diff --git a/include/CLI/Ini.hpp b/include/CLI/Ini.hpp
index 3623ea50..e7026e01 100644
--- a/include/CLI/Ini.hpp
+++ b/include/CLI/Ini.hpp
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ std::vector<ini_ret_t> parse_ini(std::istream &input) {
                 name = detail::trim_copy(line.substr(0,pos));
                 std::string item = detail::trim_copy(line.substr(pos+1));
                 items = detail::split_up(item);
-            } else
+            } else {
                 name = detail::trim_copy(line);
+                items = {"ON"};
+            }
 
             if(detail::to_lower(section) == "default")
                 out.fullname = name;
diff --git a/tests/IniTest.cpp b/tests/IniTest.cpp
index f603e094..16c532f5 100644
--- a/tests/IniTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/IniTest.cpp
@@ -273,9 +273,7 @@ TEST_F(TApp, IniVector) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(TApp, IniFlags) {
-
     TempFile tmpini{"TestIniTmp.ini"};
-
     app.add_config("--config", tmpini);
 
     {
@@ -284,19 +282,22 @@ TEST_F(TApp, IniFlags) {
         out << "two=2" << std::endl;
         out << "three=true" << std::endl;
         out << "four=on" << std::endl;
+        out << "five" << std::endl;
     }
 
     int two;
-    bool three, four;
+    bool three, four, five;
     app.add_flag("--two", two);
     app.add_flag("--three", three);
     app.add_flag("--four", four);
+    app.add_flag("--five", five);
 
     run();
 
     EXPECT_EQ(2, two);
     EXPECT_EQ(true, three);
     EXPECT_EQ(true, four);
+    EXPECT_EQ(true, five);
 
 }