diff --git a/tests/test_drop_key.py b/tests/test_drop_key.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d79a89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_drop_key.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import uparma
+import pytest
+
+
+test_data_list = [
+    {
+        "input": {
+            ("general", "parameters"): [
+                {
+                    "name": "to_key_or_not_to_key",
+                    "key_translations": {
+                        "ursgal_style_1": "to_key_or_not_to_key",
+                        "some_other_style": "to_key_or_not_to_key_<DROP_KEY>",
+                    },
+                    "value_translations": {
+                        "ursgal_style_1": [[True, True], [False, False]],
+                        "some_other_style": [[True, "i_lived"], [False, "i_died"]],
+                    },
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "to_key_or_not_to_key_list",
+                    "key_translations": {
+                        "ursgal_style_1": "to_key_or_not_to_key_list",
+                        "some_other_style": [
+                            "keyp_no_pun_intended",
+                            "to_key_or_not_to_key_<DROP_KEY>",
+                        ],
+                    },
+                    "value_translations": {
+                        "ursgal_style_1": [[True, True], [False, False]],
+                        "some_other_style": [[True, "i_lived"], [False, "i_died"]],
+                    },
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "to_key_or_not_to_key_rip_delim",
+                    "key_translations": {
+                        "ursgal_style_1": "to_key_or_not_to_key_rip_delim",
+                        "some_other_style": "to_key_or_not_to_key_DROP_KEY",
+                    },
+                    "value_translations": {
+                        "ursgal_style_1": [[True, True], [False, False]],
+                        "some_other_style": [[True, "i_lived"], [False, "i_died"]],
+                    },
+                },
+            ]
+        },
+    }
+]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("test_dict", test_data_list)
+def test_load_data(test_dict):
+    up = uparma.UParma(refresh_jsons=False, parameter_data=test_dict["input"])
+    translation = up.convert(
+        {
+            "to_key_or_not_to_key": True,
+            "to_key_or_not_to_key_list": False,
+            "to_key_or_not_to_key_rip_delim": False,
+        },
+        "some_other_style",
+    )
+    assert translation["to_key_or_not_to_key"]["translated_key"] is None
+    assert translation["to_key_or_not_to_key"]["translated_value"] == "i_lived"
+    assert translation["to_key_or_not_to_key_list"]["translated_key"] == [
+        "keyp_no_pun_intended",
+        None,
+    ]
+    assert translation["to_key_or_not_to_key_list"]["translated_value"] == "i_died"
+    assert (
+        translation["to_key_or_not_to_key_rip_delim"]["translated_key"]
+        == "to_key_or_not_to_key_DROP_KEY"
+    )
+    assert translation["to_key_or_not_to_key_rip_delim"]["translated_value"] == "i_died"
diff --git a/uparma/uparma.py b/uparma/uparma.py
index 927ad7d..e4cbb2d 100755
--- a/uparma/uparma.py
+++ b/uparma/uparma.py
@@ -141,12 +141,10 @@ def _parse_jsons(self):
                 # _id = uparma_entry["_id"]
                 self.parameters[_id] = uparma_entry
                 for key, value in uparma_entry["key_translations"].items():
-
                     if isinstance(value, list):
                         value = tuple(value)
 
                     if key in self.parameter2id.keys():
-
                         # found key does value also exist
                         if value in self.parameter2id[key]:
                             # parameter already found
@@ -321,8 +319,14 @@ def translate(self, param_dict, original_style=None, translated_style=None):
                                     if _uparma_v == _uparma_vt:
                                         translated_value = _transtyle_v
                                         was_translated = True
-                    if translated_key.endswith("<DROP_KEY>"):
-                        translated_key = None
+                    if isinstance(translated_key, tuple) is True:
+                        translated_key = [
+                            None if key.endswith("<DROP_KEY>") else key
+                            for key in translated_key
+                        ]
+                    else:
+                        if translated_key.endswith("<DROP_KEY>"):
+                            translated_key = None
                     template_dict.update(
                         {
                             "translated_key": translated_key,
@@ -402,6 +406,14 @@ def get_default_params(self, style=None):
                         translated_default = value["default_value"]
                 else:
                     translated_default = value["default_value"]
+                if isinstance(translated_key, list) is True:
+                    translated_key = [
+                        None if key.endswith("<DROP_KEY>") else key
+                        for key in translated_key
+                    ]
+                else:
+                    if translated_key.endswith("<DROP_KEY>"):
+                        translated_key = None
                 params[name] = {
                     "original_key": value["name"],
                     "original_value": value["default_value"],