diff --git a/syncplay/client.py b/syncplay/client.py
index 92ae5508..e1897c0d 100755
--- a/syncplay/client.py
+++ b/syncplay/client.py
@@ -2021,6 +2021,10 @@ def loadPlaylistFromFile(self, path, shuffle=False):
 
         with open(path) as f:
             newPlaylist = f.read().splitlines()
+            if path.lower().endswith(".m3u8"):
+                newPlaylist = [
+                    line for line in newPlaylist if line.strip() and not line.startswith("#")
+                ]
             if shuffle:
                 random.shuffle(newPlaylist)
             if newPlaylist: