diff --git a/src/build.h b/src/build.h
index d908582e5..bfc11ffe7 100644
--- a/src/build.h
+++ b/src/build.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 3
-#define VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define VERSION_BUILD 682
+#define VERSION_MINOR 1
+#define VERSION_BUILD 683
diff --git a/src/kernel/order.c b/src/kernel/order.c
index c10a256fd..954429936 100644
--- a/src/kernel/order.c
+++ b/src/kernel/order.c
@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@ static order *create_order_i(keyword_t kwd, const char *sptr, int persistent,
     order *ord = NULL;
     int lindex;
 
+    if (keyword_disabled(kwd)) {
+        log_error("trying to create an order for disabled keyword %s.", keyword(kwd));
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
     /* if this is just nonsense, then we skip it. */
     if (lomem) {
         switch (kwd) {