diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 68e54b45..57f70b0a 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.02.11.135418"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.02.11.150123"
diff --git a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
index 1a564a38..105b223b 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
@@ -766,7 +766,8 @@ int Xorriso_write_session(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
                "Could not find any boot image for -boot_image isolinux patch");
        Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "WARNING", 0);
      }
-   } else if(xorriso->keep_boot_image) {
+   } else if(xorriso->keep_boot_image && ret==1) {
+     relax|= isoburn_igopt_allow_full_ascii;
      sprintf(xorriso->info_text, "Keeping boot image unchanged");
      Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "NOTE", 0);
    } else if(ret==1) {