diff --git a/adaptive_compress.c b/adaptive_compress.c
index 259d9b1..836da25 100644
--- a/adaptive_compress.c
+++ b/adaptive_compress.c
@@ -129,14 +129,17 @@ adapt2_init(void **data, int *level, int nthreads, ssize_t chunksize,
 		adat = (struct adapt_data *)slab_alloc(NULL, sizeof (struct adapt_data));
 		adat->adapt_mode = 2;
 		adat->ppmd_data = NULL;
+		adat->bsc_data = NULL;
 		lv = *level;
 		rv = ppmd_init(&(adat->ppmd_data), &lv, nthreads, chunksize, file_version, op);
 		lv = *level;
 		if (rv == 0)
 			rv = lzma_init(&(adat->lzma_data), &lv, nthreads, chunksize, file_version, op);
 		lv = *level;
+#ifdef ENABLE_PC_LIBBSC
 		if (rv == 0)
 			rv = libbsc_init(&(adat->bsc_data), &lv, nthreads, chunksize, file_version, op);
+#endif
 		*data = adat;
 		if (*level > 9) *level = 9;
 	}
@@ -203,11 +206,13 @@ adapt_compress(void *src, size_t srclen, void *dst,
 
 	} else {
 		if (adat->bsc_data && tagcnt > ONE_PCT(srclen)) {
+#ifdef ENABLE_PC_LIBBSC
 			rv = libbsc_compress(src, srclen, dst, dstlen, level, chdr, adat->bsc_data);
 			if (rv < 0)
 				return (rv);
 			rv = COMPRESS_BSC;
 			bsc_count++;
+#endif
 		} else {
 			rv = ppmd_compress(src, srclen, dst, dstlen, level, chdr, adat->ppmd_data);
 			if (rv < 0)
@@ -239,7 +244,12 @@ adapt_decompress(void *src, size_t srclen, void *dst,
 		return (ppmd_decompress(src, srclen, dst, dstlen, level, chdr, adat->ppmd_data));
 
 	} else if (cmp_flags == COMPRESS_BSC) {
+#ifdef ENABLE_PC_LIBBSC
 		return (libbsc_decompress(src, srclen, dst, dstlen, level, chdr, adat->bsc_data));
+#else
+		fprintf(stderr, "Cannot decompress chunk. Libbsc support not present.\n");
+		return (-1);
+#endif
 
 	} else {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Unrecognized compression mode: %d, file corrupt.\n", cmp_flags);
diff --git a/test/t9.tst b/test/t9.tst
index 38b7164..fcfbc60 100644
--- a/test/t9.tst
+++ b/test/t9.tst
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #
 # Out of range parameters
 #
-echo "#################################################"
-echo "# Test out of range parameters"
-echo "#################################################"
+echo "####################################################"
+echo "# Test out of range parameters and error conditions."
+echo "####################################################"
 
 for feat in "-L" "-L -D" "-L -D -E" "-L -B5" "-L -D -E -B2" "-F" "-F -L"
 do
@@ -102,11 +102,62 @@ do
 		rm -f combined.dat.1.pz
 		exit 1
 	fi
+
+	rm -f combined.dat.1 combined.dat.1.pz combined.dat.pz
+	echo "plainpass" > /tmp/pwf
+	cmd="../../pcompress -c zlib -l3 -s1m -e -w /tmp/pwf $feat combined.dat"
+	echo "Running $cmd"
+	eval $cmd
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+	then
+		echo "${cmd} errored."
+		rm -f combined.dat.pz
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	pw=`cat /tmp/pwf`
+	if [ "$pw" = "plainpasswd" ]
+	then
+		echo "ERROR: Password file was not zeroed"
+		rm -f /tmp/pwf combined.dat.pz
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	cp combined.dat.pz combined.dat.1.pz
+	echo "Corrupting file ..."
+	dd if=/dev/urandom conv=notrunc of=combined.dat.pz bs=4 seek=115 count=1
+	echo "plainpass" > /tmp/pwf
+	cmd="../../pcompress -d -w /tmp/pwf combined.dat.pz combined.dat.1"
+	eval $cmd
+	if [ $? -eq 0 ]
+	then
+		echo "${cmd} DID NOT ERROR where expected."
+		rm -f combined.dat.pz
+		rm -f combined.dat.1
+		rm -f combined.dat.1.pz
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	cp combined.dat.1.pz combined.dat.pz
+	rm -f combined.dat.1
+	echo "Corrupting file header ..."
+	dd if=/dev/urandom conv=notrunc of=combined.dat.pz bs=4 seek=10 count=1
+	echo "plainpass" > /tmp/pwf
+	cmd="../../pcompress -d -w /tmp/pwf combined.dat.pz combined.dat.1"
+	eval $cmd
+	if [ $? -eq 0 ]
+	then
+		echo "${cmd} DID NOT ERROR where expected."
+		rm -f combined.dat.pz
+		rm -f combined.dat.1
+		rm -f combined.dat.1.pz
+		exit 1
+	fi
 done
 
 rm -f combined.dat.1.pz
 rm -f combined.dat.pz
 rm -f combined.dat.1
+rm -f /tmp/pwf
 
 echo "#################################################"
 echo ""