diff --git a/examples/config/SettingCombos.cc b/examples/config/SettingCombos.cc
index e6ab755eea..a53eb9dabc 100644
--- a/examples/config/SettingCombos.cc
+++ b/examples/config/SettingCombos.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ int main()
   config_set.AddSetting<int>("int1") = { 1, 2, 3, 4 };
   config_set.AddSetting<std::string>("string") = { "a", "b", "cde" };
   config_set.AddSetting<int>("int2") = { 5 };
-  config_set.AddSetting<double>("double", "A double value!", "-d") = { 1.1, 2.2 };
+  config_set.AddSetting<double>("double", "A double value!", '-d') = { 1.1, 2.2 };
 
   do {
     std::cout << config_set.CurString() << std::endl;
diff --git a/examples/config/SettingConfig.cc b/examples/config/SettingConfig.cc
index 39cfa476f6..cc7e749720 100644
--- a/examples/config/SettingConfig.cc
+++ b/examples/config/SettingConfig.cc
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ int main()
   config_set.AddComboSetting<std::string>("string") = { "a", "b", "cde" };
   config_set.AddComboSetting<int>("int2") = { 5 };
   config_set.AddComboSetting<double>("double", "A double value!", 'd') = { 1.1, 2.2 };
+  config_set.AddSetting<double>("test_non_combo") = {5.5};
+
+  std::cout << "Non-combo setting: " << config_set.GetValue<double>("test_non_combo") << std::endl;
 
   do {
     std::cout << config_set.CurComboString() << std::endl;
@@ -25,8 +28,7 @@ int main()
 
   std::cout << "------------ Process Args ------------\n";
 
-  auto out_args =
-    config_set.ProcessOptions( { "testing", "--int1", "5,6,7", "unused", "-d", "3.3,4.4,5.5"} );
+  config_set.ProcessOptions( { "testing", "--int1", "5,6,7", "unused", "-d", "3.3,4.4,5.5"} );
 
   do {
     std::cout << config_set.CurComboString() << std::endl;
@@ -34,6 +36,6 @@ int main()
 
   std::cout << "Remaining Args:\n";
 
-  for (auto x : out_args) std::cout << "  " << x << std::endl;
+  for (auto x : config_set.GetUnusedArgs()) std::cout << "  " << x << std::endl;
 
 }
diff --git a/source/config/SettingConfig.h b/source/config/SettingConfig.h
index e605e7250c..417b8a2928 100644
--- a/source/config/SettingConfig.h
+++ b/source/config/SettingConfig.h
@@ -235,6 +235,19 @@ namespace emp {
       return new_ptr->value;
     }
 
+    /// Add a new setting not linked to a variable
+
+    template <typename T>
+    T & AddSetting(const std::string & name,
+                   const std::string & desc="",
+                   const char option_flag='\0')
+    {
+      emp_assert(!emp::Has(setting_map, name));
+      auto new_ptr = emp::NewPtr<SettingInfo<T>>(name, desc, option_flag, "Value");
+      setting_map[name] = new_ptr;
+      return new_ptr->value;
+    }
+
     /// Add a new setting of a specified type.  Returns the (initially empty) vector of values 
     /// to allow easy setting.
     /// Example:
diff --git a/tests/config/Makefile b/tests/config/Makefile
index 1b75fafc7e..610c3ef8ca 100644
--- a/tests/config/Makefile
+++ b/tests/config/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-TEST_NAMES = ArgManager command_line config_utils config ConfigManager SettingCombos
+TEST_NAMES = ArgManager command_line config_utils config ConfigManager SettingCombos SettingConfig
 
 # -O3	  -Wl,--stack,8388608 -ftrack-macro-expansion=0
 FLAGS = -std=c++17 -pthread -Wall -Wno-unused-function -Wno-unused-private-field -I../../source/ -I../../ -I../../third-party/cereal/include/
diff --git a/tests/config/SettingCombos.cc b/tests/config/SettingCombos.cc
index 552021b81d..81aad33339 100644
--- a/tests/config/SettingCombos.cc
+++ b/tests/config/SettingCombos.cc
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 
 TEST_CASE("Test SettingCombos", "[config]")
 {
+  emp::SettingCombos config_set;
 
 }
diff --git a/tests/config/SettingConfig.cc b/tests/config/SettingConfig.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5d39ef987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config/SettingConfig.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#define CATCH_CONFIG_MAIN
+#include "third-party/Catch/single_include/catch2/catch.hpp"
+
+#include "config/SettingConfig.h"
+
+TEST_CASE("Test SettingConfig", "[config]")
+{
+    emp::SettingConfig config_set;
+    config_set.AddSetting<int>("test_non_combo") = 5;  
+
+    CHECK(config_set.GetValue<int>("test_non_combo") == 5); 
+
+}