diff --git a/pixelserv.c b/pixelserv.c
index 21162e4..2f5a353 100755
--- a/pixelserv.c
+++ b/pixelserv.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void *get_in_addr(struct sockaddr *sa)
 }
 #endif
 
-int main (int argc, char *argv[]) // program start
+int main (int argc, char* argv[]) // program start
 {
   int sockfd = 0;  // listen on sock_fd
   int new_fd = 0;  // new connection on new_fd
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) // program start
           case 'o':
             errno = 0;
             select_timeout = strtol(argv[i], NULL, 10);
-            if (errno) {
+            if (errno || select_timeout <= 0) {
               error = 1;
             }
           continue;
@@ -165,7 +165,13 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) // program start
           case 'u': user = argv[i];                           continue;
 #endif
 #ifdef DEBUG
-          case 'w': warning_time = strtol(argv[i], NULL, 10); continue;
+          case 'w':
+            errno = 0;
+            warning_time = strtol(argv[i], NULL, 10);
+            if (errno || warning_time <= 0) {
+              error = 1;
+            }
+          continue;
 #endif //DEBUG
           default:  error = 1;                                continue;
         }
@@ -219,7 +225,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) // program start
   SET_LINE_NUMBER(__LINE__);
 
   openlog("pixelserv", LOG_PID | LOG_CONS | LOG_PERROR, LOG_DAEMON);
-  version_string = get_version(argv[0]);
+  version_string = get_version(argc, argv);
   if (version_string) {
     syslog(LOG_INFO, "%s", version_string);
     free(version_string);
@@ -549,7 +555,9 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) // program start
       printf("server: got connection from %s\n", ntop_buf);
 #endif
       // call handler function
-      socket_handler(new_fd
+      socket_handler(argc
+                    ,argv
+                    ,new_fd
                     ,select_timeout
                     ,pipefd[1]
                     ,stats_url
diff --git a/socket_handler.c b/socket_handler.c
index 2438ecf..cff12da 100755
--- a/socket_handler.c
+++ b/socket_handler.c
@@ -387,7 +387,9 @@ void child_signal_handler(int sig)
 # define TIME_CHECK(x,y...)
 #endif //DEBUG
 
-void socket_handler(const int new_fd
+void socket_handler(int argc
+                   ,char* argv[]
+                   ,const int new_fd
                    ,const time_t select_timeout
                    ,const int pipefd
                    ,const char* const stats_url
@@ -522,7 +524,7 @@ void socket_handler(const int new_fd
             syslog(LOG_ERR, "client did not specify URL for GET request");
           } else if (!strcmp(path, stats_url)) {
             pipedata.status = SEND_STATS;
-            version_string = get_version(program_name);
+            version_string = get_version(argc, argv);
             stat_string = get_stats(1, 0);
             rsize = asprintf(&aspbuf,
                              "%s%d%s%s%s<br>%s%s",
@@ -538,7 +540,7 @@ void socket_handler(const int new_fd
             response = aspbuf;
           } else if (!strcmp(path, stats_text_url)) {
             pipedata.status = SEND_STATSTEXT;
-            version_string = get_version(program_name);
+            version_string = get_version(argc, argv);
             stat_string = get_stats(0, 1);
             rsize = asprintf(&aspbuf,
                              "%s%d%s%s\n%s%s",
diff --git a/socket_handler.h b/socket_handler.h
index 6636f7b..37475b9 100755
--- a/socket_handler.h
+++ b/socket_handler.h
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ typedef struct {
     double run_time;
 } response_struct;
 
-void socket_handler(const int new_fd
+void socket_handler(int argc
+                   ,char* argv[]
+                   ,const int new_fd
                    ,const time_t select_timeout
                    ,const int pipefd
                    ,const char* const stats_url
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index dd40b38..ec6b864 100755
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ volatile sig_atomic_t hed = 0;
 // private data
 static struct timespec startup_time = {0, 0};
 
-char* get_version(const char* const program_name) {
+char* get_version(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   char* retbuf = NULL;
+  char* optbuf = NULL;
+  unsigned int optlen = 0, i = 1;
+  unsigned int arglen[argc];
 
   // capture startup_time if not yet set
   if (!startup_time.tv_sec) {
@@ -53,8 +56,25 @@ char* get_version(const char* const program_name) {
     }
   }
 
-//  asprintf(&retbuf, "%s version: %s compiled: %s from %s", program_name, VERSION, __DATE__ " " __TIME__, __FILE__);
-  asprintf(&retbuf, "%s version: %s compiled: %s", program_name, VERSION, __DATE__ " " __TIME__);
+  // determine total size of all arguments
+  for (i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
+  {
+    arglen[i] = strlen(argv[i]);
+    optlen += arglen[i];
+  }
+  // allocate a buffer to hold all arguments
+  optbuf = malloc((optlen * sizeof(char)) + 1);
+  if (optbuf) {
+    for (i = 1, optlen = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
+      strncpy(optbuf + optlen, argv[i], arglen[i]);
+      optlen += arglen[i];
+    }
+    optbuf[optlen] = '\0';
+    asprintf(&retbuf, "%s version: %s compiled: %s options: %s", argv[0], VERSION, __DATE__ " " __TIME__, optbuf);
+    free(optbuf);
+  } else {
+    asprintf(&retbuf, "%s version: %s compiled: %s options: <malloc() error>", argv[0], VERSION, __DATE__ " " __TIME__);
+  }
 
   return retbuf;
 }
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index 6d718ed..80d7526 100755
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <time.h>               // struct timespec, clock_gettime(), difftime()
 
 // preprocessor defines
-#define VERSION "V35.HZ11WIP13"
+#define VERSION "V35.HZ11"
 
 #define BACKLOG SOMAXCONN       // how many pending connections queue will hold
 #define CHAR_BUF_SIZE 4095      // surprising how big requests can be with cookies and lengthy yahoo url!
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ extern volatile sig_atomic_t hed;
 // generate version string
 // note that caller is expected to call free()
 //  on the return value when done using it
-char* get_version(const char* const program_name);
+char* get_version(int argc, char* argv[]);
 
 // stats string generator
 // NOTES: