diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index fceffb1..b56c1b9 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ CParseResult CConfig::parseLine(std::string line, bool dynamic) {
             line = line.substr(0, commentPos);
             break;
         } else {
+            line       = line.substr(0, commentPos + 1) + line.substr(commentPos + 2);
             commentPos = line.find('#', lastHashPos);
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/parse/main.cpp b/tests/parse/main.cpp
index d858c74..691aa58 100644
--- a/tests/parse/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/parse/main.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
         EXPECT(std::any_cast<float>(config.getConfigValue("testFloat")), 123.456f);
         auto EXP = Hyprlang::SVector2D{69, 420};
         EXPECT(std::any_cast<Hyprlang::SVector2D>(config.getConfigValue("testVec")), EXP);
-        EXPECT(std::any_cast<const char*>(config.getConfigValue("testString")), std::string{"Hello World! ## This is not a comment!"});
+        EXPECT(std::any_cast<const char*>(config.getConfigValue("testString")), std::string{"Hello World! # This is not a comment!"});
         EXPECT(std::any_cast<const char*>(config.getConfigValue("testStringQuotes")), std::string{"\"Hello World!\""});
         EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getConfigValue("testCategory:testValueInt")), 123456L);
         EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getConfigValue("testCategory:testValueHex")), 0xFFFFAABBL);