname,progname,sizeof(m->progname)-1);
  m->progname[sizeof(m->progname)-1]= 0;
  if(getcwd(m->initial_wdx,sizeof(m->initial_wdx)-1)==NULL)
@@ -4980,7 +4982,7 @@ int Xorriso_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
  /* The prescan of arguments performs actions which have to happen before
     the normal processing of startup files and arguments. Currently:
-     -no_rc and single-argumenti runs like  -help or -version.
+     -no_rc and single-argument runs like  -help or -version.
  */
  ret= Xorriso_prescan_args(xorriso,argc,argv,0);
  if(ret==0)
diff --git a/test/xorriso_private.h b/test/xorriso_private.h
index 8694c68b..541e56ae 100644
--- a/test/xorriso_private.h
+++ b/test/xorriso_private.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ typedef int (*Cleanup_app_handler_T)();
 
 struct XorrisO { /* the global context of xorriso */
 
+ int libs_are_started;
+
  /* source */
  char progname[SfileadrL];
  char initial_wdx[SfileadrL];
diff --git a/test/xorriso_timestamp.h b/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
index ac0fbb37..26676048 100644
--- a/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2007.10.18.183200"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2007.10.18.185731"
diff --git a/test/xorrisoburn.c b/test/xorrisoburn.c
index df6c46c6..a11da370 100644
--- a/test/xorrisoburn.c
+++ b/test/xorrisoburn.c
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ int Xorriso_startup_libraries(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
  }
  ret= isoburn_initialize();
  if(ret==0) {
-   Xorriso_process_msg_queues(xorriso,0);
    sprintf(xorriso->info_text, "Cannot initialize libraries");
    Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "FATAL", 0);
    free(handler_prefix);
    return(0);
  }
+ xorriso->libs_are_started= 1;
 
  queue_sev= "DEBUG";
  if(xorriso->library_msg_direct_print) {
@@ -505,6 +505,8 @@ int Xorriso_process_msg_queues(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
  int ret, error_code= 0, os_errno= 0, count= 0, pass;
  char severity[80];
 
+ if(!xorriso->libs_are_started)
+   return(1);
  for(pass= 0; pass< 2; pass++) {
    while(1) {
      if(pass==0)