diff --git a/ospfd/ChangeLog b/ospfd/ChangeLog
index b7f2c95..779a2b6 100644
--- a/ospfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/ospfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2006-06-17 Andrew J. Schorr <ajschorr@alumni.princeton.edu>
+
+	* ospf_vty.c: ({no_,}ospf_passive_interface) Replace if_lookup_by_name
+	  with a call to if_get_by_name -- if the interface does not exist
+	  already, it should be created.  And remove the obsolete warning
+	  message.
+
 2006-06-15 Paul Jakma <paul.jakma@sun.com>
 
 	* ospf_interface.h: (struct ospf_if_info) Add reference counts
diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_vty.c b/ospfd/ospf_vty.c
index 10580ab..7c367ea 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_vty.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_vty.c
@@ -261,13 +261,7 @@
  struct ospf_if_params *params;
  struct route_node *rn;
 
- ifp = if_lookup_by_name (argv[0]);
- 
- if (ifp == NULL)
-   {
-     vty_out (vty, "Please specify an existing interface%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
-     return CMD_WARNING;
-   }
+ ifp = if_get_by_name (argv[0]);
 
   params = IF_DEF_PARAMS (ifp);
 
@@ -331,13 +325,7 @@
   int ret;
   struct route_node *rn;
     
-  ifp = if_lookup_by_name (argv[0]);
-  
-  if (ifp == NULL)
-    {
-      vty_out (vty, "Please specify an existing interface%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
-      return CMD_WARNING;
-    }
+  ifp = if_get_by_name (argv[0]);
 
   params = IF_DEF_PARAMS (ifp);