diff --git a/src/Tools/Tests/ISO_Planschbecken.xml b/src/Tools/Tests/ISO_Planschbecken.xml
index 9c895cd5..11218098 100644
--- a/src/Tools/Tests/ISO_Planschbecken.xml
+++ b/src/Tools/Tests/ISO_Planschbecken.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
         <!--<License>../Tests/ISO_Planschbecken.xml</License>-->
     </Description>
     <Track>
-        <File name="Miau.txt">../Tests/Test.mk</File>
+        <File name="Miau.txt" padded_size="4096">../Tests/Test.mk</File>
         <File name="Miau2.txt">../Tests/Test.mk</File>
         <Audiofile>../Tests/ISO_Planschbecken.xml</Audiofile>
         <Directory name="Wuff">
             <File name="Miau.txt" type="file">../Tests/ISO_Planschbecken.xml</File>
             <Directory name="Sub" hidden="true">
-                <File name="SubM.txt" type="file" padded_size="planschi">../Tests/ISO_Planschbecken.xml</File>
+                <File name="SubM.txt" type="file">../Tests/ISO_Planschbecken.xml</File>
             </Directory>
         </Directory>
     </Track>
diff --git a/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/config_reader/xml.rs b/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/config_reader/xml.rs
index a50a412f..48fd5513 100644
--- a/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/config_reader/xml.rs
+++ b/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/config_reader/xml.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fn parse_track(track: roxmltree::Node, config: &mut Configuration) -> Result<(),
 
 fn read_padded_size(xml: &roxmltree::Node) -> Result<Option<usize>, Error> {
     if let Some(padded_attr) = xml.attribute("padded_size") {
-        let padded_size = format_if_error!(padded_attr.parse::<usize>(), "Failed reading {} as padded size: {error_text}", padded_attr)?;
+        let padded_size = format_if_error!(padded_attr.parse::<usize>(), "Failed reading \"{}\" as padded size: {error_text}", padded_attr)?;
         Ok(Some(padded_size))
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/encoder/mod.rs b/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/encoder/mod.rs
index b93c953e..3ae6d4e3 100644
--- a/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/encoder/mod.rs
+++ b/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/encoder/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pub mod psx;
 pub mod builder;
 
 pub type LbaCalculatorFunction = fn(&mut CDDesc);
-pub type ImageEncoderFunction  = fn(CDDesc, &mut dyn SectorWriter) -> Result<(), Error>;
+pub type ImageEncoderFunction  = fn(&CDDesc, &mut dyn SectorWriter) -> Result<(), Error>;
 
 pub struct EncodingFunctions {
     pub lba_calculator: LbaCalculatorFunction,
diff --git a/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/encoder/psx.rs b/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/encoder/psx.rs
index 5e7c39e5..68dc203d 100644
--- a/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/encoder/psx.rs
+++ b/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/encoder/psx.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub fn calculate_psx_lbas(cd_desc: &mut CDDesc) {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn encode_psx_image(cd_desc: CDDesc, sec_writer: &mut dyn SectorWriter) -> Result<(), Error> {
+pub fn encode_psx_image(cd_desc: &CDDesc, sec_writer: &mut dyn SectorWriter) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let vol_sector_count = cd_desc.vol_sector_count;
     
     for element in cd_desc.get_memory_layout() {
diff --git a/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/file_writer/mod.rs b/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/file_writer/mod.rs
index bd2ef1ce..f0f44dd6 100644
--- a/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/file_writer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/file_writer/mod.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub trait SectorWriter {
     fn write(&mut self, sector: Sector) -> Result<usize, Error>;
 }
 
-pub fn write_image(cd_desc: CDDesc, encoder: ImageEncoderFunction, image_type: ImageType, mut output_path: PathBuf) -> Result<(), Error> {
+pub fn write_image(cd_desc: &CDDesc, encoder: ImageEncoderFunction, image_type: ImageType, mut output_path: PathBuf) -> Result<(), Error> {
     match image_type {
         ImageType::BinCue => {
             output_path.set_extension("bin");
diff --git a/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/lib.rs b/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/lib.rs
index fdf4bb39..efcdcfb3 100644
--- a/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/lib.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ fn parse_configuration(config: config_reader::Configuration) -> Result<CDDesc, E
                 config_reader::DirMember::File(file)     => {
                     let mut desc_file = types::File::new_regular(file.name.as_str(), read_file(file.path)?)?;
 
-                    desc_file.properties.is_hidden = file.is_hidden;
+                    desc_file.properties.padded_size_bytes = file.padded_size;
+                    desc_file.properties.is_hidden         = file.is_hidden;
                     dst_dir.add_file(desc_file);
                 },
             }
@@ -137,4 +138,4 @@ fn parse_configuration(config: config_reader::Configuration) -> Result<CDDesc, E
 
     parse_dir(&mut cd_desc.root.borrow_mut(), config.root)?;
     Ok(cd_desc)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/main.rs b/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/main.rs
index c6f3075a..582fcedf 100644
--- a/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/Tools/psxcdgen_ex/src/main.rs
@@ -47,10 +47,15 @@ fn run_main(cmd_line: CommandLine) -> Result<(), Error> {
     }
     println!("\n<== Planschbecken ==>");*/
 
+    write_image(&desc, encoding_functions.encoder, cmd_line.output_type, cmd_line.output_file)?;
+
     if let Some(list_content_option) = cmd_line.list_content {
-        psxcdgen_ex::dump_content(&desc, tool_helper::open_output(list_content_option)?)?;
+        psxcdgen_ex::dump_content(&desc, tool_helper::open_output(list_content_option)?)
+    }
+    
+    else {
+        Ok(())
     }
-    write_image(desc, encoding_functions.encoder, cmd_line.output_type, cmd_line.output_file)
 }
 
 fn main() {