diff --git a/dunst.c b/dunst.c
index 4c9dbbd..0d4da00 100644
--- a/dunst.c
+++ b/dunst.c
@@ -1613,7 +1613,11 @@ void parse_dunstrc(char *cmdline_config_path)
 
 
         char *cur_section = NULL;
-        for (; cur_section; cur_section = next_section(cur_section)) {
+        for (;;) {
+                cur_section = next_section(cur_section);
+                if (!cur_section)
+                        break;
+                printf("%s\n", cur_section);
                 if (strcmp(cur_section, "global") == 0
                  || strcmp(cur_section, "shortcuts") == 0
                  || strcmp(cur_section, "urgency_low") == 0
diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
index bb95790..78b0c55 100644
--- a/options.c
+++ b/options.c
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ char *next_section(char *section)
         if (section_count == 0)
                 return NULL;
 
+        if (section == NULL) {
+                return sections[0].name;
+        }
+
         for (int i = 0; i < section_count; i++) {
                 if (strcmp(section, sections[i].name) == 0) {
                         if (i + 1 >= section_count)