diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index eb7b45d..2cda554 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
 		ctx.cfg.cache_static_ttl = atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "cache-dynamic-ttl"))
 		ctx.cfg.cache_dynamic_ttl = atoi(value);
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "commit-filter"))
+		ctx.cfg.commit_filter = new_filter(value, 0);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "embedded"))
 		ctx.cfg.embedded = atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "max-message-length"))