diff --git a/appenders.go b/appenders.go
index bad661b..e4b4204 100644
--- a/appenders.go
+++ b/appenders.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package strftime
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ type Appender interface {
 	Append([]byte, time.Time) []byte
 }
 
-// AppendFunc is an utility type to allow users to create a 
+// AppendFunc is an utility type to allow users to create a
 // function-only version of an Appender
 type AppendFunc func([]byte, time.Time) []byte
 
@@ -71,6 +74,27 @@ func (af AppendFunc) Append(b []byte, t time.Time) []byte {
 
 type appenderList []Appender
 
+type dumper interface {
+	dump(io.Writer)
+}
+
+func (l appenderList) dump(out io.Writer) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	ll := len(l)
+	for i, a := range l {
+		if dumper, ok := a.(dumper); ok {
+			dumper.dump(&buf)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "%#v", a)
+		}
+
+		if i < ll-1 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(&buf, ",\n")
+		}
+	}
+	buf.WriteTo(out)
+}
+
 // does the time.Format thing
 type stdlibFormat struct {
 	s string
@@ -104,6 +128,10 @@ func (v stdlibFormat) combine(w combiner) Appender {
 	return StdlibFormat(v.s + w.str())
 }
 
+func (v stdlibFormat) dump(out io.Writer) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "stdlib: %s", v.s)
+}
+
 type verbatimw struct {
 	s string
 }
@@ -135,6 +163,10 @@ func (v verbatimw) str() string {
 	return v.s
 }
 
+func (v verbatimw) dump(out io.Writer) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "verbatim: %s", v.s)
+}
+
 // These words below, as well as any decimal character
 var combineExclusion = []string{
 	"Mon",
diff --git a/specifications.go b/specifications.go
index e31ef54..9d3f55b 100644
--- a/specifications.go
+++ b/specifications.go
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ func populateDefaultSpecifications(ds SpecificationSet) {
 	ds.Set('a', abbrvWeekDayName)
 	ds.Set('B', fullMonthName)
 	ds.Set('b', abbrvMonthName)
-	ds.Set('h', abbrvMonthName)
 	ds.Set('C', centuryDecimal)
 	ds.Set('c', timeAndDate)
 	ds.Set('D', mdy)
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@ func populateDefaultSpecifications(ds SpecificationSet) {
 	ds.Set('e', dayOfMonthSpacePad)
 	ds.Set('F', ymd)
 	ds.Set('H', twentyFourHourClockZeroPad)
+	ds.Set('h', abbrvMonthName)
 	ds.Set('I', twelveHourClockZeroPad)
 	ds.Set('j', dayOfYear)
 	ds.Set('k', twentyFourHourClockSpacePad)
diff --git a/strftime.go b/strftime.go
index 379767f..81c0d88 100644
--- a/strftime.go
+++ b/strftime.go
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ func (ae *appenderExecutor) handle(a Appender) {
 }
 
 func compile(handler compileHandler, p string, ds SpecificationSet) error {
-	// This is a really tight loop, so we don't even calls to
-	// Verbatim() to cuase extra stuff
-	var verbatim verbatimw
 	for l := len(p); l > 0; l = len(p) {
+		// This is a really tight loop, so we don't even calls to
+		// Verbatim() to cuase extra stuff
+		var verbatim verbatimw
+
 		i := strings.IndexByte(p, '%')
 		if i < 0 {
 			verbatim.s = p
@@ -182,6 +183,13 @@ func (f *Strftime) Format(dst io.Writer, t time.Time) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Dump outputs the internal structure of the formatter, for debugging purposes.
+// Please do NOT assume the output format to be fixed: it is expected to change
+// in the future.
+func (f *Strftime) Dump(out io.Writer) {
+	f.compiled.dump(out)
+}
+
 func (f *Strftime) format(b []byte, t time.Time) []byte {
 	for _, w := range f.compiled {
 		b = w.Append(b, t)
diff --git a/strftime_test.go b/strftime_test.go
index 2f9ed52..2def373 100644
--- a/strftime_test.go
+++ b/strftime_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package strftime_test
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -213,3 +215,15 @@ func Example_CustomSpecifications() {
 	// Daisuke Maki
 	// Daisuke Maki
 }
+
+func TestGHIssue9(t *testing.T) {
+	pattern, _ := strftime.New("/longer/path/to/see/where/this/leads//test99%Y%m%d.log")
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	pattern.Format(&buf, time.Now())
+
+	if !assert.True(t, strings.Contains(buf.String(), "/")) {
+		t.Logf("---> %s", buf.String())
+		return
+	}
+}