diff --git a/src/parallel b/src/parallel
index cb34ac2b..76c5a864 100755
--- a/src/parallel
+++ b/src/parallel
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ sub get_options_from_array {
 sub parse_options {
     # Returns: N/A
     # Defaults:
-    $Global::version = 20131022;
+    $Global::version = 20131102;
     $Global::progname = 'parallel';
     $Global::infinity = 2**31;
     $Global::debug = 0;
@@ -2811,12 +2811,13 @@ sub loadavg {
     # If the currently know loadavg is too old:
     #   Recompute a new one in the background
     # Returns:
-    #   last load average computed
+    #   $last_loadavg = last load average computed (undef if none)
     my $self = shift;
     # Should we update the loadavg file?
     my $update_loadavg_file = 0;
     if(-r $self->{'loadavg_file'}) {
-        open(my $load_fh, "<", $self->{'loadavg_file'}) || ::die_bug("loadavg_file-r");
+        open(my $load_fh, "<", $self->{'loadavg_file'}) ||
+	    ::die_bug("loadavg_file-r: ".$self->{'loadavg_file'});
 	local $/ = undef;
         my $load_out = <$load_fh>;
         close $load_fh;
@@ -3919,7 +3920,7 @@ sub openoutputfiles {
     # Open files for STDOUT and STDERR
     # Set file handles in $self->fd and possibly $self->fd_input
     my $self = shift;
-    my ($outfh, $errfh, $outname, $errname);
+    my ($outfh, $errfh, $outname, $errname, $unlink_out, $unlink_err);
     if($opt::results) {
 	my $args_as_dirname = $self->{'commandline'}->args_as_dirname();
 	# prefix/name1/val1/name2/val2/
@@ -3940,29 +3941,18 @@ sub openoutputfiles {
     } elsif($Global::grouped) {
 	# To group we create temporary files for STDOUT and STDERR
 	# To avoid the cleanup unlink the files immediately (but keep them open)
-	if($opt::compress) {
-	    my($i_outfh,$i_errfh);
-	    ($i_outfh, $outname) = ::tempfile(SUFFIX => ".par");
-	    ($i_errfh, $errname) = ::tempfile(SUFFIX => ".par");
-	    $self->set_fd_input(1, $i_outfh);
-	    $self->set_fd_input(2, $i_errfh);
-	    my $rm = $Global::debug ? "true" : "rm";
-	    ::debug("| ($rm $outname; $opt::compress_program) > $outname\n");
-	    open($outfh,"|-","($rm $outname; $opt::compress_program) > $outname") || die $?;
-	    ::debug("| ($rm $errname; $opt::compress_program) > $errname\n");
-	    open($errfh,"|-","($rm $errname; $opt::compress_program) > $errname") || die $?;
-	} elsif(@Global::tee_jobs) {
+	if(@Global::tee_jobs) {
 	    # files must be removed when the tee is done
 	} elsif($opt::files) {
 	    ($outfh, $outname) = ::tempfile(SUFFIX => ".par");
 	    ($errfh, $errname) = ::tempfile(SUFFIX => ".par");
 	    # --files => only remove stderr
-	    unlink $errname;
+	    $unlink_err = 1;
 	} else {
 	    ($outfh, $outname) = ::tempfile(SUFFIX => ".par");
 	    ($errfh, $errname) = ::tempfile(SUFFIX => ".par");
-	    unlink $outname;
-	    unlink $errname;
+	    $unlink_out = 1;
+	    $unlink_err = 1;
 	}
     } else {
 	# --ungroup
@@ -3971,11 +3961,28 @@ sub openoutputfiles {
 	# File name must be empty as it will otherwise be printed
 	$outname = "";
 	$errname = "";
+	$unlink_out = 1;
+	$unlink_err = 1;
     }
     $self->set_fd_file_name(1,$outname);
     $self->set_fd_file_name(2,$errname);
-    $self->set_fd(1,$outfh);
-    $self->set_fd(2,$errfh);
+    if($opt::compress) {
+	$self->set_fd_input(1, $outfh);
+	$self->set_fd_input(2, $errfh);
+	my $rm = $unlink_out ? "rm" : "true";
+	::debug("| ($rm $outname; $opt::compress_program) > $outname\n");
+	open(my $coutfh,"|-","($rm $outname; $opt::compress_program) > $outname") || die $?;
+	$rm = $unlink_err ? "rm" : "true";
+	::debug("| ($rm $errname; $opt::compress_program) > $errname\n");
+	open(my $cerrfh,"|-","($rm $errname; $opt::compress_program) > $errname") || die $?;
+        $self->set_fd(1,$coutfh);
+	$self->set_fd(2,$cerrfh);
+    } else {
+        $self->set_fd(1,$outfh);
+	$self->set_fd(2,$errfh);
+	$unlink_out && unlink($outname);
+	$unlink_err && unlink($errname);
+    }
 }
 
 sub set_fd {
@@ -4754,6 +4761,8 @@ sub print {
 	}
 	::debug("File descriptor $fdno:");
 	if($opt::files) {
+	    # If --compress: $in_fd must be closed first.
+	    close($in_fd);
 	    if($fdno == 1 and $self->fd_file_name($fdno)) {
 		print $out_fd $self->fd_file_name($fdno),"\n";
 	    }