diff --git a/plugins/views_boxes_view.inc b/plugins/views_boxes_view.inc
index bfc55e3..b8f0501 100644
--- plugins/views_boxes_view.inc
+++ plugins/views_boxes_view.inc
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class views_boxes_view extends boxes_box {
       // ARGUMENTS
       // foreach argument let's make a element in the settings_form
       foreach ($view->argument as $key => $arg) {
-
+        if (!preg_match("/{do_not_pass_wildcard}/", $arg->options['ui_name'])) {
         // We are doing some custom handling on the id argument type
         // basically we are hiding the field that holds all of the ids
         // and making autocomplete fields for node selection.
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ class views_boxes_view extends boxes_box {
             '#title' => $arg->options['ui_name'] ? $arg->options['ui_name'] : $key,
           );
         }
+       }
       }
       // if there are no settings we want to keep the field set
       // but make it clear that it is empty
@@ -395,6 +396,9 @@ class views_boxes_view extends boxes_box {
         if (!empty($this->options['settings'][$key])) {
           $args[] = $this->options['settings'][$key];
         }
+        elseif (preg_match("/{do_not_pass_wildcard}/", $arg->options['ui_name'])) {
+          // do not set an argument
+        }
         else {
           $args[] = $arg->options['exception']['value'];