diff --git a/src/epics/seq/main.c b/src/epics/seq/main.c
index 71b9f3b9dbf5bcb923ef76f2cfddf1fc2fcaf625..cff66a441014ade986828c3b6b15cbc5504927aa 100644
--- a/src/epics/seq/main.c
+++ b/src/epics/seq/main.c
@@ -1999,7 +1999,7 @@ int readConfig( char *pref,		///< EPICS channel prefix from EPICS environment.
 			// Only 3 = no monit flag
 			// >=4 count be monit flag or string with quotes
 			// If 1st three chars match IFO ie checking this this line is not BURT header or channel marked RO
-			if(strncmp(s1,ifo,3) == 0 && 
+			if(
 			// Don't allow load of SWSTAT or SWMASK, which are set by this program.
 				strstr(s1,"_SWMASK") == NULL &&
 				strstr(s1,"_SDF_NAME") == NULL &&