diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 487d19d..8b88d6a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ checksum = "7da8b5736845d9f2fcb837ea5d9e2628564b3b043a70948a3f0b778838c5fb4f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sway-flash-indicator"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "directories",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b13e329..37e8a9a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "sway-flash-indicator"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2939f53..7863a55 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ async fn get_sway_config(connection: &mut swayipc_async::Connection) -> Res<()>
     let default_colours = config
         .config
         .split('\n')
-        .find(|v| v.contains("client.focused"))
+        .find(|v| v.contains("client.focused") && !v.starts_with('#'))
         .ok_or(Error::NoMatchingConfig)?
         .trim();