diff --git a/docs/notework.txt b/docs/notework.txt
index d7ad05c..62037fe 100644
--- a/docs/notework.txt
+++ b/docs/notework.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ ______________________________________________________________________
                Notes for GoldED+ 1.1.5, /snapshot/
 ______________________________________________________________________
 
++ Added -pass switch support to Fidoconfig parser.
+
 - Fixed bug in HPT config parser: areas which was not explicitly
   given messagebase type was omited.
 
diff --git a/goldlib/gcfg/gxhpt.cpp b/goldlib/gcfg/gxhpt.cpp
index 001a80c..5859826 100644
--- a/goldlib/gcfg/gxhpt.cpp
+++ b/goldlib/gcfg/gxhpt.cpp
@@ -326,6 +326,11 @@ void gareafile::ReadHPTFile(char* path, char* file, char* origin, int group) {
                   gettok(&key, &val);
                   aa.setdesc(key);
                 }
+                else if (strieql(opt, "pass")) {
+
+                  aa.type = GMB_NONE;
+                  break;
+                }
               }
 
               gettok(&key, &val);