diff --git a/google-chrome-unstable.sh b/google-chrome-unstable.sh
index 759f6f8891c37..dbe8b671a6fe6 100644
--- a/google-chrome-unstable.sh
+++ b/google-chrome-unstable.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ XDG_CONFIG_HOME=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}
 
 # Allow users to override command-line options
 if [[ -f $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/chrome-dev-flags.conf ]]; then
-	CHROME_USER_FLAGS="$(cat $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/chrome-dev-flags.conf)"
+    CHROME_USER_FLAGS="$(grep -v '^#' $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/chrome-dev-flags.conf)"
 fi
 
 # Launch