diff --git a/.githooks/post-checkout b/.githooks/post-checkout
index 3107808..bfcad4e 100755
--- a/.githooks/post-checkout
+++ b/.githooks/post-checkout
@@ -29,15 +29,14 @@ if [ -f $CHECKOUT_HISTORY_FILE ]; then
         if grep -q . "${OPKG_COMMANDS_FILE}"; then
             readarray opkg_commands < <(cat $OPKG_COMMANDS_FILE)
             for opkg_c in "${opkg_commands[@]}"; do
-                if [ -z "$opkg_c" ]; then
-                    continue
+                # check for empty lines
+                if [ -n "$opkg_c" ]; then
+                    # check if line is not starting with '#'
+                    if ! grep -qE "^\s*[#]+.*$" <<< "$opkg_c"; then
+                        echo -n "EXECUTE, $opkg_c, $now, N/A" | tr -d '\n\r' >> $GIT_UPDATE_LOG 2>&1
+                        echo "" >> $GIT_UPDATE_LOG 2>&1
+                    fi
                 fi
-                next_line=$(grep -E "^\s*[#]+.*$" <<< "$opkg_c")
-                if ! [ -z "$next_line" ]; then
-                    continue
-                fi
-                echo -n "EXECUTE, $opkg_c, $now, N/A" | tr -d '\n\r' >> $GIT_UPDATE_LOG 2>&1
-                echo "" >> $GIT_UPDATE_LOG 2>&1
             done
         fi
     else