diff --git a/buttond.py b/buttond.py
index 9f19fb5..0a47d3f 100755
--- a/buttond.py
+++ b/buttond.py
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ from signal import pause
 
 
 def activate(path):
+    if path is None:
+        return
+    path = path.strip()
+    if path is "":
+        return
+    print("doing macro ", path)
     comment(path)
 
 
@@ -33,7 +39,7 @@ def activate(path):
 _buttons = {}
 
 # open config file
-config = configparser.ConfigParser(allow_no_value=False)
+config = configparser.ConfigParser(allow_no_value=True)
 config.read('buttons.cfg')
 # set up each buttons
 for b in config.get('button', 'names').split(','):