diff --git a/io/hpmud/model.c b/io/hpmud/model.c
index d546ec1..5bb6091 100644
--- a/io/hpmud/model.c
+++ b/io/hpmud/model.c
@@ -407,7 +407,10 @@ static int ParseFile(char *datFile, char *model, char *attr, int attrSize, int *
    char rcbuf[255];
    char section[128];
    char file[128];
-   int found=0, n;
+   int found=0;
+   size_t n;
+
+   size_t model_len = strlen(model);
 
    if ((fp = fopen(datFile, "r")) == NULL)
       goto bugout;
@@ -422,10 +425,16 @@ static int ParseFile(char *datFile, char *model, char *attr, int attrSize, int *
          strncpy(section, rcbuf+1, sizeof(section)); /* found new section */
          n = strlen(section);
          section[n-2]=0; /* remove ']' and CR */
-         if (strcasecmp(model, section) == 0 ||
-            (section[0] == 'h' && section[1] == 'p' &&
-             section[2] == '_' &&
-             strcasecmp(model, section + 3) == 0))
+         if ((strcasecmp(model, section) == 0) ||
+             (section[0] == 'h' &&
+              section[1] == 'p' &&
+              section[2] == '_' &&
+              strcasecmp(model, section + 3) == 0) ||
+             (n > model_len &&
+              strncasecmp(section, model, model_len) == 0 &&
+              strncasecmp(section + model_len, "_series", strlen("_series") == 0)
+             )
+            )
          {
             /* Found model match. */
             *bytes_read = ResolveAttributes(fp, attr, attrSize);