diff --git a/tdrop b/tdrop
index f30c075..1e40ff2 100755
--- a/tdrop
+++ b/tdrop
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ shift "$((OPTIND-1))"
 program=$1
 
 # check that the program is not a path and does not contain flags
-if ! type "$program" 2> /dev/null; then
+if [[ ! $program =~ ^(current|auto_hide|auto_show|toggle_auto_hide)$ ]] && \
+	   ! type "$program" 2> /dev/null; then
 	echo >&2 "The program should be in PATH and not contain flags." | \
 		tee -a "$MUTDROP_PATH"/log
 	exit 1