diff --git a/SharpKeys/Dialog_Main.cs b/SharpKeys/Dialog_Main.cs
index 858c369..c7fd7f7 100644
--- a/SharpKeys/Dialog_Main.cs
+++ b/SharpKeys/Dialog_Main.cs
@@ -877,6 +877,9 @@ private bool ReadHashKeysFromFile(string pathToKeysFile)
 
             foreach (string line in lines)
             {
+                if (line.TrimStart().StartsWith("//"))
+                    continue; // skipping a comment
+
                 string[] items = line.Split(new char[]{','}, 2);
                 if (items.GetLength(0) == 2)
                 {