diff --git a/src/server/slave.c b/src/server/slave.c
--- a/src/server/slave.c
+++ b/src/server/slave.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ key = NULL;
 cfg_t * my_cfg;
 cfg_opt_t myopts[] = {
 		CFG_SIMPLE_STR("username", &username),
-		CFG_SIMPLE_STR("key", &key),
 		CFG_END()
 		};
 struct options_common *commonopts;
@@ -100,10 +99,10 @@ options_init(argc,argv,&my_cfg, myopts, 
 
 
 /* If there's no key or username in the conf, or if they're at the default (!key/!username) let the user know! */
-	if(key == NULL || username == NULL || strcmp(key, "!key") == 0 || strcmp(username, "!username") == 0 ){
+	if(username == NULL || strcmp(username, "!username") == 0 ){
 	  fprintf(stderr, "\nYou didn't register!\nPlease register or edit your config. (see -h)\nIf this error persists, check distrenslave.conf to ensure all items are filled.\n");
 	}
-	else if((key != NULL && username != NULL) || (key != "!key" && username != "username") ){
+	else if( username != NULL || strcmp(username,"!username") != 0 ){
 		fprintf(stderr, "Your username is %s, and your key is %s.\n",username, key);
 		// Logs ya in:
 		if(login_user(username) == 1){