diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index ab7e2dd..de3a1c2 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -5476,7 +5476,7 @@ get_raid_data()
 	local mdstat=''
 		
 	if [[ $B_MDSTAT_FILE ]];then
-	 	mdstat="$( cat $FILE_MDSTAT )"
+	 	mdstat="$( cat $FILE_MDSTAT 2>/dev/null )"
 	fi
 	
 	if [[ -n $mdstat ]];then
@@ -7792,7 +7792,7 @@ print_raid_data()
 	local finish_time='' recovery_speed='' raid_counter=0 device_counter=1 basic_counter=1
 	local a_partition_working='' raid_data='' kernel_support='' read_ahead='' unused_devices=''
 	local basic_raid='' basic_raid_separator='' basic_raid_plural='' inactive=''
-	local component_separator='' device_id='' print_string='' loop_limit='' array_count_unused=''
+	local component_separator='' device_id='' print_string='' loop_limit=0 array_count_unused=''
 	local array_count='' raid_event=''
 	
 	get_raid_data
@@ -7999,19 +7999,24 @@ print_raid_data()
 		a_raid_data[0]="${C1}Device$basic_raid_plural${SEP3}${C2} $basic_raid"
 	fi
 	if [[ ${a_raid_data[0]} == '' ]];then
-		a_raid_data[0]="${C1}Device${SEP3}${C2} No RAID devices detected"
+		if [[ $B_MDSTAT_FILE == 'true' ]];then
+			a_raid_data[0]="${C1}Device${SEP3}${C2} No RAID devices detected"
+			# now let's add on the system line and the unused device line. Only print on -xx
+			if [[ $kernel_support$read_ahead$raid_event != '' ]];then
+				array_count=${#a_raid_data[@]}
+				a_raid_data[array_count]="${C1}System${SEP3}${C2}$kernel_support$read_ahead$raid_event"
+				loop_limit=1
+			fi
+			if [[ $unused_devices != '' ]];then
+				array_count_unused=${#a_raid_data[@]}
+				a_raid_data[array_count_unused]="$unused_devices"
+				loop_limit=2
+			fi
+		else
+			a_raid_data[0]="${C1}No /proc/mdstat file detected!${C2} "
+		fi
 	fi
-	
-	# now let's add on the system line and the unused device line. Only print on -xx
-	array_count=${#a_raid_data[@]}
-	a_raid_data[array_count]="${C1}System${SEP3}${C2}$kernel_support$read_ahead$raid_event"
-	loop_limit=1
-	if [[ $unused_devices != '' ]];then
-		array_count_unused=${#a_raid_data[@]}
-		a_raid_data[array_count_unused]="$unused_devices"
-		loop_limit=2
-	fi
-	
+
 	# print out all lines, line starter on first line
 	for (( i=0; i < ${#a_raid_data[@]} - $loop_limit;i++ ))
 	do
@@ -8020,7 +8025,7 @@ print_raid_data()
 		else
 			line_starter=' '
 		fi
-		if [[ $B_EXTRA_EXTRA_DATA == 'true' ]];then
+		if [[ $B_EXTRA_EXTRA_DATA == 'true' && $array_count != '' ]];then
 			if [[ $i == 0 ]];then
 				raid_data=$( create_print_line "$line_starter" "${a_raid_data[array_count]}" )
 				print_screen_output "$raid_data"