diff --git a/binr/radare2/radare2.c b/binr/radare2/radare2.c
index eb08d2ab41..6a6f9f68b0 100644
--- a/binr/radare2/radare2.c
+++ b/binr/radare2/radare2.c
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ static int main_help(int line) {
 		" -t           load rabin2 info in thread\n"
 #endif
 		" -v, -V       show radare2 version (-V show lib versions)\n"
-		" -w           open file in write mode\n");
+		" -w           open file in write mode\n"
+		" -z, -zz      do not load strings or load them even in raw\n");
 	if (line==2)
 		printf (
 		"Scripts:\n"
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) {
 	const char *prj = NULL;
 	//int threaded = R_FALSE;
 	int debug = 0;
+	int zflag = 0;
 	int do_analysis = 0;
 	int do_connect = 0;
 	int fullfile = 0;
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) {
 		argv++;
 	} else prefile = 0;
 
-	while ((c = getopt (argc, argv, "0ACwfhm:e:nk:Ndqs:p:b:B:a:Lui:l:P:c:D:vVS"
+	while ((c = getopt (argc, argv, "0ACwfhm:e:nk:Ndqs:p:b:B:a:Lui:l:P:c:D:vVSz"
 #if USE_THREADS
 "t"
 #endif
@@ -253,6 +255,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) {
 			quiet = R_TRUE;
 			break;
 		case 'a': asmarch = optarg; break;
+		case 'z': zflag++; break;
 		case 'A':
 			do_analysis = R_TRUE;
 			break;
@@ -357,6 +360,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	switch (zflag) {
+	case 1:
+		r_config_set (r.config, "bin.strings", "false");
+		break;
+	case 2:
+		r_config_set (r.config, "bin.rawstr", "true");
+		break;
+	}
+
 	switch (va) {
 	case 0:
 		r_config_set_i (r.config, "io.va", 0);
diff --git a/libr/core/bin.c b/libr/core/bin.c
index 96092dc138..dec6d73e1f 100644
--- a/libr/core/bin.c
+++ b/libr/core/bin.c
@@ -116,12 +116,16 @@ static int bin_strings (RCore *r, int mode, ut64 baddr, int va) {
 
 	if (!(hasstr = r_config_get_i (r->config, "bin.strings")))
 		return 0;
+
 	if (!plugin) return 0;
-	if (!plugin->info) {
-		if (!rawstr) {
-			eprintf ("WARN: Use '-e bin.rawstr=true' or 'rabin2 -zz'"
-				" to find strings on unknown file types\n");
-			return R_FALSE;
+	if (plugin->info && plugin->name) {
+		if (!strcmp (plugin->name, "any")) {
+			if (!rawstr) {
+				eprintf ("NOTE: Use '-e bin.rawstr=true' or 'r2 -zz' or '.!rabin2 -zz $FILE'"
+					" to find strings on unknown file types\n");
+				return R_FALSE;
+
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/libr/core/file.c b/libr/core/file.c
index 1d9f1017a9..d4f8648836 100644
--- a/libr/core/file.c
+++ b/libr/core/file.c
@@ -263,9 +263,11 @@ static int r_core_file_do_load_for_debug (RCore *r, ut64 loadaddr, const char *f
 	}
 
 	if (!r_bin_load (r->bin, filenameuri, baseaddr, loadaddr, xtr_idx, desc->fd, treat_as_rawstr)) {
-		treat_as_rawstr ++;
-		if (!r_bin_load (r->bin, filenameuri, baseaddr, loadaddr, xtr_idx, desc->fd, treat_as_rawstr)) {
-			return R_FALSE;
+		if (r_config_get_i (r->config, "bin.rawstr")) {
+			treat_as_rawstr = R_TRUE;
+			if (!r_bin_load (r->bin, filenameuri, baseaddr, loadaddr, xtr_idx, desc->fd, treat_as_rawstr)) {
+				return R_FALSE;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -275,7 +277,7 @@ static int r_core_file_do_load_for_debug (RCore *r, ut64 loadaddr, const char *f
 	if ( plugin && strncmp (plugin->name, "any", 5)==0 ) {
 		// set use of raw strings
 		r_config_set_i (r->config, "io.va", 0);
-		r_config_set (r->config, "bin.rawstr", "true");
+		//\\ r_config_set (r->config, "bin.rawstr", "true");
 		// get bin.minstr
 		r->bin->minstrlen = r_config_get_i (r->config, "bin.minstr");
 	} else if (binfile) {
@@ -313,7 +315,7 @@ static int r_core_file_do_load_for_io_plugin (RCore *r, ut64 baseaddr, ut64 load
 	if ( plugin && strncmp (plugin->name, "any", 5)==0 ) {
 		// set use of raw strings
 		r_config_set_i (r->config, "io.va", 0);
-		r_config_set (r->config, "bin.rawstr", "true");
+		// r_config_set (r->config, "bin.rawstr", "true");
 		// get bin.minstr
 		r->bin->minstrlen = r_config_get_i (r->config, "bin.minstr");
 	} else if (binfile) {
@@ -448,7 +450,7 @@ R_API int r_core_bin_load(RCore *r, const char *filenameuri, ut64 baddr) {
 	plugin = r_bin_file_cur_plugin (binfile);
 	if (plugin && plugin->name && !strncmp (plugin->name, "any", 3)) {
 		// set use of raw strings
-		r_config_set (r->config, "bin.rawstr", "true");
+		//r_config_set (r->config, "bin.rawstr", "true");
 		r_config_set_i (r->config, "io.va", 0);
 		// get bin.minstr
 		r->bin->minstrlen = r_config_get_i (r->config, "bin.minstr");