diff --git a/src/fileio/bds_file_reader.py b/src/fileio/bds_file_reader.py
index 4e2d8a9..e755133 100644
--- a/src/fileio/bds_file_reader.py
+++ b/src/fileio/bds_file_reader.py
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ class FileReader:
     def read_datafile( path ):
         # TODO analyze file (LF,MF, HF) and act accordingly
         print "Skipping first 4 lines!"
-        data = np.loadtxt(path, skiprows=4)
+        data = np.loadtxt(path, skiprows=4, comments="#")
         numpat = re.compile('\d+\.\d+')
         print "successfully read %s"%path
         try:
             Temp = None
+            print "Searching for temperature in %s (any line with 'Fixed or 'Temp', with float, i.e. 273.15K or 273.15)" % path
             for i,line in enumerate(open(path).readlines()):
-                print "Searching for temperature in %s (Line with 'Fixed or 'Temp', with float, i.e. 273.15K or 273.15)"%path
                 if re.search("Fixed", line) or re.search("Temp", line):
                     print "Found line containing 'Fixed' or 'Temp' (line %i):"%i
                     print line