diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 0b52ef4..cddd1b8 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ create_datasets() {
     # should compare_datasets and only create missing or possibly error.
     
     for dataset in `cat ${datasets_file}`; do
+        case $dataset in
+            \#*) continue;;
+        esac
         if [ $BG_TEST_MODE = "TRUE" ]; then
             echo zfs create -p ${BG_ROOT}/$dataset
         else