diff --git a/basename.c b/basename.c
index b636a9b..30c4aac 100644
--- a/basename.c
+++ b/basename.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ e_basename(const char *string, const int size, void *context)
     char *ret;
     char *base = (char*)context;
 
-    if ( base && string && (ret=malloc(strlen(base)+size+2)) ) {
+    if ( base && string && string[0] == '/' && (ret=malloc(strlen(base)+size+2)) ) {
 	strcpy(ret, base);
 	strncat(ret, string, size);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/configure.inc b/configure.inc
index ec4b151..a6b6eb0 100755
--- a/configure.inc
+++ b/configure.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#   Copyright (c) 1999-2017 David Parsons. All rights reserved.
+#   Copyright (c) 1999-2024 Jessica L. Parsons. All rights reserved.
 #   
 #   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 #   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions