diff --git a/tasks/parse_etc_password.yml b/tasks/parse_etc_password.yml
index 86c1cac..70f79c6 100644
--- a/tasks/parse_etc_password.yml
+++ b/tasks/parse_etc_password.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   tags: always
   block:
     - name: "PRELIM | 5.5.2 | 6.2.7 | 6.2.8 | 6.2.20 | Parse /etc/passwd"
-      ansible.builtin.command: cat /etc/passwd
+      ansible.builtin.command: cat /etc/passwd | grep -v '^#'
       changed_when: false
       check_mode: false
       register: prelim_passwd_file_audit