diff --git a/wgetENAHTS.sh b/wgetENAHTS.sh
index 73fa6ea05d4be4a43b36f2ec9f10da23c9cbefa9..87f0c3257c78ac5c3dd4c616112f1d74d9c0d7dc 100755
--- a/wgetENAHTS.sh
+++ b/wgetENAHTS.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@
 # = VERSIONS =                                                                                               #
 # ============                                                                                               #
 #                                                                                                            #
-  VERSION=3.0.211103acjg                                                                                     #
+  VERSION=3.1.211118acjg                                                                                     #
+# + fixed bug when downloading into an output directory                                                      #
+#                                                                                                            #
+# VERSION=3.0.211103acjg                                                                                     #
 # + weh files completed with original md5 checksum(s)                                                        #
 # + performs MD5-based instead of gzip-based file integrity assessment                                       #
 #                                                                                                            #
@@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ then
     [ ! -w $OUTDIR ] && echoxit "no write permission (option -o): $OUTDIR" ;
   else
     if mkdir $OUTDIR &>/dev/null
-    then echo "creating $OUTDIR" ;
+    then echo -e "$(chrono)\t\tcreating $OUTDIR\n" ;
     else echoxit "unable to create directory (option -o): $OUTDIR" ;
     fi
   fi
@@ -234,7 +237,7 @@ then
   wt=0; while [ $(( $wt * $wt )) -lt $NTHREADS ]; do let wt++ ; done
   WAITIME=$wt;
 fi
- [ $WAITIME -lt 1 ]          && WAITIME=1;
+[ $WAITIME -lt 1 ]          && WAITIME=1;
 
  
 ##############################################################################################################
@@ -426,7 +429,7 @@ do
     then 
       echo -e "[$C/$N]\t\t[31m[FAIL] incorrect MD5 checksum: $(sed 's/ .*//' $OUTDIR/$FQGZ.weh)\033[0m" >&2 ;
     else
-      echo -e "[$C/$N]\t\t$(sed 's/ .*//' $OUTDIR/$FQGZ.weh)\t$FQGZ\t[$(fb $(stat -c %s $FQGZ))]" ;
+      echo -e "[$C/$N]\t\t$(sed 's/ .*//' $OUTDIR/$FQGZ.weh)\t$FQGZ\t[$(fb $(stat -c %s $OUTDIR/$FQGZ))]" ;
     fi
     rm -f $OUTDIR/$FQGZ.weh ;
   done