diff --git a/src/pyload/core/utils/web/purge.py b/src/pyload/core/utils/web/purge.py
index 799d2a5569..7c508dd1ac 100644
--- a/src/pyload/core/utils/web/purge.py
+++ b/src/pyload/core/utils/web/purge.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import re
 from email.header import decode_header as decode_rfc2047_header
 
-_RE_COMMENTS = re.compile(r"<!--.*?-->", flags=re.S)
+_RE_COMMENTS = re.compile(r"<!--(?:(?!<!--).)*-->", flags=re.S)
 _RE_TAGS = re.compile(r"<[^<]+?>")
 _RE_RFC2047 = re.compile(r"=\?([^?]+)\?([QB])\?([^?]*)\?=")