diff --git a/fortran/dmftproj/set_ang_trans.f b/fortran/dmftproj/set_ang_trans.f
index e6b2493d..361893ef 100644
--- a/fortran/dmftproj/set_ang_trans.f
+++ b/fortran/dmftproj/set_ang_trans.f
@@ -128,19 +128,24 @@ C Reading of the file
               OPEN(iumatfile,file=fullpath,status='old') 
               ind=-l  
               irep=0
-              DO m=-l,l
+              m = -l
+              DO WHILE (m.le.l)
                 READ(iumatfile,'(a)')buf1
                 READ(buf1(1:1),'(a)')repsign
-                IF(repsign=='*') THEN
+C Get rid of comment lines first
+                IF (repsign.NE.'#') THEN
+                   IF(repsign=='*') THEN
 C Finding the different ireps in the new basis (a "*" means the end of an irep)
-                 irep=irep+1
-                 degrep(irep)=m-ind+1
-                 ind=m+1
-                ENDIF
-                READ(buf1(2:250),*)(rtrans(m1),itrans(m1),m1=-l,l)
+                      irep=irep+1
+                      degrep(irep)=m-ind+1
+                      ind=m+1
+                   ENDIF
+                   READ(buf1(2:250),*)(rtrans(m1),itrans(m1),m1=-l,l)
 C The line of the file is stored in the column of reptrans, which is temporarly "P".
-                reptrans(l,isrt)%transmat(-l:l,m)= 
-     &            CMPLX(rtrans(-l:l),itrans(-l:l))
+                   reptrans(l,isrt)%transmat(-l:l,m)= 
+     &                  CMPLX(rtrans(-l:l),itrans(-l:l))
+                   m = m + 1
+                ENDIF
               ENDDO
               reptrans(l,isrt)%transmat(-l:l,-l:l)=
      =          TRANSPOSE(CONJG(reptrans(l,isrt)%transmat(-l:l,-l:l)))