diff --git a/ANSI.c b/ANSI.c
index f2fd53f..5c7a0c6 100644
--- a/ANSI.c
+++ b/ANSI.c
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@
 
   v1.83, 16 February, 2018:
     create the flush thread on first use.
+
+  v1.84-wip, 17 February, 2018:
+    close the flush handles on detach.
 */
 
 #include "ansicon.h"
@@ -3905,7 +3908,14 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain( HINSTANCE hInstance, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID lpReserved )
   }
   else if (dwReason == DLL_PROCESS_DETACH)
   {
+    CloseHandle( hFlushTimer );
     FlushBuffer();
+    DeleteCriticalSection( &CritSect );
+    if (hFlush != NULL)
+    {
+      TerminateThread( hFlush, 0 );
+      CloseHandle( hFlush );
+    }
     if (lpReserved == NULL)
     {
       DEBUGSTR( 1, "Unloading" );
diff --git a/ansicon.c b/ansicon.c
index 5b6a569..8511d9f 100644
--- a/ansicon.c
+++ b/ansicon.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     use -pu to unload from the parent.
 */
 
-#define PDATE L"16 February, 2018"
+#define PDATE L"17 February, 2018"
 
 #include "ansicon.h"
 #include "version.h"
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 5157a09..a2a5e04 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 			 Copyright 2005-2018 Jason Hood
 
-			    Version 1.83.  Freeware
+			  Version 1.84-wip.  Freeware
 
 
 Description
@@ -339,6 +339,9 @@ Version History
 
     Legend: + added, - bug-fixed, * changed.
 
+    1.84-wip - 17 February, 2018:
+    - close the flush handles on detach.
+
     1.83 - 16 February, 2018:
     - create the flush thread on first use.
 
@@ -613,4 +616,4 @@ Distribution
 
 
 ==============================
-Jason Hood, 16 February, 2018.
+Jason Hood, 17 February, 2018.
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index dc543a2..32ae50e 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   version.h - Version defines.
 */
 
-#define PVERS	L"1.83"         // wide string
-#define PVERSA	 "1.83"         // ANSI string (windres 2.16.91 didn't like L)
-#define PVERE	L"183"          // wide environment string
-#define PVEREA	 "183"          // ANSI environment string
-#define PVERB	1,8,3,0 	// binary (resource)
+#define PVERS	L"1.84-wip"     // wide string
+#define PVERSA	 "1.84-wip"     // ANSI string (windres 2.16.91 didn't like L)
+#define PVERE	L"184"          // wide environment string
+#define PVEREA	 "184"          // ANSI environment string
+#define PVERB	1,8,4,0 	// binary (resource)
 
 #ifdef _WIN64
 # define BITS L"64"