diff --git a/test/xorriso.c b/test/xorriso.c
index 3c9cafef..f7b083ad 100644
--- a/test/xorriso.c
+++ b/test/xorriso.c
@@ -3121,10 +3121,16 @@ int Xorriso_eval_problem_status(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int ret, int flag)
 int Xorriso_option_abort_on(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *severity, int flag)
 {
  int ret, sev;
+ char sfe[4*SfileadrL];
 
  ret= Xorriso__text_to_sev(severity, &sev, 0);
- if(ret<=0)
+ if(ret<=0) {
+   sprintf(xorriso->info_text,
+           "-abort_on: Not a known severity name : %s",
+           Text_shellsafe(severity, sfe, 0));
+   Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "SORRY", 0);
    return(ret);
+ }
  if(Sfile_str(xorriso->abort_on_text,severity,0)<=0)
    return(-1);
  xorriso->abort_on_severity= sev;
@@ -4548,10 +4554,16 @@ int Xorriso_option_report_about(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *severity,
                                 int flag)
 {
  int ret, sev;
+ char sfe[4*SfileadrL];
 
  ret= Xorriso__text_to_sev(severity, &sev, 0);
- if(ret<=0)
+ if(ret<=0) {
+   sprintf(xorriso->info_text,
+           "-report_about: Not a known severity name : %s",
+           Text_shellsafe(severity, sfe, 0));
+   Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "WARNING", 0);
    return(ret);
+ }
  if(Sfile_str(xorriso->report_about_text,severity,0)<=0)
    return(-1);
  xorriso->report_about_severity= sev;
diff --git a/test/xorriso_timestamp.h b/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 1089eb63..5c0c9526 100644
--- a/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2007.11.02.143549"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2007.11.02.143658"