diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index 21083f169..bfeffd3c5 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ int Context::initialize (int argc, const char** argv)
     // Dump any existing values and load rc file.
     config.clear ();
     config.load  (rc_file);
+    loadAliases ();
 
     // The data location, Context::data_dir, is determined from the assumed
     // location (~/.task), or set by data.location in the config file, or
@@ -746,6 +747,11 @@ void Context::updateVerbosity ()
   }
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void Context::loadAliases ()
+{
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Context::header (const std::string& input)
 {
diff --git a/src/Context.h b/src/Context.h
index 0fc73be11..24d5bef42 100644
--- a/src/Context.h
+++ b/src/Context.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ private:
   void createDefaultConfig ();
   void updateXtermTitle ();
   void updateVerbosity ();
+  void loadAliases ();
 
 public:
   std::string                         program;