diff --git a/src/util/io/reader.cpp b/src/util/io/reader.cpp
index 3347f786..be3bfcae 100644
--- a/src/util/io/reader.cpp
+++ b/src/util/io/reader.cpp
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ Reader::Reader(const InputStreamP& input, Packaged* package, const String& filen
 	handleAppVersion();
 }
 
-Reader::Reader(Packaged* pkg, const String& filename)
+Reader::Reader(Packaged* pkg, const String& filename, bool ignore_invalid)
 	: indent(0), expected_indent(0), state(OUTSIDE)
-	, ignore_invalid(false)
+	, ignore_invalid(ignore_invalid)
 	, filename(filename), package(pkg), line_number(0), previous_line_number(0)
 	, input(package_manager.openFileFromPackage(package, filename))
 {
diff --git a/src/util/io/reader.hpp b/src/util/io/reader.hpp
index 3604d5bf..008d0fec 100644
--- a/src/util/io/reader.hpp
+++ b/src/util/io/reader.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Reader {
 	/** Used for "include file" keys.
 	 *  package can be nullptr
 	 */
-	Reader(Packaged* package, const String& filename);
+	Reader(Packaged* package, const String& filename, bool ignore_invalid = false);
 	
 	~Reader() { showWarnings(); }
 	
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class Reader {
 	template <typename T>
 	void unknownKey(T& v) {
 		if (key == _("include file")) {
-			Reader reader(package, value);
+			Reader reader(package, value, ignore_invalid);
 			reader.handle_greedy(v);
 			moveNext();
 		} else {