diff --git a/docker_update.py b/docker_update.py
index 1febf63..8d1ee56 100644
--- a/docker_update.py
+++ b/docker_update.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ with open(spec_file,"r") as f:
 
 for line in lines:
     s = line.strip()
+    if s.startswith("#"):
+        continue
     fullpath = os.path.join(path, s)
     if os.path.isdir(fullpath) and ("docker-compose.yml" in os.listdir(fullpath)):
         fullpath = os.path.join(fullpath, "docker-compose.yml")