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diff --git a/cmd2/parsing.py b/cmd2/parsing.py
index 2dc698b0..2af8a207 100644
--- a/cmd2/parsing.py
+++ b/cmd2/parsing.py
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ class StatementParser:
line = self._expand(line)
# check if this line is a comment
- if line.strip().startswith(constants.COMMENT_CHAR):
+ if line.lstrip().startswith(constants.COMMENT_CHAR):
return []
# split on whitespace