diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 14599b5..2c21088 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ target
 debug.log
 release
 node_modules
-tarpaulin-report.html
-build_rs_cov.profraw
-
+tarpaulin-report.html
+build_rs_cov.profraw
 .idea/
diff --git a/crates/fta/src/config/mod.rs b/crates/fta/src/config/mod.rs
index 9870929..c7d7efe 100644
--- a/crates/fta/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/fta/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pub fn read_config(config_path: &str) -> FtaConfig {
         ]),
         output_limit: Some(5000),
         score_cap: Some(1000),
+        include_comments: Some(false),
     };
 
     if Path::new(config_path).exists() {
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ pub fn read_config(config_path: &str) -> FtaConfig {
             },
             output_limit: provided_config.output_limit.or(default_config.output_limit),
             score_cap: provided_config.score_cap.or(default_config.score_cap),
+            include_comments: provided_config
+                .include_comments
+                .or(default_config.include_comments),
         }
     } else {
         default_config
diff --git a/crates/fta/src/config/tests.rs b/crates/fta/src/config/tests.rs
index 4df1559..ccaf30b 100644
--- a/crates/fta/src/config/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/fta/src/config/tests.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ mod tests {
         "exclude_filenames": [".tmp.go"],
         "exclude_directories": ["/test"],
         "output_limit": 2500,
-        "score_cap": 500
+        "score_cap": 500,
+        "include_comments": true
     }
     "#;
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(config.output_limit, Some(2500));
         assert_eq!(config.score_cap, Some(500));
+        assert_eq!(config.include_comments, Some(true));
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/crates/fta/src/lib.rs b/crates/fta/src/lib.rs
index 7bdd5f4..d9f9421 100644
--- a/crates/fta/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/fta/src/lib.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ fn do_analysis(
     source_code: &str,
     use_tsx: bool,
 ) -> Result<FileData, Error> {
-    let (result, line_count) = parse::parse_module(source_code, use_tsx);
+    let (result, line_count) = parse::parse_module(source_code, use_tsx, config.include_comments);
 
     match result {
         Ok(module) => Ok(collect_results(
diff --git a/crates/fta/src/parse/mod.rs b/crates/fta/src/parse/mod.rs
index b51bffb..6a5305a 100644
--- a/crates/fta/src/parse/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/fta/src/parse/mod.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ use swc_ecma_parser::{error::Error, lexer::Lexer, Parser, Syntax, TsConfig};
 
 mod tests;
 
-pub fn parse_module(source: &str, use_tsx: bool) -> (Result<Module, Error>, usize) {
-    let line_count = source.lines().count();
+pub fn parse_module(
+    source: &str,
+    use_tsx: bool,
+    include_comments: bool,
+) -> (Result<Module, Error>, usize) {
     let cm: Lrc<SourceMap> = Default::default();
     let comments = CountingComments::new();
 
@@ -37,9 +40,19 @@ pub fn parse_module(source: &str, use_tsx: bool) -> (Result<Module, Error>, usiz
     let mut parser = Parser::new_from(lexer);
     let parsed = parser.parse_module();
 
-    println!("Lines: {:?}, Comments: {:?}", line_count, comments.count());
+    println!(
+        "Lines: {:?}, Comments: {:?}",
+        source.lines().count(),
+        comments.count()
+    );
+
+    let line_count = if include_comments == true {
+        source.lines().count()
+    } else {
+        source.lines().count() - comments.count()
+    };
 
-    (parsed, line_count - comments.count())
+    (parsed, line_count)
 }
 
 struct CountingComments {
diff --git a/crates/fta/src/structs/mod.rs b/crates/fta/src/structs/mod.rs
index 0031b05..6cfb595 100644
--- a/crates/fta/src/structs/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/fta/src/structs/mod.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub struct FtaConfig {
     pub exclude_directories: Option<Vec<String>>,
     pub output_limit: Option<usize>,
     pub score_cap: Option<usize>,
+    pub include_comments: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, PartialEq)]