diff --git a/tiramisu/config.py b/tiramisu/config.py
index 1493e22..a923d47 100644
--- a/tiramisu/config.py
+++ b/tiramisu/config.py
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ class SubConfig(object):
                 force_properties=force_properties,
                 force_permissive=force_permissive)
 
-    def find(self, bytype=None, byname=None, byvalue=None, type_='option'):
+    def find(self, bytype=None, byname=None, byvalue=None, type_='option',
+             check_properties=True):
         """
             finds a list of options recursively in the config
 
@@ -262,11 +263,11 @@ class SubConfig(object):
         return self._cfgimpl_get_context()._find(bytype, byname, byvalue,
                                                  first=False,
                                                  type_=type_,
-                                                 _subpath=self.cfgimpl_get_path()
-                                                 )
+                                                 _subpath=self.cfgimpl_get_path(),
+                                                 check_properties=check_properties)
 
     def find_first(self, bytype=None, byname=None, byvalue=None,
-                   type_='option', display_error=True):
+                   type_='option', display_error=True, check_properties=True):
         """
             finds an option recursively in the config
 
@@ -277,7 +278,8 @@ class SubConfig(object):
         """
         return self._cfgimpl_get_context()._find(
             bytype, byname, byvalue, first=True, type_=type_,
-            _subpath=self.cfgimpl_get_path(), display_error=display_error)
+            _subpath=self.cfgimpl_get_path(), display_error=display_error,
+            check_properties=check_properties)
 
     def _find(self, bytype, byname, byvalue, first, type_='option',
               _subpath=None, check_properties=True, display_error=True):