diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 64f033818..a55d83833 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-07-20  Robert Larice
+ * src/main.c :
+    fix an incorrect type, (&char versus &bool)
+
 2010-07-20  Robert Larice
  * src/frontend/inp.c ,
  * src/frontend/misccoms.c ,
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 6c8fa855e..4e76dc953 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     int   err;
     bool  gotone = FALSE;
     char* copystring;
-    char  addctrlsect = TRUE; /* PN: for autorun */
+    bool  addctrlsect = TRUE; /* PN: for autorun */
 
 
 #ifdef SIMULATOR