diff --git a/libisofs/ecma119.c b/libisofs/ecma119.c
index b0c9423..20668ba 100644
--- a/libisofs/ecma119.c
+++ b/libisofs/ecma119.c
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ static int show_chunk_to_jte(Ecma119Image *target, char *buf, int count)
 
     if (target->libjte_handle == NULL)
         return ISO_SUCCESS;
-
-    /* >>> What is the meaning of libjte_show_data_chunk(islast) ? */
-
     ret = libjte_show_data_chunk(target->libjte_handle, buf, count, 1, 0, 
                   target->bytes_written + (off_t) count == target->total_size);
-    if (ret <= 0)
+    if (ret <= 0) {
+        iso_libjte_forward_msgs(target->libjte_handle,
+                                target->image->id, ISO_LIBJTE_FILE_FAILED, 0);
         return ISO_LIBJTE_FILE_FAILED;
+    }
 
 #endif /* Libisofs_with_libjtE */
 
@@ -1267,8 +1267,11 @@ static int finish_libjte(Ecma119Image *target)
 
     if (target->libjte_handle != NULL) {
         ret = libjte_write_footer(target->libjte_handle);
-        if (ret <= 0)
+        if (ret <= 0) {
+            iso_libjte_forward_msgs(target->libjte_handle, 
+                                target->image->id, ISO_LIBJTE_END_FAILED, 0);
             return ISO_LIBJTE_END_FAILED;
+        }
     }
 
 #endif /* Libisofs_with_libjtE */
@@ -1601,6 +1604,8 @@ int ecma119_image_new(IsoImage *src, IsoWriteOpts *opts, Ecma119Image **img)
         target->libjte_handle = opts->libjte_handle;
         ret = libjte_write_header(target->libjte_handle);
         if (ret <= 0) {
+            iso_libjte_forward_msgs(target->libjte_handle, 
+                                target->image->id, ISO_LIBJTE_START_FAILED, 0);
             ret = ISO_LIBJTE_START_FAILED;
             goto target_cleanup;
         }
diff --git a/libisofs/filesrc.c b/libisofs/filesrc.c
index d03a22f..36ac0d3 100644
--- a/libisofs/filesrc.c
+++ b/libisofs/filesrc.c
@@ -393,9 +393,13 @@ int filesrc_writer_write_data(IsoImageWriter *writer)
             res = libjte_begin_data_file(t->libjte_handle, name,
                                          BLOCK_SIZE, file_size);
             if (res <= 0) {
-                filesrc_close(file);
-                ret = ISO_LIBJTE_FILE_FAILED;
-                goto ex;
+                res = iso_libjte_forward_msgs(t->libjte_handle, t->image->id,
+                                        ISO_LIBJTE_FILE_FAILED, 0);
+                if (res < 0) {
+                    filesrc_close(file);
+                    ret = ISO_LIBJTE_FILE_FAILED;
+                    goto ex;
+                }
             }
             jte_begun = 1;
         }
@@ -507,6 +511,8 @@ int filesrc_writer_write_data(IsoImageWriter *writer)
         if (t->libjte_handle != NULL) {
             res = libjte_end_data_file(t->libjte_handle);
             if (res <= 0) {
+                iso_libjte_forward_msgs(t->libjte_handle, t->image->id,
+                                        ISO_LIBJTE_FILE_FAILED, 0);
                 ret = ISO_LIBJTE_FILE_FAILED;
                 goto ex;
             }
@@ -522,8 +528,11 @@ ex:;
         iso_md5_end(&ctx, md5);
 
 #ifdef Libisofs_with_libjtE
-    if (jte_begun) 
+    if (jte_begun) {
         libjte_end_data_file(t->libjte_handle);
+        iso_libjte_forward_msgs(t->libjte_handle, t->image->id,
+                                ISO_LIBJTE_END_FAILED, 0);
+    }
 #endif /* Libisofs_with_libjtE */
 
     return ret;
diff --git a/libisofs/libisofs.h b/libisofs/libisofs.h
index a994ab5..dc75e39 100644
--- a/libisofs/libisofs.h
+++ b/libisofs/libisofs.h
@@ -6221,8 +6221,8 @@ int iso_md5_match(char first_md5[16], char second_md5[16]);
 #define ISO_LIBJTE_END_FAILED      0xE830FE93
 
 /** Failed to process file for Jigdo Template Extraction
-   (FAILURE, HIGH, -366) */
-#define ISO_LIBJTE_FILE_FAILED      0xE830FE92
+   (MISHAP, HIGH, -366) */
+#define ISO_LIBJTE_FILE_FAILED      0xE430FE92
 
 
 /* Internal developer note: 
diff --git a/libisofs/messages.c b/libisofs/messages.c
index 9df3290..e5b3d19 100644
--- a/libisofs/messages.c
+++ b/libisofs/messages.c
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
+#ifdef Libisofs_with_libjtE
+#include <libjte/libjte.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "libiso_msgs.h"
 #include "libisofs.h"
 #include "messages.h"
@@ -523,3 +527,33 @@ int iso_report_errfile(char *path, int error_code, int os_errno, int flag)
                        path, os_errno, 0);
     return(1);
 }
+
+
+int iso_libjte_forward_msgs(void *libjte_handle,
+                            int imgid, int errcode, int flag)
+{
+
+#ifdef Libisofs_with_libjtE
+
+    char *msg = NULL;
+    int res;
+    struct libjte_env *handle = (struct libjte_env *) libjte_handle;
+
+    res = ISO_SUCCESS;
+    while(1) {
+       msg= libjte_get_next_message(handle);
+       if(msg == NULL)
+    break;
+       res = iso_msg_submit(imgid, errcode, 0, msg);
+       free(msg);
+    }
+    return res;
+
+#else /* Libisofs_with_libjtE */
+
+    return ISO_SUCCESS;
+
+#endif /* ! Libisofs_with_libjtE */
+
+}
+
diff --git a/libisofs/messages.h b/libisofs/messages.h
index 788742e..693457b 100644
--- a/libisofs/messages.h
+++ b/libisofs/messages.h
@@ -54,4 +54,10 @@ int iso_msg_submit(int imgid, int errcode, int causedby, const char *fmt, ...);
 int iso_report_errfile(char *path, int error_code, int os_errno, int flag);
 
 
+/* Drains the libjte message list and puts out the messages via
+   iso_msg_submit()
+*/
+int iso_libjte_forward_msgs(void *libjte_handle,
+                            int imgid, int errcode, int flag);
+
 #endif /*MESSAGES_H_*/