diff --git a/break-fnord.sh b/break-fnord.sh
index 1992717..af68d06 100755
--- a/break-fnord.sh
+++ b/break-fnord.sh
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ title "HTTP/1.1 default keepalive"
  ls / >/dev/null
  printf 'GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: a\r\n\r\n') | $HTTPD 2>/dev/null | grep -c '^HTTP/' | grep -q 2 && pass || fail
 
+# 8. Should parse "Thursday"; instead assumes all day names are 6 characters long
+title "RFC 850 Date"
+printf 'GET / HTTP/1.0\r\nIf-Modified-Since: Thursday, 27-Feb-30 12:12:12 GMT\r\n\r\n' | $HTTPD 2>/dev/null | grep -q '304 Not Changed' && pass || fail
 
 cat <<EOD
 -----------------------------------------
diff --git a/eris.c b/eris.c
index 95038f0..e71760e 100644
--- a/eris.c
+++ b/eris.c
@@ -754,30 +754,20 @@ timerfc(const char *s)
         {0, 31, 59, 90, 120, 151, 181, 212, 243, 273, 304, 334},
         {0, 31, 60, 91, 121, 152, 182, 213, 244, 274, 305, 335}
     };
-    unsigned        sec,
-                    min,
-                    hour,
-                    day,
-                    mon,
-                    year;
-    char            month[3];
-    int             c;
-    unsigned        n;
-    char            flag;
-    char            state;
-    char            isctime;
     enum { D_START, D_END, D_MON, D_DAY, D_YEAR, D_HOUR, D_MIN, D_SEC };
+    unsigned        sec = 60,
+                    min = 60,
+                    hour = 24,
+                    day = 32,
+                    mon,
+                    year = 1969;
+    char            month[3] = {0, 0, 0};
+    int             c;
+    unsigned        n = 0;
+    char            flag = 1;
+    char            state = D_START;
+    char            isctime = 0;
 
-    sec = 60;
-    min = 60;
-    hour = 24;
-    day = 32;
-    year = 1969;
-    isctime = 0;
-    month[0] = 0;
-    state = D_START;
-    n = 0;
-    flag = 1;
     do {
         c = *s++;
         switch (state) {
@@ -1693,6 +1683,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[], const char *const *envp)
         }
     }
 
+    retcode = 0;
     {
         int             fd;
         if ((fd = doit(headerbuf, headerlen, url)) >= 0) {
@@ -1774,7 +1765,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[], const char *const *envp)
             } else {
                 fflush(stdout);
             }
-        } else {
+        } else if (! retcode) {
             retcode = 404;
         }
     }
@@ -1796,9 +1787,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[], const char *const *envp)
         case 416:
             badrequest(416, "Requested Range Not Satisfiable", "");
         case 304:
-            badrequest(304, "Not Changed", "");
+            badrequest(304, "Not Changed", NULL);
         case 500:
-            badrequest(500, "Internal Server Error", "");
+            badrequest(500, "Internal Server Error", NULL);
     }
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index ddca01e..5568dda 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -5,32 +5,24 @@
 : ${HTTPD_IDX:=./eris -d}
 
 H () {
-    echo
-    echo "$@"
-    echo "==================================="
-    echo
+    section="$*"
+    printf "\n%-20s: " "$*"
 }
 
-BR () {
-    echo
-    echo "-----------------------------------"
-    echo
-}
-    
 title() {
-    printf "* %-50s: " "$1"
+    thistest="$1"
     tests=$(expr $tests + 1)
 }
 
 successes=0
 pass () {
-    echo 'ok'
+    printf '.'
     successes=$(expr $successes + 1)
 }
 
 failures=0
 fail () {
-    echo 'FAIL'
+    printf '(%s)' "$thistest"
     failures=$(expr $failures + 1)
 }
 
@@ -82,6 +74,24 @@ title "Logging /index.html"
     PROTO=TCP TCPREMOTEPORT=1234 TCPREMOTEIP=10.0.0.2 $HTTPD >/dev/null) 2>&1 | grep -q '^10.0.0.2 200 6 host (null) (null) /index.html$' && pass || fail
 
 
+H "If-Modified-Since"
+title "Has been modified"
+printf 'GET / HTTP/1.0\r\nIf-Modified-Since: Sun, 27 Feb 1980 12:12:12 GMT\r\n\r\n' | $HTTPD 2>/dev/null | grep -q '200 OK' && pass || fail
+
+title "RFC 822 Date"
+printf 'GET / HTTP/1.0\r\nIf-Modified-Since: Sun, 27 Feb 2030 12:12:12 GMT\r\n\r\n' | $HTTPD 2>/dev/null | grep -q '304 Not Changed' && pass || fail
+
+title "RFC 850 Date"
+printf 'GET / HTTP/1.0\r\nIf-Modified-Since: Sunday, 27-Feb-30 12:12:12 GMT\r\n\r\n' | $HTTPD 2>/dev/null | grep -q '304 Not Changed' && pass || fail
+
+title "RFC 850 Thursday"
+printf 'GET / HTTP/1.0\r\nIf-Modified-Since: Thursday, 27-Feb-30 12:12:12 GMT\r\n\r\n' | $HTTPD 2>/dev/null | grep -q '304 Not Changed' && pass || fail
+
+title "ANSI C Date"
+printf 'GET / HTTP/1.0\r\nIf-Modified-Since: Sun Feb 27 12:12:12 2030\r\n\r\n' | $HTTPD 2>/dev/null | grep -q '304 Not Changed' && pass || fail
+
+
+
 H "Directory indexing"
 
 title "Basic index"
@@ -139,8 +149,8 @@ title "HTTP/1.1 default keepalive"
  ls / >/dev/null
  printf 'GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: a\r\n\r\n') | $HTTPD 2>/dev/null | grep -c '^HTTP/' | grep -q 2 && pass || fail
 
-BR
-
+echo
+echo
 echo "$successes of $tests tests passed ($failures failed)."
 
 exit $failures