diff --git a/CMDList/CMDList.c b/CMDList/CMDList.c
index ff9cca1..19c8639 100644
--- a/CMDList/CMDList.c
+++ b/CMDList/CMDList.c
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ int CMDList_deinit(CMDList_t *list)
 }
 
 // add a command in the command tree
-int CMDList_add(CMDList_t *list, CMD_t* cmd)
+int CMDList_add(CMDList_t *list, CMD_t* cmd, char* cmdName)
 {
 	int returnCode = 0;
-	char* read_p = cmd->cmd;
+	char* read_p = cmdName;
 	CMDList_t** list_p = (CMDList_t**)list;
 
 	if (read_p == NULL)
-	{ // cmd is missing a string for the commnad name
-		returnCode = -1;
+	{
+		read_p = cmd->cmd;
 	}
 
 	while (returnCode == 0)
diff --git a/CMDList/CMDList.h b/CMDList/CMDList.h
index df580c8..e6d3bff 100644
--- a/CMDList/CMDList.h
+++ b/CMDList/CMDList.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ extern CMDList_t* CMDList_init();
 extern int CMDList_deinit(CMDList_t *list);
 
 // add a command in the command tree
-extern int CMDList_add(CMDList_t *list, CMD_t* cmd);
+extern int CMDList_add(CMDList_t *list, CMD_t* cmd, char* cmdName);
 
 // search command in the tree
 extern CMD_t* CMDList_get(CMDList_t *list, char* cmd);