diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 82b6f3fe6..b5447c88d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 WeeChat - Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat
 ===========================================
 
-ChangeLog - 2006-10-30
+ChangeLog - 2006-11-04
 
 
 Version 0.2.2 (under dev!):
+   * fixed bug with ignore: now any IRC command is allowed
    * fixed crash with Ctrl-T (transpose) and one char on line (bug #18153)
    * added "modifier" in plugins API
    * improved /plugin command
diff --git a/src/irc/irc-ignore.c b/src/irc/irc-ignore.c
index 3ef189c4c..a94d78c99 100644
--- a/src/irc/irc-ignore.c
+++ b/src/irc/irc-ignore.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ ignore_search (char *mask, char *type, char *channel_name, char *server_name)
 t_irc_ignore *
 ignore_add (char *mask, char *type, char *channel_name, char *server_name)
 {
-    int i, type_index;
+    int type_index;
     t_irc_command *command_ptr;
     t_irc_ignore *new_ignore;
 
@@ -227,43 +227,6 @@ ignore_add (char *mask, char *type, char *channel_name, char *server_name)
         return NULL;
     }
     
-    if (strcmp (type, "*") != 0)
-    {
-        /* look for type in pre-defined ignore types */
-        for (i = 0; ignore_types[i]; i++)
-        {
-            if (ascii_strcasecmp (type, ignore_types[i]) == 0)
-            {
-                type_index = i;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        
-        /* not a pre-defined ignore type, so it MUST be an IRC command */
-        if (type_index < 0)
-        {
-            for (i = 0; irc_commands[i].command_name; i++)
-            {
-                if (irc_commands[i].recv_function &&
-                    (ascii_strcasecmp (type, irc_commands[i].command_name) == 0))
-                {
-                    command_ptr = &irc_commands[i];
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        
-        /* not a pre-defined command and not an IRC command => error */
-        if ((type_index < 0) && (!command_ptr))
-        {
-            irc_display_prefix (NULL, NULL, PREFIX_ERROR);
-            gui_printf (NULL,
-                        _("%s unknown type or IRC command \"%s\" for ignore\n"),
-                        WEECHAT_ERROR, type);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-    }
-    
     /* create new ignore */
     new_ignore = (t_irc_ignore *) malloc (sizeof (t_irc_ignore));
     if (new_ignore)
diff --git a/weechat/ChangeLog b/weechat/ChangeLog
index 82b6f3fe6..b5447c88d 100644
--- a/weechat/ChangeLog
+++ b/weechat/ChangeLog
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 WeeChat - Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat
 ===========================================
 
-ChangeLog - 2006-10-30
+ChangeLog - 2006-11-04
 
 
 Version 0.2.2 (under dev!):
+   * fixed bug with ignore: now any IRC command is allowed
    * fixed crash with Ctrl-T (transpose) and one char on line (bug #18153)
    * added "modifier" in plugins API
    * improved /plugin command
diff --git a/weechat/src/irc/irc-ignore.c b/weechat/src/irc/irc-ignore.c
index 3ef189c4c..a94d78c99 100644
--- a/weechat/src/irc/irc-ignore.c
+++ b/weechat/src/irc/irc-ignore.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ ignore_search (char *mask, char *type, char *channel_name, char *server_name)
 t_irc_ignore *
 ignore_add (char *mask, char *type, char *channel_name, char *server_name)
 {
-    int i, type_index;
+    int type_index;
     t_irc_command *command_ptr;
     t_irc_ignore *new_ignore;
 
@@ -227,43 +227,6 @@ ignore_add (char *mask, char *type, char *channel_name, char *server_name)
         return NULL;
     }
     
-    if (strcmp (type, "*") != 0)
-    {
-        /* look for type in pre-defined ignore types */
-        for (i = 0; ignore_types[i]; i++)
-        {
-            if (ascii_strcasecmp (type, ignore_types[i]) == 0)
-            {
-                type_index = i;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        
-        /* not a pre-defined ignore type, so it MUST be an IRC command */
-        if (type_index < 0)
-        {
-            for (i = 0; irc_commands[i].command_name; i++)
-            {
-                if (irc_commands[i].recv_function &&
-                    (ascii_strcasecmp (type, irc_commands[i].command_name) == 0))
-                {
-                    command_ptr = &irc_commands[i];
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        
-        /* not a pre-defined command and not an IRC command => error */
-        if ((type_index < 0) && (!command_ptr))
-        {
-            irc_display_prefix (NULL, NULL, PREFIX_ERROR);
-            gui_printf (NULL,
-                        _("%s unknown type or IRC command \"%s\" for ignore\n"),
-                        WEECHAT_ERROR, type);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-    }
-    
     /* create new ignore */
     new_ignore = (t_irc_ignore *) malloc (sizeof (t_irc_ignore));
     if (new_ignore)