diff --git a/src/A3t.cpp b/src/A3t.cpp
index c9c272979..d9b2985e7 100644
--- a/src/A3t.cpp
+++ b/src/A3t.cpp
@@ -386,6 +386,24 @@ void A3t::get_data_location (Path& data)
   }
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Takes all CONFIG name/value pairs and overrides configuration.
+// leaving only the plain args.
+void A3t::apply_overrides ()
+{
+  std::vector <Tree*>::iterator i;
+  for (i = _tree->_branches.begin (); i != _tree->_branches.end (); ++i)
+  {
+    if ((*i)->hasTag ("CONFIG"))
+    {
+      std::string name  = (*i)->attribute ("name");
+      std::string value = (*i)->attribute ("value");
+      context.config.set (name, value);
+      context.footnote (format (STRING_A3_OVERRIDE_RC, name, value));
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // /pattern/
 void A3t::findPattern ()
diff --git a/src/A3t.h b/src/A3t.h
index 368f4561c..eea1464f5 100644
--- a/src/A3t.h
+++ b/src/A3t.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
   void findConfigOverride ();
   void get_overrides (std::string&, File&);
   void get_data_location (Path&);
+  void apply_overrides ();
 
 private:
   void findBinary ();