diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/Run.java b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/Run.java
index 10a5da484..ff32156ec 100644
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/Run.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/Run.java
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ public class Run {
 		}
 		final ISourceFileReader sourceFileReader;
 		if (option.getOutputFile() == null) {
-			File outputDir = option.getOutputDir().getAbsoluteFile();
+			File outputDir = option.getOutputDir();
 			if (outputDir != null && outputDir.getPath().endsWith("$")) {
 				final String path = outputDir.getPath();
 				outputDir = new File(path.substring(0, path.length() - 1)).getAbsoluteFile();
@@ -490,7 +490,6 @@ public class Run {
 		} else {
 			sourceFileReader = new SourceFileReaderHardFile(option.getDefaultDefines(f), f, option.getOutputFile(),
 					option.getConfig(), option.getCharset(), option.getFileFormatOption());
-			System.out.println(option.getOutputFile().getAbsolutePath());
 		}
 		sourceFileReader.setCheckMetadata(option.isCheckMetadata());
 		((SourceFileReaderAbstract) sourceFileReader).setNoerror(option.isNoerror());
diff --git a/src/org/stathissideris/ascii2image/text/TextGrid.java b/src/org/stathissideris/ascii2image/text/TextGrid.java
index 4567cb374..d953d1803 100644
--- a/src/org/stathissideris/ascii2image/text/TextGrid.java
+++ b/src/org/stathissideris/ascii2image/text/TextGrid.java
@@ -1507,16 +1507,16 @@ public class TextGrid {
 	public boolean initialiseWithLines(ArrayList<StringBuffer> lines, ProcessingOptions options) throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
 
 		//remove blank rows at the bottom
-		boolean done = false;
-		int i;
-		for(i = lines.size() - 1; !done; i--){
-			StringBuffer row = lines.get(i);
-			if(!StringUtils.isBlank(row.toString())) done = true;
+
+		rows = new ArrayList<>();
+
+		for (StringBuffer row:lines) {
+			if(!StringUtils.isBlank(row.toString()))
+				rows.add(row);
 		}
-		rows = new ArrayList<StringBuffer>(lines.subList(0, i + 2));
 
 		if(options != null) fixTabs(options.getTabSize());
-		else fixTabs(options.DEFAULT_TAB_SIZE);
+		else fixTabs(ProcessingOptions.DEFAULT_TAB_SIZE);
 
 
 		// make all lines of equal length