diff --git a/SabreTools.Helper/Dats/Filter.cs b/SabreTools.Helper/Dats/Filter.cs
index 1bdeaf4c..59bd4e6a 100644
--- a/SabreTools.Helper/Dats/Filter.cs
+++ b/SabreTools.Helper/Dats/Filter.cs
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ namespace SabreTools.Helper.Dats
 		public bool ItemPasses(DatItem item, Logger logger)
 		{
 			// Filter on machine type
-			if (_machineType != MachineType.NULL && item.Machine.MachineType != _machineType)
+			if (_machineType != MachineType.NULL && (item.Machine.MachineType & _machineType) == 0)
 			{
 				return false;
 			}
-			if (_machineNotType != MachineType.NULL && item.Machine.MachineType == _machineNotType)
+			if (_machineNotType != MachineType.NULL && (item.Machine.MachineType & _machineNotType) != 0)
 			{
 				return false;
 			}
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ namespace SabreTools.Helper.Dats
 				Rom rom = (Rom)item;
 
 				// Filter on status
-				if (_itemStatus != ItemStatus.NULL && rom.ItemStatus != _itemStatus)
+				if (_itemStatus != ItemStatus.NULL && (rom.ItemStatus & _itemStatus) == 0)
 				{
 					return false;
 				}
-				if (_itemNotStatus != ItemStatus.NULL && rom.ItemStatus == _itemNotStatus)
+				if (_itemNotStatus != ItemStatus.NULL && (rom.ItemStatus & _itemNotStatus) != 0)
 				{
 					return false;
 				}
@@ -362,11 +362,11 @@ namespace SabreTools.Helper.Dats
 				Disk rom = (Disk)item;
 
 				// Filter on status
-				if (_itemStatus != ItemStatus.NULL && rom.ItemStatus != _itemStatus)
+				if (_itemStatus != ItemStatus.NULL && (rom.ItemStatus & _itemStatus) == 0)
 				{
 					return false;
 				}
-				if (_itemNotStatus != ItemStatus.NULL && rom.ItemStatus == _itemNotStatus)
+				if (_itemNotStatus != ItemStatus.NULL && (rom.ItemStatus & _itemNotStatus) != 0)
 				{
 					return false;
 				}
diff --git a/SabreTools.Helper/README.1ST b/SabreTools.Helper/README.1ST
index e12cb91f..80c22592 100644
--- a/SabreTools.Helper/README.1ST
+++ b/SabreTools.Helper/README.1ST
@@ -840,18 +840,22 @@ Options:
 		-is=, --status=		Include only items with a given status
 			Include items with one of the supported values:
 				None, Good, BadDump, Nodump, Verified
+			Multiples of this input are allowed.
 
 		-nis=, --not-status=	Exclude only items with a given status
 			Exclude items with one of the supported values:
 				None, Good, BadDump, Nodump, Verified
+			Multiples of this input are allowed.
 				
 		-gt=, --game-type=	Include only items with the given game type
 			Include items with one of the supported values:
 				None, Bios, Device, Mechanical
+			Multiples of this input are allowed.
 		
 		-ngt=, --not-gtype=	Exclude only items with a given game type
 			Exclude items with one of the supported values:
 				None, Bios, Device, Mechanical
+			Multiples of this input are allowed.
 		
 		-run, --runnable	Include only items that are marked runnable
 			This allows users to include only verified runnable games
diff --git a/SabreTools/Partials/SabreTools_Inits.cs b/SabreTools/Partials/SabreTools_Inits.cs
index 2d8fe1e4..6bed2a9f 100644
--- a/SabreTools/Partials/SabreTools_Inits.cs
+++ b/SabreTools/Partials/SabreTools_Inits.cs
@@ -541,7 +541,6 @@ namespace SabreTools
 			switch (forcemerge?.ToLowerInvariant())
 			{
 				case "none":
-				default:
 					fm = ForceMerging.None;
 					break;
 				case "split":
@@ -550,13 +549,15 @@ namespace SabreTools
 				case "full":
 					fm = ForceMerging.Full;
 					break;
+				default:
+					_logger.Warning(forcemerge + " is not a valid merge flag");
+					break;
 			}
 
 			ForceNodump fn = ForceNodump.None;
 			switch (forcend?.ToLowerInvariant())
 			{
 				case "none":
-				default:
 					fn = ForceNodump.None;
 					break;
 				case "obsolete":
@@ -568,13 +569,15 @@ namespace SabreTools
 				case "ignore":
 					fn = ForceNodump.Ignore;
 					break;
+				default:
+					_logger.Warning(forcend + " is not a valid nodump flag");
+					break;
 			}
 
 			ForcePacking fp = ForcePacking.None;
 			switch (forcepack?.ToLowerInvariant())
 			{
 				case "none":
-				default:
 					fp = ForcePacking.None;
 					break;
 				case "zip":
@@ -583,6 +586,9 @@ namespace SabreTools
 				case "unzip":
 					fp = ForcePacking.Unzip;
 					break;
+				default:
+					_logger.Warning(forcepack + " is not a valid packing flag");
+					break;
 			}
 
 			// Set the status flag for filtering
@@ -606,6 +612,9 @@ namespace SabreTools
 					case "verified":
 						itemStatus |= ItemStatus.Verified;
 						break;
+					default:
+						_logger.Warning(status + " is not a valid status");
+						break;
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -630,6 +639,9 @@ namespace SabreTools
 					case "verified":
 						itemNotStatus |= ItemStatus.Verified;
 						break;
+					default:
+						_logger.Warning(status + " is not a valid status");
+						break;
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -653,6 +665,9 @@ namespace SabreTools
 					case "mechanical":
 						machineType |= MachineType.Mechanical;
 						break;
+					default:
+						_logger.Warning(gametype + " is not a valid type");
+						break;
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -676,6 +691,9 @@ namespace SabreTools
 					case "mechanical":
 						machineNotType = MachineType.Mechanical;
 						break;
+					default:
+						_logger.Warning(gametype + " is not a valid type");
+						break;
 				}
 			}