diff --git a/src/pathsd.nim b/src/pathsd.nim
index a6f6f3c..d7cb728 100644
--- a/src/pathsd.nim
+++ b/src/pathsd.nim
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ proc readPart(path: Path): seq[string] =
   try:
     var line: string = readLine(pathFile)
     while line != "":
-      result.add(line)
+      if line.startsWith("#") == false:
+        result.add(line)
       line = readLine(pathFile)
   except EOFError as exception:
     discard
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/paths.d/01-bilbo b/tests/fixtures/paths.d/01-bilbo
index b097f03..c3cd82e 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/paths.d/01-bilbo
+++ b/tests/fixtures/paths.d/01-bilbo
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 /Users/bilbo/opt/bin
+#/Users/bilbo/.local/bin