diff --git a/src/builder.c b/src/builder.c
index da49bee..fab962b 100644
--- a/src/builder.c
+++ b/src/builder.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int default_create_node(IsoNodeBuilder *builder, IsoImage *image,
     name = iso_file_source_get_name(src);
 
     /* get info about source */
-    if (image->recOpts->follow_symlinks) {
+    if (image->recOpts.follow_symlinks) {
         result = iso_file_source_stat(src, &info);
     } else {
         result = iso_file_source_lstat(src, &info);
diff --git a/src/image.c b/src/image.c
index 9130def..6ad85b3 100644
--- a/src/image.c
+++ b/src/image.c
@@ -77,15 +77,6 @@ int iso_image_new(const char *name, IsoImage **image)
         return res;
     }
     img->refcount = 1;
-    img->recOpts = calloc(1, sizeof(IsoImageRecOpts));
-    if (img->recOpts == NULL) {
-        libiso_msgs_destroy(&img->messenger, 0);
-        iso_node_builder_unref(img->builder);
-        iso_filesystem_unref(img->fs);
-        iso_node_unref((IsoNode*)img->root);
-        free(img);
-        return ISO_MEM_ERROR;
-    }
 
     if (name != NULL) {
         img->volset_id = strdup(name);
@@ -116,7 +107,6 @@ void iso_image_unref(IsoImage *image)
         libiso_msgs_destroy(&image->messenger, 0);
         iso_node_builder_unref(image->builder);
         iso_filesystem_unref(image->fs);
-        free(image->recOpts);
         free(image->volset_id);
         free(image->volume_id);
         free(image->publisher_id);
diff --git a/src/image.h b/src/image.h
index e2c36ba..c8ee002 100644
--- a/src/image.h
+++ b/src/image.h
@@ -24,43 +24,6 @@
 
 typedef struct Iso_Image_Rec_Opts IsoImageRecOpts;
 
-struct Iso_Image
-{
-
-    int refcount;
-
-    IsoDir *root;
-
-    char *volset_id;
-
-    char *volume_id; /**< Volume identifier. */
-    char *publisher_id; /**< Volume publisher. */
-    char *data_preparer_id; /**< Volume data preparer. */
-    char *system_id; /**< Volume system identifier. */
-    char *application_id; /**< Volume application id */
-    char *copyright_file_id;
-    char *abstract_file_id;
-    char *biblio_file_id;
-
-    /* message messenger for the image */
-    struct libiso_msgs *messenger;
-
-    /**
-     * Default filesystem to use when adding files to the image tree.
-     */
-    IsoFilesystem *fs;
-
-    /*
-     * Default builder to use when adding files to the image tree.
-     */
-    IsoNodeBuilder *builder;
-
-    /**
-     * Options for recursive directory addition
-     */
-    IsoImageRecOpts *recOpts;
-};
-
 /**
  * Options for recursive directory addition
  */
@@ -119,4 +82,41 @@ struct Iso_Image_Rec_Opts
     int (*report)(IsoFileSource *src, int action, int flag);
 };
 
+struct Iso_Image
+{
+
+    int refcount;
+
+    IsoDir *root;
+
+    char *volset_id;
+
+    char *volume_id; /**< Volume identifier. */
+    char *publisher_id; /**< Volume publisher. */
+    char *data_preparer_id; /**< Volume data preparer. */
+    char *system_id; /**< Volume system identifier. */
+    char *application_id; /**< Volume application id */
+    char *copyright_file_id;
+    char *abstract_file_id;
+    char *biblio_file_id;
+
+    /* message messenger for the image */
+    struct libiso_msgs *messenger;
+
+    /**
+     * Default filesystem to use when adding files to the image tree.
+     */
+    IsoFilesystem *fs;
+
+    /*
+     * Default builder to use when adding files to the image tree.
+     */
+    IsoNodeBuilder *builder;
+
+    /**
+     * Options for recursive directory addition
+     */
+    IsoImageRecOpts recOpts;
+};
+
 #endif /*LIBISO_IMAGE_H_*/
diff --git a/src/tree.c b/src/tree.c
index dae8221..1593d5d 100644
--- a/src/tree.c
+++ b/src/tree.c
@@ -369,10 +369,10 @@ static
 int check_excludes(IsoImage *image, const char *path)
 {
     char **exclude;
-    if (image->recOpts->excludes == NULL) {
+    if (image->recOpts.excludes == NULL) {
         return 0;
     }
-    exclude = image->recOpts->excludes;
+    exclude = image->recOpts.excludes;
     while (*exclude) {
         if (strcmp(*exclude, path) == 0) {
             return 1;
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ int check_excludes(IsoImage *image, const char *path)
 static
 int check_hidden(IsoImage *image, const char *name)
 {
-    return (image->recOpts->ignore_hidden && name[0] == '.');
+    return (image->recOpts.ignore_hidden && name[0] == '.');
 }
 
 /**
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ int iso_add_dir_aux(IsoImage *image, IsoDir *parent, IsoFileSource *dir)
         }
         if (*pos != NULL && !strcmp((*pos)->name, name)) {
             flag = 1;
-            if (action == 1 && image->recOpts->replace == 0) {
+            if (action == 1 && image->recOpts.replace == 0) {
                 action = 2;
             }
         }
@@ -444,8 +444,8 @@ int iso_add_dir_aux(IsoImage *image, IsoDir *parent, IsoFileSource *dir)
         free(name);
 
         /* ask user if callback has been set */
-        if (image->recOpts->report) {
-            action = image->recOpts->report(file, action, flag);
+        if (image->recOpts.report) {
+            action = image->recOpts.report(file, action, flag);
         }
 
         if (action == 2) {
@@ -465,10 +465,10 @@ int iso_add_dir_aux(IsoImage *image, IsoDir *parent, IsoFileSource *dir)
             iso_msg_note(image, LIBISO_FILE_IGNORED, "Error %d when adding "
                          "file %s", result, iso_file_source_get_path(file));
 
-            if (image->recOpts->report) {
-                action = image->recOpts->report(file, result, flag);
+            if (image->recOpts.report) {
+                action = image->recOpts.report(file, result, flag);
             } else {
-                action = image->recOpts->stop_on_error ? 3 : 1;
+                action = image->recOpts.stop_on_error ? 3 : 1;
             }
 
             /* free file */
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ int iso_add_dir_aux(IsoImage *image, IsoDir *parent, IsoFileSource *dir)
             iso_file_source_unref(file);
             if (result < 0) {
                 /* error */
-                if (image->recOpts->stop_on_error) {
+                if (image->recOpts.stop_on_error) {
                     action = 3; /* stop */
                     result = 1; /* prevent error to be passing up */
                     break;
@@ -522,7 +522,8 @@ int iso_add_dir_aux(IsoImage *image, IsoDir *parent, IsoFileSource *dir)
     }
 
     if (result < 0) {
-        // TODO printf message
+        /* error reading dir, should never occur */
+        iso_msg_sorry(image, LIBISO_CANT_READ_FILE, "Error reading dir");
         action = result;
     }