diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/library.cpp b/src/common/kiwix/library.cpp
index 5f2557ff7..4ee7a45f9 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/library.cpp
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/library.cpp
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ namespace kiwix {
     std::vector<kiwix::Book>::iterator itr;
     for ( itr = this->books.begin(); itr != this->books.end(); ++itr ) {
       if (itr->id == book.id) {
-	if (itr->readOnly == book.readOnly || book.readOnly) {
+	if (!itr->readOnly) {
 	  itr->readOnly = book.readOnly;
 	  
-	  if (itr->path.empty()) 
+	  if (itr->path.empty())
 	    itr->path = book.path;
 	  
 	  if (itr->pathAbsolute.empty()) 
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ namespace kiwix {
 	    itr->favicon = book.favicon;
 	    itr->faviconMimeType = book.faviconMimeType;
 	  }
-
-	  return false;
 	}
+
+	return false;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp b/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
index efb18c71b..abf2d2868 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@ namespace kiwix {
 	if (!itr->path.empty())
 	  bookNode.append_attribute("path") = itr->path.c_str();
 	
-	if (!itr->pathAbsolute.empty())
-	  bookNode.append_attribute("pathAbsolute") = itr->pathAbsolute.c_str();	
-
 	if (!itr->last.empty() && itr->last != "undefined") {
 	  bookNode.append_attribute("last") = itr->last.c_str();
 	}
@@ -152,9 +149,6 @@ namespace kiwix {
 	if (!itr->indexPath.empty())
 	  bookNode.append_attribute("indexPath") = itr->indexPath.c_str();
 
-	if (!itr->indexPathAbsolute.empty())
-	  bookNode.append_attribute("indexPathAbsolute") = itr->indexPathAbsolute.c_str();
-
 	if (!itr->indexPath.empty() || !itr->indexPathAbsolute.empty()) {
 	  if (itr->indexType == XAPIAN)
 	    bookNode.append_attribute("indexType") = "xapian";
@@ -490,7 +484,7 @@ namespace kiwix {
 	  ok = false;
 	
 	if (ok == true && mode == REMOTE && (!itr->path.empty() || itr->url.empty()))
-	  ok = false;
+	  ok = false; 
 
 	if (ok == true && maxSize != 0 && (unsigned int)atoi(itr->size.c_str()) > maxSize * 1024 * 1024)
 	  ok = false;