diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 16d08419..63d44642 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -411,6 +411,11 @@ static int iroutes_handler(void *_ctx, const char *section, const char *name, co
 	int ret;
 	char *value;
 
+	if (section != NULL && section[0] != 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, WARNSTR"skipping unknown section '%s'\n", section);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (strcmp(name, "iroute")!=0)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -508,6 +513,12 @@ static int cfg_ini_handler(void *_ctx, const char *section, const char *name, co
 	unsigned prefix4 = 0;
 	char *value;
 
+	if (section != NULL && section[0] != 0) {
+		if (reload == 0)
+			fprintf(stderr, WARNSTR"skipping unknown section '%s'\n", section);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	value = sanitize_config_value(config, _value);
 	if (value == NULL)
 		return 0;
@@ -818,10 +829,6 @@ static int cfg_ini_handler(void *_ctx, const char *section, const char *name, co
 	} else {
 		if (reload == 0)
 			fprintf(stderr, WARNSTR"skipping unknown option '%s'\n", name);
-#if 0
-		else
-			fprintf(stderr, NOTESTR"skipping option '%s'\n", name);
-#endif
 	}
 
  exit:
diff --git a/src/sup-config/file.c b/src/sup-config/file.c
index 5acde206..ef074021 100644
--- a/src/sup-config/file.c
+++ b/src/sup-config/file.c
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ static int group_cfg_ini_handler(void *_ctx, const char *section, const char *na
 	int ret;
 	char *value;
 
+	if (section != NULL && section[0] != 0) {
+		syslog(LOG_INFO, "skipping unknown section '%s' in %s", section, file);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	value = sanitize_config_value(ctx->pool, _value);
 	if (value == NULL)
 		return 0;
@@ -187,7 +192,7 @@ static int group_cfg_ini_handler(void *_ctx, const char *section, const char *na
 			return -1;
 		}
 	} else {
-		syslog(LOG_ERR, "skipping unknown option '%s' in %s", name, file);
+		syslog(LOG_INFO, "skipping unknown option '%s' in %s", name, file);
 	}
 
 	talloc_free(value);