diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index cac8f49..ac47dec 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
   - A new directive, .notify, tells tsshbatch to print an informative
     message from within a command file.  This is a runtime activity
-    and is helpful, for example when tracking progress of a long
+    and is helpful, for example, when tracking progress of a long
     command file.
 
 [CHANGES]
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     files on the commandline.
 
   - .include targets (file name specifications) may now reference
-    previously-define variables.
+    previously defined variables.
 
 
 [BUG FIXES]
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 TODO
 ----
 
-  - Protect path walk from files/dirs that cannot be opened.
+  -
 
 
 Future
diff --git a/tsshbatch.py b/tsshbatch.py
index 3c2b63a..afbd767 100755
--- a/tsshbatch.py
+++ b/tsshbatch.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # Version Information - Overwritten by makefile during release process
 #####
 
-GITID      = 'a0fb3b2 tundra Fri Sep 30 19:46:28 2016 -0500'
+GITID      = 'b43839f tundra Mon Oct 10 22:29:35 2016 -0500'
 VERSION    = '1.311'
 
 
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
 iCMDFILES     = "Command Files:\n==============\n"
 iHOSTFILES    = "Host Files:\n===========\n"
 iNOCFGFILE    = "Warning: Cannot Open Configuration File '%s'! Continuing Anyway ..."
+iNOPATH       = "Warning: Cannot Open Path '%s'!"
 iTXFILE       = "Writing %s To %s ..."
 
 
@@ -282,7 +283,12 @@
             if p:
                 if not p.endswith(PATHSEP):
                     p += PATHSEP
-                found += [ p+x for x in os.listdir(p)]
+                try:
+                    found += [ p+x for x in os.listdir(p)]
+
+                except:
+                    if NOISELEVEL not in (QUIET, SILENT):
+                        PrintStderr(iNOPATH % p)
 
     return found
 
diff --git a/tsshbatch.rst b/tsshbatch.rst
index da2f9d1..cca3fbb 100644
--- a/tsshbatch.rst
+++ b/tsshbatch.rst
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@
 
 ::
 
-  $Id: 'a0fb3b2 tundra Fri Sep 30 19:46:28 2016 -0500'
+  $Id: 'b43839f tundra Mon Oct 10 22:29:35 2016 -0500'
 
 This document was produced with ``emacs``, ``RestructuredText``, and ``TeX Live``.
 
diff --git a/version b/version
index 27b7bea..117ddda 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.311
+1.312