diff --git a/ANSI.c b/ANSI.c
index 84f4ebd..55ec3c0 100644
--- a/ANSI.c
+++ b/ANSI.c
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@
     dynamically load WINMM.DLL;
     use sprintf/_snprintf/_snwprintf instead of wsprintf, avoiding USER32.DLL;
     replace bsearch (in procrva.c) with specific code;
-    if the primary thread is detached exit the process.
+    if the primary thread is detached exit the process;
+    get real WriteFile handle before testing for console.
 */
 
 #include "ansicon.h"
@@ -3490,12 +3491,11 @@ BOOL
 WINAPI MyWriteFile( HANDLE hFile, LPCVOID lpBuffer, DWORD nNumberOfBytesToWrite,
 		    LPDWORD lpNumberOfBytesWritten, LPOVERLAPPED lpOverlapped )
 {
+  if (HandleToULong( hFile ) == STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE ||
+      HandleToULong( hFile ) == STD_ERROR_HANDLE)
+    hFile = GetStdHandle( HandleToULong( hFile ) );
   if (nNumberOfBytesToWrite != 0 && IsConsoleHandle( hFile ))
   {
-    if (HandleToULong( hFile ) == STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE ||
-	HandleToULong( hFile ) == STD_ERROR_HANDLE)
-      hFile = GetStdHandle( HandleToULong( hFile ) );
-
     write_func = "WriteFile";
     MyWriteConsoleA( hFile, lpBuffer,nNumberOfBytesToWrite, NULL,lpOverlapped );
     if (lpNumberOfBytesWritten != NULL)
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index da783db..123bc1e 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -339,8 +339,10 @@ Version History
 
     Legend: + added, - bug-fixed, * changed.
 
-    1.84-wip - 2 May, 2018:
+    1.84-wip - 3 May, 2018:
     - close the flush handles on detach;
+    - use remote load on Win8+ if the process has no IAT;
+    - WriteFile wasn't properly testing if its handle was for a console;
     * remove dependency on USER32, dynamically load WINMM;
     * exit process if the primary thread is detached (for processes on Win10
       that return, rather than call ExitProcess).
@@ -619,4 +621,4 @@ Distribution
 
 
 ========================
-Jason Hood, 2 May, 2018.
+Jason Hood, 3 May, 2018.