diff --git a/test/xorriso.1 b/test/xorriso.1
index 3d0c10a6..022bc6fb 100644
--- a/test/xorriso.1
+++ b/test/xorriso.1
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps
 .\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection
 .\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1)
-.TH XORRISO 1 "January 2, 2008"
+.TH XORRISO 1 "January 21, 2008"
 .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
 .\"
 .\" Some roff macros, for reference:
diff --git a/test/xorriso.c b/test/xorriso.c
index 49ab33b4..d824cc9c 100644
--- a/test/xorriso.c
+++ b/test/xorriso.c
@@ -6597,12 +6597,21 @@ int Xorriso_option_dev(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *in_adr, int flag)
  adr= in_adr;
  if(strcmp(in_adr, "-")==0)
    adr= "stdio:/dev/fd/1";
- if(xorriso->ban_stdio_write && strncmp(adr, "stdio:", 6)==0) {
-   sprintf(xorriso->info_text,
-           "Drive address banned by -ban_stdio_write : '%s'",
-           adr);
-   Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "SORRY", 0);
-   return(0);
+ if(strncmp(adr, "stdio:", 6)==0) {
+   if(strlen(adr)==6 || strcmp(adr, "stdio:/")==0 ||
+      strcmp(adr, "stdio:.")==0 || strcmp(adr, "stdio:..")==0 ||
+      strcmp(adr, "stdio:-")==0) {
+     sprintf(xorriso->info_text,
+             "No suitable path given by device address '%s'", adr);
+     Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "SORRY", 0);
+     return(0);
+   }
+   if(xorriso->ban_stdio_write) {
+     sprintf(xorriso->info_text,
+             "Drive address banned by -ban_stdio_write : '%s'", adr);
+     Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "SORRY", 0);
+     return(0);
+   }
  }
 
  if(xorriso->volset_change_pending && (flag&1)) {
diff --git a/test/xorriso_timestamp.h b/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
index f29c590d..2292f56e 100644
--- a/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.01.20.200254"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.01.21.221939"