diff --git a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/db/ScriptRunner.java b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/db/ScriptRunner.java
index 19b90580a46..5a67a890b58 100644
--- a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/db/ScriptRunner.java
+++ b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/db/ScriptRunner.java
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ public class ScriptRunner {
                     // Do nothing
                 } else if (trimmedLine.length() < 1 || trimmedLine.startsWith("--")) {
                     // Do nothing
+                } else if (trimmedLine.length() < 1 || trimmedLine.startsWith("#")) { 
+                    // Do nothing  
                 } else if (!fullLineDelimiter && trimmedLine.endsWith(getDelimiter()) || fullLineDelimiter && trimmedLine.equals(getDelimiter())) {
                     command.append(line.substring(0, line.lastIndexOf(getDelimiter())));
                     command.append(" ");