diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 7dac268..be4fb71 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@
         print("Usage: main.py FILENAME")
         return 1
     filename = args[1]
-    testcode = open(filename).read()
-    tokens = tokenizer(testcode)
+    code = open(filename).read()
+    if code[0:2] == '#!':
+        next_line = code.find('\n') + 1
+        code = code[next_line:]
+    tokens = tokenizer(code)
     for t in tokens:
         print("TOKEN {0}: {1}".format(t[0], t[1]))
     return 0