diff --git a/ANSI.c b/ANSI.c
index d20ef47..8ef3d87 100644
--- a/ANSI.c
+++ b/ANSI.c
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@
   v1.87, 3 February, 2019:
     some hooked functions are not imported, so myimport wasn't set;
     add missing SetCurrentConsoleFontEx to list of hooks.
+
+  v1.88, 1 March, 2019:
+    a detached process has no console handle (fixes set_ansicon).
 */
 
 #include "ansicon.h"
@@ -3874,8 +3877,20 @@ void set_ansicon( PCONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO pcsbi )
     hConOut = CreateFile( L"CONOUT$", GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,
 				      FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
 				      NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL );
-    GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo( hConOut, &csbi );
-    CloseHandle( hConOut );
+    if (hConOut == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+    {
+      csbi.dwSize.X =
+      csbi.dwSize.Y =
+      csbi.srWindow.Left =
+      csbi.srWindow.Top =
+      csbi.srWindow.Right =
+      csbi.srWindow.Bottom = 0;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo( hConOut, &csbi );
+      CloseHandle( hConOut );
+    }
     pcsbi = &csbi;
   }
 
diff --git a/ansicon.c b/ansicon.c
index 3becbf1..0fa742b 100644
--- a/ansicon.c
+++ b/ansicon.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
     add log level 32 to log CreateFile.
 */
 
-#define PDATE L"3 February, 2019"
+#define PDATE L"1 March, 2019"
 
 #include "ansicon.h"
 #include "version.h"
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 9f90b10..b3fdc2b 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 			 Copyright 2005-2019 Jason Hood
 
-			    Version 1.87.  Freeware
+			    Version 1.88.  Freeware
 
 
 Description
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@ Version History
 
     Legend: + added, - bug-fixed, * changed.
 
+    1.88 - 1 March, 2019:
+    - fix ANSICON environment variable when there is no console.
+
     1.87 - 3 February, 2019:
     - fix crash when some programs start (bug during hooking);
     - properly hook SetCurrentConsoleFontEx.
@@ -644,5 +647,5 @@ Distribution
     in LICENSE.txt.
 
 
-=============================
-Jason Hood, 3 February, 2019.
+==========================
+Jason Hood, 1 March, 2019.
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index b89bdb7..1aca643 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   version.h - Version defines.
 */
 
-#define PVERS	L"1.87"         // wide string
-#define PVERSA	 "1.87"         // ANSI string (windres 2.16.91 didn't like L)
-#define PVERE	L"187"          // wide environment string
-#define PVEREA	 "187"          // ANSI environment string
-#define PVERB	1,8,7,0 	// binary (resource)
+#define PVERS	L"1.88"         // wide string
+#define PVERSA	 "1.88"         // ANSI string (windres 2.16.91 didn't like L)
+#define PVERE	L"188"          // wide environment string
+#define PVEREA	 "188"          // ANSI environment string
+#define PVERB	1,8,8,0 	// binary (resource)
 
 #ifdef _WIN64
 # define BITS L"64"