diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-status b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-status
index 5e1487311..a2ce864f9 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-status
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-status
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ def check_container_status(options, console):
   container_list = []
   expected_file = open(EXPECTED_CONTAINERS_FILE, "r")
   for container in expected_file:
+    if container.startswith('#'):
+      continue
     container = container.strip()
     exists = False
     details = { "Name": container, "Status": "missing", "Details": ""}