diff --git a/lrzip.c b/lrzip.c
index f388aee..8d336d7 100644
--- a/lrzip.c
+++ b/lrzip.c
@@ -262,10 +262,28 @@ static void fwrite_stdout(void *buf, i64 len)
 	fflush(stdout);
 }
 
-void flush_stdout(rzip_control *control)
+void write_fdout(rzip_control *control, void *buf, i64 len)
+{
+	uchar *offset_buf = buf;
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	while (len > 0) {
+		ret = MIN(len, one_g);
+		ret = write(control->fd_out, offset_buf, (size_t)ret);
+		if (unlikely(ret <= 0))
+			fatal("Failed to write to fd_out in write_fdout\n");
+		len -= ret;
+		offset_buf += ret;
+	}
+}
+
+void flush_tmpoutbuf(rzip_control *control)
 {
 	print_verbose("Dumping buffer to stdout.\n");
-	fwrite_stdout(control->tmp_outbuf, control->out_len);
+	if (STDOUT && !TEST_ONLY)
+		fwrite_stdout(control->tmp_outbuf, control->out_len);
+	else if (!STDOUT && !TEST_ONLY)
+		write_fdout(control, control->tmp_outbuf, control->out_len);
 	control->rel_ofs += control->out_len;
 	control->out_ofs = control->out_len = 0;
 }
@@ -358,6 +376,12 @@ static void open_tmpoutbuf(rzip_control *control)
 		control->out_ofs = control->out_len = MAGIC_LEN;
 }
 
+void close_tmpoutbuf(rzip_control *control)
+{
+	control->flags &= ~FLAG_TMP_OUTBUF;
+	free(control->tmp_outbuf);
+}
+
 /*
   decompress one file from the command line
 */
@@ -446,11 +470,6 @@ void decompress_file(rzip_control *control)
 
 		preserve_perms(control, fd_in, fd_out);
 	} else {
-		/* When using a temporary output buffer we still generate
-		 * temporary output files in case we use them should we run
-		 * out of space. */
-		if (!TEST_ONLY)
-			open_tmpoutbuf(control);
 		fd_out = open_tmpoutfile(control);
 		if (unlikely(fd_out == -1))
 			fatal("Failed to create %s\n", control->outfile);
@@ -462,6 +481,8 @@ void decompress_file(rzip_control *control)
 			fatal("Failed to unlink tmpfile: %s\n", control->outfile);
 	}
 
+	open_tmpoutbuf(control);
+
 	read_magic(control, fd_in, &expected_size);
 
 	if (!STDOUT) {
@@ -847,7 +868,7 @@ void compress_file(rzip_control *control)
 	if (unlikely(!STDOUT && close(fd_out)))
 		fatal("Failed to close fd_out\n");
 	if (TMP_OUTBUF)
-		free(control->tmp_outbuf);
+		close_tmpoutbuf(control);
 
 	if (!KEEP_FILES) {
 		if (unlikely(unlink(control->infile)))
diff --git a/lrzip.h b/lrzip.h
index 17395f1..aa6c43b 100644
--- a/lrzip.h
+++ b/lrzip.h
@@ -33,5 +33,7 @@ void get_header_info(rzip_control *control, int fd_in, uchar *ctype, i64 *c_len,
 void get_fileinfo(rzip_control *control);
 void compress_file(rzip_control *control);
 void write_stdout_header(rzip_control *control);
-void flush_stdout(rzip_control *control);
+void write_fdout(rzip_control *control, void *buf, i64 len);
+void flush_tmpoutbuf(rzip_control *control);
+void close_tmpoutbuf(rzip_control *control);
 #endif
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 92ba8f2..1cce5e8 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -698,8 +698,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			}
 		}
 
-		/* Use less ram when using STDOUT to store the temporary output file */
-		if (STDOUT)
+		/* Use less ram when using STDOUT to store the temporary output
+		 * file. */
+		if (STDOUT && !(DECOMPRESS || TEST_ONLY))
 			control.maxram = control.ramsize * 2 / 9;
 		else
 			control.maxram = control.ramsize / 3;
diff --git a/runzip.c b/runzip.c
index 5a2c238..6124197 100644
--- a/runzip.c
+++ b/runzip.c
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ static i64 seekto_fdout(rzip_control *control, i64 pos)
 	if (control->out_ofs > control->out_len)
 		control->out_len = control->out_ofs;
 	if (unlikely(control->out_ofs < 0 || control->out_ofs > control->out_maxlen)) {
-		print_err("Trying to seek outside tmpoutbuf in seekto_fdout\n");
+		print_err("out_ofs %lld out_len %lld hist_ofs %lld rel_ofs %lld\n",
+			  control->out_ofs, control->out_len, control->hist_ofs, control->rel_ofs);
+		print_err("Trying to seek outside tmpoutbuf to %lld in seekto_fdout\n", control->out_ofs);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	return pos;
@@ -102,7 +104,9 @@ static i64 seekto_fdhist(rzip_control *control, i64 pos)
 	if (control->hist_ofs > control->out_len)
 		control->out_len = control->hist_ofs;
 	if (unlikely(control->hist_ofs < 0 || control->hist_ofs > control->out_maxlen)) {
-		print_err("Trying to seek outside tmpoutbuf in seekto_fdhist\n");
+		print_err("out_ofs %lld out_len %lld hist_ofs %lld rel_ofs %lld\n",
+			  control->out_ofs, control->out_len, control->hist_ofs, control->rel_ofs);
+		print_err("Trying to seek outside tmpoutbuf to %lld in seekto_fdhist\n", control->hist_ofs);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	return pos;
@@ -314,12 +318,10 @@ i64 runzip_fd(rzip_control *control, int fd_in, int fd_out, int fd_hist, i64 exp
 
 	do {
 		total += runzip_chunk(control, fd_in, fd_out, fd_hist, expected_size, total);
-		if (STDOUT) {
-			if (TMP_OUTBUF)
-				flush_stdout(control);
-			else
-				dump_tmpoutfile(control, fd_out);
-		}
+		if (TMP_OUTBUF)
+			flush_tmpoutbuf(control);
+		else if (STDOUT)
+			dump_tmpoutfile(control, fd_out);
 	} while (total < expected_size || (!expected_size && !control->eof));
 
 	gettimeofday(&end,NULL);
@@ -358,6 +360,8 @@ i64 runzip_fd(rzip_control *control, int fd_in, int fd_out, int fd_hist, i64 exp
 			FILE *md5_fstream;
 			int i, j;
 
+			if (TMP_OUTBUF)
+				close_tmpoutbuf(control);
 			memcpy(md5_stored, md5_resblock, MD5_DIGEST_SIZE);
 			if (unlikely(seekto_fdhist(control, 0) == -1))
 				fatal("Failed to seekto_fdhist in runzip_fd\n");
diff --git a/rzip.c b/rzip.c
index 9725d5d..ae17097 100644
--- a/rzip.c
+++ b/rzip.c
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ retry:
 		fatal("Failed to write md5 in rzip_fd\n");
 
 	if (TMP_OUTBUF)
-		flush_stdout(control);
+		flush_tmpoutbuf(control);
 
 	gettimeofday(&current, NULL);
 	if (STDIN)
diff --git a/stream.c b/stream.c
index 1a028ad..723f947 100644
--- a/stream.c
+++ b/stream.c
@@ -635,21 +635,6 @@ out:
 
 const i64 one_g = 1000 * 1024 * 1024;
 
-static void write_fdout(rzip_control *control, void *buf, i64 len)
-{
-	uchar *offset_buf = buf;
-	ssize_t ret;
-
-	while (len > 0) {
-		ret = MIN(len, one_g);
-		ret = write(control->fd_out, offset_buf, (size_t)ret);
-		if (unlikely(ret <= 0))
-			fatal("Failed to write to fd_out in write_fdout\n");
-		len -= ret;
-		offset_buf += ret;
-	}
-}
-
 /* Look at whether we're writing to a ram location or physical files and write
  * the data accordingly. */
 ssize_t put_fdout(rzip_control *control, void *offset_buf, ssize_t ret)
@@ -661,9 +646,8 @@ ssize_t put_fdout(rzip_control *control, void *offset_buf, ssize_t ret)
 		/* The data won't fit in a temporary output buffer so we have
 		 * to fall back to temporary files. */
 		print_verbose("Unable to decompress entirely in ram, will use physical files\n");
-		control->flags &= ~FLAG_TMP_OUTBUF;
 		write_fdout(control, control->tmp_outbuf, control->out_len);
-		free(control->tmp_outbuf);
+		close_tmpoutbuf(control);
 		write_fdout(control, offset_buf, ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -1139,7 +1123,7 @@ retry:
 		if (TMP_OUTBUF) {
 			if (!control->magic_written)
 				write_stdout_header(control);
-			flush_stdout(control);
+			flush_tmpoutbuf(control);
 		}
 
 		/* Write chunk bytes of this block */