diff --git a/cfgfile.c b/cfgfile.c
index d7a1544..e739f0f 100644
--- a/cfgfile.c
+++ b/cfgfile.c
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ stringmap config;
 extern options_t options ;
 
 int is_cfgdirective_valid(const char *s) {
-    char* t;
-    for (t = config_directives[0]; t != NULL; ++t)
-        if (strcmp(s, t) == 0) return 1;
+    char **t;
+    for (t = config_directives; t != NULL; ++t)
+        if (strcmp(s, *t) == 0) return 1;
     return 0;
 }