Index: src/conf.c =================================================================== --- src/conf.c (revision 5915) +++ src/conf.c (revision 5916) @@ -601,9 +601,10 @@ conf_merge_patch_text(target, n, default_prio, default_policy); break; case LHT_LIST: - if (target == NULL) + if (target == NULL) { if ((strncmp(path, "plugins/", 8) != 0) && (strncmp(path, "utils/", 6) != 0))/* it is normal to have configuration for plugins and utils not loaded - ignore these */ pcb_hid_cfg_error(n, "conf error: lht->bin conversion: can't find path '%s' - check your lht; may it be that it should be a hash instead of a list?\n", path); + } else if (target->type == CFN_LIST) res |= conf_merge_patch_list(target, n, default_prio, default_policy); else if (target->array_size > 1)