diff --git a/src/PHPSQLParser/lexer/PHPSQLLexer.php b/src/PHPSQLParser/lexer/PHPSQLLexer.php
index ceef9b45..a211851c 100644
--- a/src/PHPSQLParser/lexer/PHPSQLLexer.php
+++ b/src/PHPSQLParser/lexer/PHPSQLLexer.php
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ public function split($sql) {
 
         $tokens = preg_split($this->splitters->getSplittersRegexPattern(), $sql, null, PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE | PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
 
+        $tokens = $this->concatComments($tokens);
         $tokens = $this->concatEscapeSequences($tokens);
         $tokens = $this->balanceBackticks($tokens);
         $tokens = $this->concatColReferences($tokens);
         $tokens = $this->balanceParenthesis($tokens);
-        $tokens = $this->concatComments($tokens);
         $tokens = $this->concatUserDefinedVariables($tokens);
         $tokens = $this->concatScientificNotations($tokens);
         $tokens = $this->concatNegativeNumbers($tokens);
@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@ protected function concatComments($tokens) {
                 $inline = true;
             }
 
+            if (($comment === false) && (substr($token, 0, 1) === "#")) {
+                $comment = $i;
+                $inline = true;
+            }
+
             if (($comment === false) && ($token === "/*")) {
                 $comment = $i;
                 $inline = false;
diff --git a/tests/cases/parser/issue233Test.php b/tests/cases/parser/issue233Test.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f82c0867
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/parser/issue233Test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace PHPSQLParser\Test\Parser;
+use PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase;
+use PHPSQLParser\PHPSQLParser;
+
+class issue233Test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    public function testIssue233()
+    {
+        $sql="#Check parser doesn't break with single quotes 
+              CREATE TABLE moomoo (cow VARCHAR(20));";
+
+        $parser = new PHPSQLParser($sql);
+
+        $p = $parser->parsed;
+        $expected = getExpectedValue(dirname(__FILE__), 'issue233.serialized');
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $p, 'comment with single quote');
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/expected/parser/issue233.serialized b/tests/expected/parser/issue233.serialized
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9f19702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/expected/parser/issue233.serialized
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+a:2:{s:6:"CREATE";a:4:{s:9:"expr_type";s:5:"table";s:10:"not-exists";b:0;s:9:"base_expr";s:5:"TABLE";s:8:"sub_tree";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:9:"expr_type";s:8:"reserved";s:9:"base_expr";s:5:"TABLE";}}}s:5:"TABLE";a:5:{s:9:"base_expr";s:6:"moomoo";s:4:"name";s:6:"moomoo";s:9:"no_quotes";a:2:{s:5:"delim";b:0;s:5:"parts";a:1:{i:0;s:6:"moomoo";}}s:10:"create-def";a:3:{s:9:"expr_type";s:18:"bracket_expression";s:9:"base_expr";s:18:" (cow VARCHAR(20))";s:8:"sub_tree";a:1:{i:0;a:3:{s:9:"expr_type";s:10:"column-def";s:9:"base_expr";s:15:"cow VARCHAR(20)";s:8:"sub_tree";a:2:{i:0;a:3:{s:9:"expr_type";s:6:"colref";s:9:"base_expr";s:3:"cow";s:9:"no_quotes";a:2:{s:5:"delim";b:0;s:5:"parts";a:1:{i:0;s:3:"cow";}}}i:1;a:7:{s:9:"expr_type";s:11:"column-type";s:9:"base_expr";s:11:"VARCHAR(20)";s:8:"sub_tree";a:2:{i:0;a:3:{s:9:"expr_type";s:9:"data-type";s:9:"base_expr";s:7:"VARCHAR";s:6:"length";s:2:"20";}i:1;a:3:{s:9:"expr_type";s:18:"bracket_expression";s:9:"base_expr";s:4:"(20)";s:8:"sub_tree";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:9:"expr_type";s:5:"const";s:9:"base_expr";s:2:"20";}}}}s:6:"unique";b:0;s:8:"nullable";b:1;s:8:"auto_inc";b:0;s:7:"primary";b:0;}}}}}s:7:"options";b:0;}}
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