diff --git a/cmd/load.go b/cmd/load.go
index 0808b84..9353cac 100644
--- a/cmd/load.go
+++ b/cmd/load.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"regexp"
 )
 
 // loadCmd represents the load command
@@ -34,8 +35,8 @@ var loadCmd = &cobra.Command{
 // This application is a tool to generate the needed files
 // to quickly create a Cobra application.`,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		fmt.Println("load called")
-		fmt.Println("Inputfile: ",inputFilename)
+		//fmt.Println("load called")
+		//fmt.Println("Inputfile: ",inputFilename)
 		loadFile()
 	},
 }
@@ -70,8 +71,21 @@ func loadFile() {
 	}
  
 	file.Close()
+
+	regexpLineComment, _ := regexp.Compile("^#")
+	regexpOnlySpaces, _ := regexp.Compile("^\\s+$")
+
  
 	for _, eachline := range txtlines {
+		//Skip the line if it starts with "#"
+		if(regexpLineComment.MatchString(eachline)) {
+			continue
+		}
+		//Skip if line is empty or blank
+		if((len(eachline) == 0) || (regexpOnlySpaces.MatchString(eachline))) {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		fmt.Println(eachline)
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/fle-1.txt b/test/data/fle-1.txt
index 8e4c012..0947a44 100644
--- a/test/data/fle-1.txt
+++ b/test/data/fle-1.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Header 
 mycall on4kjm/p
-operator Jean-Marc
+operator on4kjm
 nickname Portable
 
 # Log 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ date 2020-05-23
 7.037 1012 on6zq 9 449
 1020 dk5zx 9 7
 30m cw
+  
 10.120 1040 ol901ab 9 42
 20m 
 14.017 1055 ly2nk 9 9