diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index c3daea3..01bd6fc 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ export default class JustSharePleasePlugin extends Plugin {
         if (this.settings.stripFrontmatter)
             text = text.replace(/^---\s*\n.*?\n---\s*\n(.*)$/s, "$1");
 
+        // strip comments
+        text = text.replace(/%%.*?%%/sg, "");
+
         // include note name
         if (this.settings.includeNoteName)
             text = `# ${file.basename}\n\n${text}`;
diff --git a/test-vault/.obsidian/plugins/just-share-please/data.json b/test-vault/.obsidian/plugins/just-share-please/data.json
index e465581..233c475 100644
--- a/test-vault/.obsidian/plugins/just-share-please/data.json
+++ b/test-vault/.obsidian/plugins/just-share-please/data.json
@@ -2,18 +2,13 @@
   "url": "http://localhost:8080",
   "shared": [
     {
-      "id": "234df7b7",
-      "password": "0ef1504bfe83cd9ca812434caa7aacf4",
+      "id": "22478da6",
+      "password": "5553101a4b7cb2b47dab2bb15ba6cd51",
       "path": "Cool Test Note.md"
-    },
-    {
-      "id": "014b266c",
-      "password": "1c9459d7cdac804f72272c8f6d4a9abc",
-      "path": "dir/Cool Test Note.md"
     }
   ],
   "stripFrontmatter": true,
   "includeNoteName": true,
   "unshareDeletedFiles": false,
   "autoUpdateShares": false
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test-vault/Cool Test Note.md b/test-vault/Cool Test Note.md
index 01799a5..f998c79 100644
--- a/test-vault/Cool Test Note.md	
+++ b/test-vault/Cool Test Note.md	
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 test: yes
 ---
 
-This is a cool test note, my friends!
+This is a cool test note%%with an inline comment%%, my friends!
+
+%%
+BLOCK COMMENT
+%%
 
 > How are you?
 
@@ -24,6 +28,13 @@ $.ajax({
 
 cool!!
 
+%%
+ANOTHER BLOCK COMMENT
+you know
+
+WITH A LOT OF TEXT
+%%
+
 blah blah i added and removed this
 
 The following is $x^2 = 7$, but more complicated!