diff --git a/.changeset/mighty-wolves-happen.md b/.changeset/mighty-wolves-happen.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49d4962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mighty-wolves-happen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"jsonc-register": minor
+---
+
+Update loading technique to strip JSON comments only
diff --git a/packages/jsonc-register/lib/index.cjs b/packages/jsonc-register/lib/index.cjs
index 14b4bd0..1d1bce8 100644
--- a/packages/jsonc-register/lib/index.cjs
+++ b/packages/jsonc-register/lib/index.cjs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 const { addHook } = require('pirates');
+const stripJsonComments = require('strip-json-comments');
 
 const DEFAULT_EXTENSIONS = ['.json', '.jsonc']
 
 function compile(sourcecode) {
     if (sourcecode.startsWith('module.exports')) return sourcecode;
-    return `module.exports = ${sourcecode}`;
+    const value = JSON.parse(stripJsonComments(sourcecode));
+    return `module.exports = ${JSON.stringify(value)}`;
 }
 
 function register() {
diff --git a/packages/jsonc-register/package.json b/packages/jsonc-register/package.json
index cd1b5d3..9cce775 100644
--- a/packages/jsonc-register/package.json
+++ b/packages/jsonc-register/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
   ],
   "author": "Nate Moore <nate@natemoo.re>",
   "dependencies": {
-    "pirates": "^4.0.1"
+    "pirates": "^4.0.1",
+    "strip-json-comments": "3.1.1"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 54e95be..35e579c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1663,6 +1663,11 @@ strip-indent@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     min-indent "^1.0.0"
 
+strip-json-comments@3.1.1:
+  version "3.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-json-comments/-/strip-json-comments-3.1.1.tgz#31f1281b3832630434831c310c01cccda8cbe006"
+  integrity sha512-6fPc+R4ihwqP6N/aIv2f1gMH8lOVtWQHoqC4yK6oSDVVocumAsfCqjkXnqiYMhmMwS/mEHLp7Vehlt3ql6lEig==
+
 supports-color@^5.3.0:
   version "5.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/supports-color/-/supports-color-5.5.0.tgz#e2e69a44ac8772f78a1ec0b35b689df6530efc8f"