diff --git a/scriptedbrowser/main.php b/scriptedbrowser/main.php
index 976058a..db36634 100644
--- a/scriptedbrowser/main.php
+++ b/scriptedbrowser/main.php
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ class Main
         $this->control->mousemove(960, 500);
 
         $steps = file_get_contents($instructions);
+        $steps = preg_replace('/[\r\n]/', '', $steps);
+        $steps = preg_replace('!/\*.*\*/!', '', $steps);
         $plans = json_decode($steps, true);
         if ($plans === null) {
             echo "error reading config\n";