diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32126c5c..267a54b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -250,13 +250,15 @@ X-Account-ID: 99
 @/path/to/newthing.json
 ```
 
-###### Add comments to the targets
+###### Add comments
 
 Lines starting with `#` are ignored.
 
 ```
 # get a dragon ball
 GET http://goku:9090/path/to/dragon?item=ball
+# specify a test accout
+X-Account-ID: 99
 ```
 
 #### `-h2c`
diff --git a/lib/targets.go b/lib/targets.go
index d3b87907..86f2ef72 100644
--- a/lib/targets.go
+++ b/lib/targets.go
@@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ func NewHTTPTargeter(src io.Reader, body []byte, hdr http.Header) Targeter {
 		for sc.Scan() {
 			if line = strings.TrimSpace(sc.Text()); line == "" {
 				break
+			} else if strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") {
+				continue
 			} else if strings.HasPrefix(line, "@") {
 				if tgt.Body, err = ioutil.ReadFile(line[1:]); err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("bad body: %s", err)
diff --git a/lib/targets_test.go b/lib/targets_test.go
index a1a8d8e8..473ce19d 100644
--- a/lib/targets_test.go
+++ b/lib/targets_test.go
@@ -315,6 +315,13 @@ func TestNewHTTPTargeter(t *testing.T) {
 		GET http://:6060/
 		X-Header: 1
 		X-Header: 2`,
+		`
+
+		GET http://:8000/
+		# This is a comment. Lines starting with hash pound are ignored even inside the target.
+		X-Header: 1
+		# Another comment.
+		X-Header: 2`,
 	)
 
 	src := bytes.NewBufferString(strings.TrimSpace(targets))
@@ -374,6 +381,15 @@ func TestNewHTTPTargeter(t *testing.T) {
 				"Content-Type": []string{"text/plain"},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Method: "GET",
+			URL:    "http://:8000/",
+			Body:   []byte{},
+			Header: http.Header{
+				"X-Header":     []string{"1", "2"},
+				"Content-Type": []string{"text/plain"},
+			},
+		},
 	} {
 		var got Target
 		if err := read(&got); err != nil {