diff --git a/archive.c b/archive.c
index 5cf3d1d..6b3c806 100644
--- a/archive.c
+++ b/archive.c
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ static int archive_init(void)
     /* copy and patch text_mode */
     memcpy(&archive_mode, &text_mode, sizeof(ModeDef));
     archive_mode.name = "archive";
+    archive_mode.mode_name = NULL;
     archive_mode.mode_probe = archive_mode_probe;
     archive_mode.data_type = &archive_data_type;
 
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@ static int compress_init(void)
     /* copy and patch text_mode */
     memcpy(&compress_mode, &text_mode, sizeof(ModeDef));
     compress_mode.name = "compress";
+    compress_mode.mode_name = NULL;
     compress_mode.mode_probe = compress_mode_probe;
     compress_mode.data_type = &compress_data_type;
 
@@ -358,6 +360,7 @@ static int wget_init(void)
     /* copy and patch text_mode */
     memcpy(&wget_mode, &text_mode, sizeof(ModeDef));
     wget_mode.name = "wget";
+    wget_mode.mode_name = NULL;
     wget_mode.mode_probe = wget_mode_probe;
     wget_mode.data_type = &wget_data_type;
 
@@ -398,6 +401,10 @@ static int man_mode_probe(ModeDef *mode, ModeProbeData *p)
         }
     }
 
+    if (!memcmp(p->buf, ".tr *\\(**", 9)
+    ||  !memcmp(p->buf, ".\\\" ", 4))
+        goto has_man;
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -442,6 +449,7 @@ static int man_init(void)
     /* copy and patch text_mode */
     memcpy(&man_mode, &text_mode, sizeof(ModeDef));
     man_mode.name = "man";
+    man_mode.mode_name = NULL;
     man_mode.mode_probe = man_mode_probe;
     man_mode.data_type = &man_data_type;