diff --git a/aegisub/src/ass_parser.cpp b/aegisub/src/ass_parser.cpp
index f1bf28432..aee97d94d 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/ass_parser.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/ass_parser.cpp
@@ -66,16 +66,16 @@ void AssParser::ParseAttachmentLine(wxString const& data) {
 }
 
 void AssParser::ParseScriptInfoLine(wxString const& data) {
-	// If the first nonblank line isn't a header pretend it starts with [Script Info]
-	if (target->Line.empty())
-		target->Line.push_back(*new AssEntry("[Script Info]", "[Script Info]"));
-
 	if (data.StartsWith(";")) {
 		// Skip stupid comments added by other programs
 		// Of course, we'll add our own in place later... ;)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	// If the first nonblank line isn't a header pretend it starts with [Script Info]
+	if (target->Line.empty())
+		target->Line.push_back(*new AssEntry("[Script Info]", "[Script Info]"));
+
 	if (data.StartsWith("ScriptType:")) {
 		wxString versionString = data.Mid(11).Trim(true).Trim(false).Lower();
 		int trueVersion;
diff --git a/aegisub/src/subtitle_format_ass.cpp b/aegisub/src/subtitle_format_ass.cpp
index f28991e57..72a7b5cce 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/subtitle_format_ass.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/subtitle_format_ass.cpp
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ void AssSubtitleFormat::ReadFile(AssFile *target, wxString const& filename, wxSt
 void AssSubtitleFormat::WriteFile(const AssFile *src, wxString const& filename, wxString const& encoding) const {
 	TextFileWriter file(filename, encoding);
 
-	file.WriteLineToFile(wxString("Script generated by Aegisub ") + GetAegisubLongVersionString());
-	file.WriteLineToFile("http://www.aegisub.org/");
+	file.WriteLineToFile(wxString("; Script generated by Aegisub ") + GetAegisubLongVersionString());
+	file.WriteLineToFile("; http://www.aegisub.org/");
 
 	bool ssa = filename.Right(4).Lower() == ".ssa";