diff --git a/scripts/99_software.sh b/scripts/99_software.sh
index 8be73d7..d14425e 100644
--- a/scripts/99_software.sh
+++ b/scripts/99_software.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ if [ ${operation} == "update" ] ; then
     fi
 
     # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30988586/creating-an-array-from-a-text-file-in-bash
-    mapfile -t packages < grep -o '^[^#]*' ${trg_file}
+    mapfile -t packages < sed '/^[[:blank:]]*#/d;s/#.*//' ${trg_file}
 
     installed=$(pacman -Qq)
     list=()