diff -urp pads-1.2.orig/src/output/output.c pads-1.2/src/output/output.c
--- pads-1.2.orig/src/output/output.c	2008-07-08 10:53:14.000000000 -0400
+++ pads-1.2/src/output/output.c	2008-07-08 10:41:13.000000000 -0400
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ int activate_output_plugin (bstring name
 	    /* MATCH! Set record to active and run 'init' function. */
 	    list->active = 1;
 	    if (plugin != NULL && plugin->init != NULL)
-		(*plugin->init)(args);
+		if ((*plugin->init)(args) < 0)
+			return -1;
 	    break;
 	}
 
diff -urp pads-1.2.orig/src/output/output-csv.c pads-1.2/src/output/output-csv.c
--- pads-1.2.orig/src/output/output-csv.c	2008-07-07 13:56:10.000000000 -0400
+++ pads-1.2/src/output/output-csv.c	2008-07-08 10:44:48.000000000 -0400
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ setup_output_csv (void)
 	if (plugin != NULL)
 	    free(plugin);
 	log_message("warning:  'register_output_plugin' in function 'setup_output_csv' failed.");
+	return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;
diff -urp pads-1.2.orig/src/output/output-fifo.c pads-1.2/src/output/output-fifo.c
--- pads-1.2.orig/src/output/output-fifo.c	2008-06-30 17:54:33.000000000 -0400
+++ pads-1.2/src/output/output-fifo.c	2008-07-08 10:46:32.000000000 -0400
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ setup_output_fifo (void)
 	if (plugin != NULL)
 	    free(plugin);
 	log_message("warning:  'register_output_plugin' in function 'setup_output_fifo' failed.");
+	return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -109,8 +110,10 @@ init_output_fifo (bstring fifo_file)
     mkfifo ((char *)bdata(fifo_file), 0755);
 
     verbose_message("Open FIFO File\n");
-    if ((output_fifo_conf.file = fopen((char*)bdata(fifo_file), "w+")) == NULL)
+    if ((output_fifo_conf.file = fopen((char*)bdata(fifo_file), "w+")) == NULL){
 	err_message("Unable to open FIFO file (%s)!\n", bdata(fifo_file));
+        return -1;
+    }
 
     return 0;
 }
diff -urp pads-1.2.orig/src/output/output-prelude.c pads-1.2/src/output/output-prelude.c
--- pads-1.2.orig/src/output/output-prelude.c	2008-07-08 10:53:14.000000000 -0400
+++ pads-1.2/src/output/output-prelude.c	2008-07-08 10:44:25.000000000 -0400
@@ -407,9 +407,6 @@ setup_output_prelude (void)
     OutputPlugin *plugin;
 
 
-    if (init_prelude() < 0)
-	return -1;
-
     /* Allocate and setup plugin data record. */
     plugin = (OutputPlugin*)malloc(sizeof(OutputPlugin));
     plugin->name = bfromcstr("prelude");
@@ -424,6 +421,7 @@ setup_output_prelude (void)
 	if (plugin != NULL)
 	    free(plugin);
 	log_message("warning:  'register_output_plugin' in function 'setup_output_prelude' failed.");
+	return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -442,6 +440,10 @@ init_output_prelude (bstring args)
 {
     verbose_message("Initializing PRELUDE output processor.");
     profile = strdup((char *)bdata(args));
+
+    if (init_prelude() < 0)
+	return -1;
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff -urp pads-1.2.orig/src/output/output-screen.c pads-1.2/src/output/output-screen.c
--- pads-1.2.orig/src/output/output-screen.c	2008-06-30 17:54:33.000000000 -0400
+++ pads-1.2/src/output/output-screen.c	2008-07-08 10:45:03.000000000 -0400
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ setup_output_screen (void)
 	if (plugin != NULL)
 	    free(plugin);
 	log_message("warning:  'register_output_plugin' in function 'setup_output_screen' failed.");
+	return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;
diff -urp pads-1.2.orig/src/pads.c pads-1.2/src/pads.c
--- pads-1.2.orig/src/pads.c	2008-07-08 10:53:14.000000000 -0400
+++ pads-1.2/src/pads.c	2008-07-08 10:42:58.000000000 -0400
@@ -228,13 +228,13 @@ init_pads (void)
         name = bfromcstr("screen");
         args = bfromcstr("");
         if ((activate_output_plugin(name, args)) == -1)
-            log_message("warning:  'activate_output_plugin' in function 'init_pads' failed.");
+            err_message("Error:  'activate_output_plugin' in function 'init_pads' failed.");
         bdestroy(name);
         bdestroy(args);
         /* output:  csv */
         name = bfromcstr("csv");
         if ((activate_output_plugin(name, gc.report_file)) == -1)
-            log_message("warning:  'activate_output_plugin' in function 'init_pads' failed.");
+            err_message("Error:  'activate_output_plugin' in function 'init_pads' failed.");
         bdestroy(name);
     }